fightertoad
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- Oct 13, 2016
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Yes, this has been tried before and it does work. You can even plug the bottom fans (with the correct adapter and/or splitter) into the graphics card to let it control their speed.
A different idea is to construct ducts that ensure the cooler air from below the case is fed directly into the graphics card's own fans. Ducts have been created from cardboard, pop bottles, even empty fan bodies (a standard square 120 mm fan with the motor and blades removed).
I wonder if an approach here might be to raise the mounting of the bottom fans in some manner (using foam mounting pads or something), so that they are close to or touching the Strix heatsink. In this scenario, the cooling should be quite comparable to the Accelro I guess.
Also, do you know what adapter might be needed to connect the bottom fans to the main fan header of the Strix/GPU. Strix has that fan connect but it seems to not be an ideal solution if using those fans as main fans (50% min speed , need for GPU tweak etc.)