Devices · 3h ago
Modder straps 11 fans and 360mm AIO to RTX 3080, drops temps 30°C but gains under 5 FPS
A modder attached 11 fans and a 360mm AIO cooler to an RTX 3080, achieving a 30°C temperature drop. However, the extreme cooling only boosted performance by less than 5 FPS while generating jet-engine noise levels. The experiment highlights diminishing returns of excessive cooling for GPU performance.
Meridian48 take
The mod is a fun proof of concept but underscores that beyond a point, cooling yields negligible real-world gains for gaming.
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Strapping 11 fans and a 360mm AIO to an RTX 3080 sounds crazy until you see the 30°C temp drop — modded GPU delivered less than 5 FPS uplift at turbojet noise levels →
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