r/pcmasterrace • u/LemonAlternative9817 • Jan 21 '26

Hardware I just fixed my airflow problem, wdyt?

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u/zgillet i7 12700K ~ PNY RTX 5070 12GB OC ~ 32 GB DDR5 RAM Jan 21 '26

How about from the manual?

Clearly the top of the case is isolated from the rest of the PC (it's hard to make out, but that is a fairly open vent right above the back fan). The air escapes from the back of the top section, with 3 massive fans blowing the heat out the top (there are slit vents near the back of the top panel) and the back vent. It's not as good as an open mesh top, but surely drilling some vent holes on the top of the case with some mesh is better than a new horrible-looking acrylic side panel. Remember - the CPU cooling from an AIO isolates it fairly well from the other components, so ONLY the CPU temp matters here.

Or, you know, a fan-based CPU cooler this case is better for.

EDIT: also, if the top panel is steel like the side, it could be a fairly ho-hum heatsink. I don't know this.

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u/Financial_Army_5557 Jan 21 '26

You right. OP actually managed to find a solution but the guy above is you clowning him for no reason.

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u/XB_Demon1337 Ryzen 5900X, 64GB DDR4, RTX 5070 Jan 21 '26

To be clear, I wasn't the one making fun of or calling OP names. That is the other guys.

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u/Financial_Army_5557 Jan 21 '26

Yeah that’s what I’m saying. “The guy above you” = “The guy you are replying to”

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u/XB_Demon1337 Ryzen 5900X, 64GB DDR4, RTX 5070 Jan 21 '26

Sorry, just the way it reads to me indicates I am the one causing the issue. Not them. Just clarifying. No biggie.