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Just wondering if anyone can give me any ideas as to whats wrong with my setup. For the past few months I've had no issues- my MSI GTX 1080 has remained ~70 degrees with fans on auto (60-65%) in my Define S with all the stock fans replaced with SW3 120mm fans @1000 rpm under gaming load. However, ever since last week I've noticed something that I am genuinely stumped on- my GPU is constantly sitting at 74 degrees with the auto fan curve running at 70-75% fanspeed, whilst gaming. I have no clue what might be wrong- I haven't changed anything in the system, there's no dust build up (cleaned it out the other day). I also don't think its an airflow problem because my CPU has remained just as cool as it previously was- its just the GPU temps that have increased. Would appreciate any possible ideas/suggestions, as I have no idea what is to blame.

@dizmo @keskparane cheers for the replies guys. The only reason I'm even asking this is because when I took my spec sheet to a local PC shop, the salesman told me that I'd be better off getting a smaller CPU cooler, like an NH-D14, because, supposedly, the 8th gen Intel CPUs are thicker than the older models and as such add extra height that might see the CPU cooler end up flush with the side panel. Think I'll just have a crack at it, worst case scenario is that I'll have to swap out the CPU cooler if it doesn't fit.

Hi all, just wondering if anyone has had any experience with putting an NH-D15 on an 8th gen Intel CPU in a Define C TG? The case website says that it can accommodate a maximum height of 170mm, and the CPU cooler is 165mm, so everything seems fine, but is going to be a bit of a squeeze. If anyone has had any experience/knows if it should be fine, please let me know