JonMyrlennBailey
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Some fellow Trainzers wanted to see my new rig. With this new super-cooling case, TANE SP-4 generally runs my Zotac NVDIA GeForce RTX 4040 Super GPU no hotter than 70-degrees C max in the most 3D-tree-intensive forest route I have. On most other routes, including my West of Denver on TS 2022, the GPU temperatures run anywhere from the 50's all the way down into the 30's even! This is even with most settings cranked up to the max except tree detail quality which is NORMAL. I use NVIDIA Experience as a monitor. This Thermaltake cube case has made my rig an icebox in comparison to the cramped old mini-ATX tower I had not long ago. Still, there is no liquid cooling of any kind in this cavernous box full of vent holes on 5 of 6 sides. With the front doors of the TV cart wide open during game play, and the back of the cart wide open as well, air goes through this cube like a wind tunnel. Huge 200 mm fan in front plus Noctua 120 mm fan in back. I will post another photo here in the future when I get the custom-printed name badge (Barrow American Computers) put on the front grille of the case. Yes, my true legal family name is Barrow, I am an American and I built the thing with my own hands on American soil. I just wish all the hardware and chassis components were built on American soil as well.
I can even close the glass double doors up front while not gaming. Just use the PC for music or video streaming and the GPU will stay quite cool with low wattage (under 50 watts) consumption. My Marantz audio receiver on the shelf just above the computer will feel a bit warmer by comparison but never hot like toaster. You can mouse left click on the photos to get blown-up views.
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I can even close the glass double doors up front while not gaming. Just use the PC for music or video streaming and the GPU will stay quite cool with low wattage (under 50 watts) consumption. My Marantz audio receiver on the shelf just above the computer will feel a bit warmer by comparison but never hot like toaster. You can mouse left click on the photos to get blown-up views.
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