QUOTE(Icehart @ Apr 9 2021, 09:11 PM)
Wait my warranty end first then I'll put some mods there.
Right now RTX 3080 hitting 50-60% of GPU usage for Ultra settings on my games.
If you feel comfortable with your usage, it’s okay man. You can always opt to swap that 3.5HDD for second intake fan.
This is what I am and going to do. Purchased 6 noctua 120mm fans, the ugly brown ones haha. Going to swap the original intake fan, going to swap the HDD to intake fan as stated above. To setup sandwich fan rad with the new fans. Oh ya, re-apply thermal paste. As far as i know, original thermal paste is simply applied.
I know I know, it’s troublesome, somehow. Just to retain that warranty by not moving into something else. At least above method will greatly improve thermal performance. And just in case for warranty purpose, just swap the originals back.
For gamers, they will work fine. For those looking to hit certain numbers on benchmarks, pre-built won’t even cross their minds.