I'm considering swapping out the two stock 140mm front fans on my Fractal North Mesh case for three 120mm Noctua fans. I feel like my GPU isn't getting enough fresh air. Currently, my setup includes a Noctua NH-D12L CPU cooler, two stock 140mm fans for intake, one side fan, and multiple exhaust fans. I'm cooling a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and a Powercolor Red Devil RX 9070XT. My GPU temps usually hover between 60 and 70 degrees Celsius, but the hotspots can reach 85 to 90 degrees. Would this fan swap improve my temperatures and airflow?
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Before making the swap, check your actual temperatures. Swapping larger, slower fans for smaller, faster ones might increase noise without significant temperature gains. You might want to monitoring if the temperature improvement justifies the noise level you're gonna get from the Noctua fans.
The GPU temp stays between 60 and 70 most of the time, with hotspots reaching about 85-90.