Figured out why my GPU temps dropped 10c after moving one fan

I had my top exhaust fan right above my CPU cooler and my GPU was hitting 80c under load. After 3 weeks of messing around I moved that fan to the front as intake and my GPU dropped to 70c instantly. Anyone else see big temp changes just from repositioning one fan?

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susan_wells1d ago

Huh, I gotta push back on that a bit. That sounds more like you were suffocating your GPU before rather than a general fan placement tip, airflow direction matters way more than just moving a single fan.

palmer.henry1d ago

Didn't Linus Tech Tips just do a whole video on how even a slight positive pressure setup changed temps more than moving a single fan? That's what I've been trying lately and it seems to help way more than just shuffling one around.