Which fan setup would be best for RTX 5090 FE

I bought a prebuilt 9800X3D system. However, they put it in too small a case. The graphics card literally butts up to the front fans, and I notice sometimes the heat readings get a bit high.

So I am going to move everything into a new case, and switch the fans. Which of these would be better for cooling:

  1. A Corsair 5000T RGB with a set of three intake fans in front, 3 intake fans in front side, 3 outbound on the AIO radiator on top, and 1 outbound on the back of the case.

  2. A Liam Li Lambo with 3 intake on the front side, 3 intake on the bottom, and three outbound on the AIO radiator on top.

The Lian Li would have 1 less fan, but have the benefit that there would be a set of fans blowing directly on the 5090. And with the FE design, that would blow directly up to the outbound fans.

I figure with VR sessions, if MSFS is getting too hot just doing a normal Discovery mission, that driving the VR headset is going to cause a reall heat buildup. Since I am new at building, I figure I could get some advice on what the best airflow situation would be.

No way to know for sure and both of those configurations are nearly identical so I wouldn’t worry about it…get the case you like the most and either one will be much better than the pre-built case and lesser fan setup. Also, the FE NVidia card (5090) runs a lot hotter than the larger partner card models so that’s the trade off of the 2 slot smaller design of the FE.

The RTX 5090 FE will fit into the two cases you selected. If I were to change my case now, I would go with the Lambo.

Ok, so since both are going to be relatively the same, I decided to go with the Evo Lambo and Lian Li TL120 LCD wireless fans (6 reverse blades and 3 regular blades). The wireless fans will have me dealing with only 1 cable per set of 3, so that should make the build easier since this is my first time. And I have to believe a set of fans directly blowing on the GPU, and then a set of fans directly above pulling away the hot air will be a better situation for the GPU.