I know there have been several concerns about fitting a 3080 FE in R6-R8. I finally received mine and have installed it with some modification suggested by others. I did change my lower fan to the recommended Noctua 15mm fan. I did not feel comfortable drilling holes, so I used zip ties. Doesn't look as good but it does the job. Since there is a valid concern about the airflow (not enough space between the heat fan and PSU swing arm), I installed the 3080 into the bottom PCI slot. I did have to remove the bottom HD place holders in order to provide enough air room. Luckily for me, I do not have any extra HD down there so I guess for people who do this may not work.

This was my first time doing any modification to my computer and want to conduct a proper temp test. If anyone can guide me on doing a temp test, I am sure the rest of community would appreciate it as we all are wondering if this card is sustainable in this tiny case. I will list my specs below along with some pictures of what I have done. I appreciate any help.

• Alienware 0r3fwm motherboard

• i7 9700k (liquid cooled)

• 16 GB Ram

• 850 watt PSU (Dell/Bronze)

• Windows 10 Home 64bit

• Aurora R8 Model