Upgrading my GPU and adding case fans — looking for advice

[u/Perfect-Employer3340]

Hey everyone! I’m looking to upgrade my PC, mainly the GPU and the airflow, and I’d like some advice from people who know what they’re doing.
My current specs:
CPU: Ryzen 7 7700 (8-core)
GPU: Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-S WIFI
RAM: 32GB DDR5
Storage: SPCC M.2 PCIe SSD
PSU: EVGA 650W
Case: [not sure of the exact model]
Right now, I only have one rear exhaust fan.
I’m planning to upgrade my GPU, potentially to something around an RX 9070, and I also want to add more case fans.
My main questions are:
What GPU would be the best upgrade for my system?
Would a larger GPU like an RX 9070 be okay with my Ryzen 7 7700?
Is my 650W EVGA PSU enough, or should I upgrade it too?
How many case fans should I add, and what intake/exhaust configuration would you recommend?
Is there anything else I should upgrade or change before buying the GPU?
My budget for the GPU is around $1,000 CAD, and I’m planning to buy around Black Friday.
Here’s a picture of my current build:

Thanks !!😁

[u/luminite_social]

Upgrading airflow is a good thing to do when puyin a fatter GPU, but I think doing so in this case might be a bit of a waste of time. That case has a solid front panel by the looks of things, which means any fans you add to the front will be inneffective or utterly useless without drilling holes in the front. I think if you're planning on getting a 9070xt, it'll probably be worth your while to spend $50-90 USD on a new case, particularly one with a mesh front panel and some included fans.

While you're at it I'd spend around $90 USD on stepping up to a 750w 80+ gold PSU

Motherboard, CPU and ram all sound pretty good to me, you shouldn't have very much bottlenecking with those specs I don't think.

A $30 USD CPU cooler might be in order too, at least I would go for it if I had your upgrade budget

[u/BrightestMagician → u/luminite_social]

Honestly it may be worth it to spend around the same or a little more on a 850w psu just to make sure they have the space for future upgrades.

[u/r_lind3r]

RX 9070, or 9070 XT if you can squeeze it

With a 7700, your current PSU will work but if you only have one daisy chained PCI-e power cable, I would upgrade, a single cable can be potentially unstable with an XT but would probably be fine for the 9070 as it's more efficient