What affect will outer temperature have on my Graphics Card

Hussain_7

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I have recently assembled a CPU with :
Intel i5-7600k
Cooler Master Hyper D92
Gigabyte Aorus GA-Z270X-GAMING Motherboard
Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce OC
Corsair Carbide 100R Cabinet

I live in India and the temperature in summers here rises up to 45 degrees.
I wished to ask if it could be a problem for my PC or will it affect my Graphic Card life or performance by heating it up?
 
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Either the CPU or graphics card may throttle under such scorching temperatures, this is a built in safety feature designed to prevent damage so no, it is unlikely your system will be damaged.

BUT, it is always a good idea to keep things as cool as is reasonably possible so, if you have not already done so I suggest you do these things:
The 100R can hold 2 140mm fans in the front for intake, Noctua, Phantaks, Sythe and Noiseblocker make some of the best available so I suggest you firt install a pair of these to draw as much air in as possible.

The 100r can hold fans in the roof and rear, install one in the case rear and one in the rear roof location-don't put it over the CPU cooler fan, doing so tends to slightly increase the CPU...
Either the CPU or graphics card may throttle under such scorching temperatures, this is a built in safety feature designed to prevent damage so no, it is unlikely your system will be damaged.

BUT, it is always a good idea to keep things as cool as is reasonably possible so, if you have not already done so I suggest you do these things:
The 100R can hold 2 140mm fans in the front for intake, Noctua, Phantaks, Sythe and Noiseblocker make some of the best available so I suggest you firt install a pair of these to draw as much air in as possible.

The 100r can hold fans in the roof and rear, install one in the case rear and one in the rear roof location-don't put it over the CPU cooler fan, doing so tends to slightly increase the CPU temperature.

You can run two fans off one motherboard header by using a 'Y' splitter: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=9kRi3jQO&id=CA93B91C25B3AF97F81759A44FE726D0587D4B33&thid=OIP.9kRi3jQOx5_wwY4wUbLVMwEsDh&q=fan+Y+splitter&simid=608037022799626548&selectedIndex=7&ajaxhist=0 and you should be able to control the fan speeds through BIOS.
 
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