After pre-ordering the new PCIe 5.0 vertical GPU bracket on December 2nd, the kit finally arrived this week, and I was able to complete my build. I'm really happy with the result.

I didn't actually want to tilt the GPU bracket first, but the GPU wouldn't have fit because of the Hydroshift 2 pump head. So I had to tilt it backwards. Visually, it looks great, and my GPU reached a maximum temperature of 67°C yesterday while playing Arc Raiders. I think it was previously between 63°C and 65°C.

Also, two of the three ARGB pins on the rx9070xt GPU broke off when I tried to plug in the cable, as the connector was bent too sharply to the side by the HS2 pump head. I'm sure I'm partly to blame for that, though. I find these ARGB connectors, and especially the 90° bent pins, to be one of the worst solutions ever due to their fragility. In the end, it was my mistake, and the lighting can still be changed using the Keystone software.

The RGB lighting is just too much for me in the long run, especially in the evenings, which is why I usually switch some of the RGB elements off completely. I usually change the colors and effects every 1-2 weeks and experiment with them a bit.

Brief summary of my setup:

Gigabyte B650E Stealth Mainboard
Powercolor Red Devil RX9070XT White
AMD Ryzen 9800X3D
T-Force Delta DDR5 32GB
Lian Li Edge Gold 1200w PSU
Krucial 2TB Pcie 5.0 SSD
Lexar 2TB Pcie 4.0 SSD

O11 Vision Compact
Hydroshift 2 with 3x CL Fans (Push config for AIO, not visible)
6x SL Infinity Wireless fans Reverse (right side upwards as pull config for AIO and at the bottom)
2x SL Infinity Wireless fans (at the back)
VG4v4 vertical GPU Kit with Pcie 5.0 Riser
TURZX 8,8" display 


O11 Vision Compact + new VG4v4 vertical GPU Kit