Will 3 Noctua NF-A12x25 LS-PWM Fans Help Cool Down My RTX 3080 Ti?

[Abdelfattah Radwan]

Hello,

 

I recently bought a new RTX 3080 Ti, and everything has been going great except for the temperature!

 

I have a Thermaltake v200 (non-RGB) case with one rear exhaust fan. Inside it, there's an Intel® Core™ i5-11600K cooled by a Thermaltake Contac 9 and a GIGABYTE RTX 3080 Ti Gaming OC card.

 

The GPU, when idle, is always running at 60 degrees Celsius, and when under load can get as hot as 82-85 degrees Celsius.

 

My case allows for three 120mm or two 140mm intake fans at the front.

 

I heard lots of good things about Noctua. So, I decided to buy three 120mm Noctua NF-A12x25 LS-PWM fans.

 

I was wondering if they will help with the GPU temperatures or not.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

Maybe. The real problem is that your case has a solid front panel with very limited airflow.

[_Omega_]

You can try adding some fans but a new case would be good as well... Maybe you can find a chap case with a mesh front panel and maybe one fan installed... If you want bang for your bug I suggest arctic Fans I really like them and they are adorable.... If you don't wanna change the case get two arctic p12 or p14 they have good static pressure and therefore a better chance to pull in some air (you can get noctua as well but I would suggest saving the extra money for a mesh case)

[Abdelfattah Radwan]

12 minutes ago, Hairless Monkey Boy said:

Maybe. The real problem is that your case has a solid front panel with very limited airflow.

I agree. I thought about removing it and leaving the front open but I think that has the downside of allowing more dust inside.

[Abdelfattah Radwan]

3 minutes ago, _Omega_ said:

You can try adding some fans but a new case would be good as well... Maybe you can find a chap case with a mesh front panel and maybe one fan installed... If you want bang for your bug I suggest arctic Fans I really like them and they are adorable.... If you don't wanna change the case get two arctic p12 or p14 they have good static pressure and therefore a better chance to pull in some air (you can get noctua as well but I would suggest saving the extra money for a mesh case)

Hmm, I can't seem to find any Antec P12 or P14 fans on my local retailers website (https://elbadrgroupeg.store/cooling). If you'd be willing to check it out and give me some suggestions, I will be very grateful.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

2 minutes ago, Abdelfattah Radwan said:

I agree. I thought about removing it and leaving the front open but I think that has the downside of allowing more dust inside I assume.

Not a bad idea.

 

Don't worry too much about the dust. Regular maintenance will take care of it. Plus, if you keep the air moving, the dust will have less opportunity to settle.

[Abdelfattah Radwan]

2 minutes ago, Hairless Monkey Boy said:

Not a bad idea.

 

Don't worry too much about the dust. Regular maintenance will take care of it. Plus, if you keep the air moving, the dust will have less opportunity to settle.

Alright then, I am going to remove the front panel and get myself 3 120mm fans.

 

Thanks a lot for the help everyone

[_Omega_]

4 minutes ago, Abdelfattah Radwan said:

Hmm, I can't seem to find any Antec P12 or P14 fans on my local retailers website (https://elbadrgroupeg.store/cooling). If you'd be willing to check it out and give me some suggestions, I will be very grateful.

True maybe you can find them at another store, they just have the thermal paste from arctic... In the end Noctua is really great, I just like the price to performance of arctic 

[OddOod]

25 minutes ago, Abdelfattah Radwan said:

allowing more dust inside.

magnetic dust filters are pretty cheap and reasonably effective

[RMTM]

I understand that in my case, your gpu is not in direct comparison to mine. But I had the same problem with thermals in my gpu before and it also somehow affected my cpu thermals in high loads. But when I placed 2 fans blowing directly to my gpu(in this photo is my MSI RTX 3080 Gaming Z Trio) everything went well already. I attached my fans configuration photo below. Don't mind the right bottom fan orientation. It is a reverse Cooler Master sickle fan. It still blows air up directly to the gpu. Same airflow direction as to the one beside it(left bottom). This might help you.

 

 

With this configuration, my temps at 24degC room temp are as follows:

-On Idle: CPU = 33degC , GPU = 29degC

-On Load(playing CP2077 at Ray Tracing: Ultra setting on 1440p resolution) CPU = 62degC and GPU = 62degC

Note: CPU used here is an Intel 11th gen 11700k overclocked at 38%.

 

Idle:

 

 

On load (game: CP2077):

 

[Abdelfattah Radwan]

6 hours ago, RMTM said:

I understand that in my case, your gpu is not in direct comparison to mine. But I had the same problem with thermals in my gpu before and it also somehow affected my cpu thermals in high loads. But when I placed 2 fans blowing directly to my gpu(in this photo is my MSI RTX 3080 Gaming Z Trio) everything went well already. I attached my fans configuration photo below. Don't mind the right bottom fan orientation. It is a reverse Cooler Master sickle fan. It still blows air up directly to the gpu. Same airflow direction as to the one beside it(left bottom). This might help you.

 

 

With this configuration, my temps at 24degC room temp are as follows:

-On Idle: CPU = 33degC , GPU = 29degC

-On Load(playing CP2077 at Ray Tracing: Ultra setting on 1440p resolution) CPU = 62degC and GPU = 62degC

Note: CPU used here is an Intel 11th gen 11700k overclocked at 38%.

 

Idle:

 

 

On load (game: CP2077):

 

This is extremely helpful, thanks a lot!

[RMTM]

6 minutes ago, Abdelfattah Radwan said:

This is extremely helpful, thanks a lot!

You're welcome!