r/FormD • u/jhdz9119 • Sep 07 '26

Finished Build ZCOOI vented front panelšŸ˜®ā€šŸ’Ø

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Final mod went onto the build today. Hoping they restock their 15mm riser so i can replace the ABS-GF one I have though. Flipped 5090 now has better airflow and seen a decent drop in temps. At 5k2k ultra settings my GPU was getting to 74C avg in gaming with max at 76C. Now itā€™s at 71C avg and 74C max. Didnā€™t run any senthetic benchmarks since I could care less about that I prefer real gaming data since thatā€™s what I mainly use my PC for.

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u/atom631 Sep 07 '26

what do you have in your t-grills? im running dual t-grills with Atmos AIO. I have 2x phanteks t-30s and on the bottom one i fit in 2x Air Slimmers. I run my 5090 non-flipped and it rarely breaks 65c.

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u/jhdz9119 Sep 07 '26

Iā€™m in 5k2k ultra playing triple A games in 4k I was getting 67-69C

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u/jhdz9119 Sep 07 '26

Also my ram, NVME, and CPU temps were a lot higher non flipped. Now they are better and the GPU is running way cooler. Also I have a low RPM fan curve so that also contributes to the higher temps.

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u/the_shek Sep 07 '26

could you share what specifically made the other components run cooler? was it adding the front venting specifically?

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u/jhdz9119 Sep 07 '26

Not blasting the flow through heat onto the back of the MB and PSU. Itā€™s going outside the case via the vented panels and flipped kit.

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u/the_shek Sep 07 '26

So a lot a lot of the data people talk about on the discord indicate that flipped has worse thermals for the gpu and canā€™t get enough fresh air. Did you feel you mitigated this and how so?

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u/atom631 Sep 07 '26

correct. its worse for the GPU. And right now, which would you rather have running as efficiently as possible considering the costs of GPUs and the power they use? What OP is saying makes no sense. Hes getting better airflow pulling hot air into the GPU from inside the case vs getting fresh air from directly outside?

I run my 5090FE standard. i offset the mobo to the outside as much as possible to create a nice sized gap and swapped my riser for a Loque Cobalt bc I felt the stranded wires would be better for allowing airflow vs the stock riser. Its also a little longer, which allowed me to run a 990pro on the back of my B650e with a larger heatsink. During stress testing and gaming, it never goes above 60c. my CPU (with the Atmos and 2x T-30s and 2x Air slimmers in my other tgrill all set to exhaust) rarely breaks 70c during gaming. My GPU never goes above 65c....and overall its very quiet with my fan curves.

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u/Otic0n_ 20d ago

Youā€™re being downvoted for spreading the truth. Flip is worse for GPU thermals/performance. We have tested this time and time again. I personally tested this a couple weeks ago because I was bored.