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I set out to create a video on how to mount a graphics card in the Corsair 5000D Airflow in a way that would offer better GPU cooling and not choke your GPU. This, it turns out, is not as easy as it sounds.
Over two years ago I set out show you how to vertically mount your GPU in the 5000D using a PCI extension cable and the standard brackets
https://youtu.be/4b8lb8adXTA
In that video I showed it was a terrible idea to do it that way and it would just thermally throttle the GPU as it ends being too close to the glass and getting overly hot!
So when I got my hands on the NZXT vertical bracket I thought I could probably reuse it to mount a GPU in this case and show how good it could look and how with that bracket it would be set closer to the motherboard and not choked.
But I didn't account for the case design. Turns out the rear support brackets don't mix well with the vertical mount. This might not be obvious immediately, so it's important to watch out for this sort of problem.
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Specs of this Corsair PC build (note this includes affiliate links that earn me a commission at no extra cost to you)
Motherboard - Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYD5zUL91N0)
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Case - Corsair 5000D White RGB (https://youtu.be/w-_g7inHcX4)
Fans - Corsair QX120 RGB (https://go.corsair.com/Y9yMXq)
CPU cooler - Corsair iCue Link H150i (https://go.corsair.com/q42aQO)
iCue Link Cable Kit (https://go.corsair.com/ZQyMo0)
RAM - Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 16GB x 2 6200MHz (https://go.corsair.com/eKAL3Z)
NVME - Crucial T700 PCIe Gen 5 SSD, Corsair MP600 XE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B08Cv8Pb9nI)
PSU - Corsair RM Shift Series 1000X Shift (https://youtu.be/yafbKAuyntw)
Cables - Corsair Premium sleeved cable kit type 5 (https://go.corsair.com/Vm6MJJ)
Lighting - Corsair LC100 lighting panels (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDO95ghARJE)
GPU - Gigabyte RTX 4070 Ti 12g OC https://youtu.be/_-bu6qDqeWA
GPU Anti Sag Bracket (https://go.corsair.com/jrO9Nb)
Corsair iCue Link H150i RGB AIO
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Be sure to watch these other related videos if you want more guidance on what to do with this case or parts:
Corsair 5000D build with 12 fans https://youtu.be/L2ervXeVk0o
Corsair 5000D AirFlow pros and cons https://youtu.be/4U2bSmCpsf0
Corsair LC100 Lighting Accent Kit install https://youtu.be/vDO95ghARJE
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