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I've had it a few years. It's definitely been this hot for a while. It's not all games but uncapped and big open world games definitely push it up to high 70s/low 80s. I guess it's plausible that the thermal paste has declined and needs redoing. Could the small enclosed space not also increase...

Thanks dondan, that makes sense. Will an exhaust fan help at all? If it's fairly normal for the top of the case to get hot then that's OK!

Thank you and oops, of course! I've been using Witcher 3 as an indicator of actual real use full load at 1080 Ultra (capped at 60). GPU - hits the temp limit on afterburner of 82 with the fans on full. I reduced the temp cap to 78 which reduces the power % to 89. Witcher 3 continued to run...

Hi all, Just completed my first build in the A4 and super happy. Temps on the CPU are great, the GPU seems OK as well although I suspect it's chucking a bit of hot air into the case. After playing a game for a bit - 20 mins or so, the case gets pretty hot especially around the PSU on top of the...