Hey guys,
I was hoping that i could get some advice on some heat issues i'm having with my video cards. My question doesn't really directly relate to overclocking, but i am considering water cooling and i wanted to hear some expert opinions.
First of all, i just recently completed a new build for a gaming machine that include 2 Asus Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II cards running a 5x1 eyefinity setup. It all runs quite fine, but i have noticed that even idling my primary card tends to run at 55 - 60 degrees celcius. Under load this tempurature quickly escalates to 80 degrees and usually hovers between 80 - 82 degrees. The cards are actually 2 and a half slots wide so the space in between the cards is very small. I'm concerned with the amount of heat I am generating especially since i am running at such high resolutions. I have considered water cooling in the past, but honestly, the complexity and costs were always barriers for me since i don't actually do any over clocking, and i have always been able to control the noise levels with good air cooling solutions.
Is there any benefit to me getting something like a closed loop system like the Aquaduct 720 or the Koolance ERM-3K3UA (or UC), and getting the fittings and blocks (and etc) necessary to cool my video cards. The only other hardware i have that requires cooling is the CPU and i have a good aftermarket air cooler on that so i'm not really concerned by it. My primary concern is cooling down the video cards.
So i guess this leads into the real meat of the question(s) :
1.) should i be concerned with the heat being generated by my video cards?
2.) is a closed loop solution like the Aquaduct or the Koolance going to do a better job of keeping my video cards cool?
3.) is there any benefits to go instead with a full water cooled setup?
Please keep in mind i have never done a full blown water cooled setup and while i am a very experienced system builder, i don't know if i'm ready to go completely down the water cooling path. I want a solution that is as easy as possible, looks good, and will get the job done. Also keeping in mind that over clocking really is not my primary objective, and that budget (while important) is not necessarily going to be a factor.
I appreciate any advice.
I was hoping that i could get some advice on some heat issues i'm having with my video cards. My question doesn't really directly relate to overclocking, but i am considering water cooling and i wanted to hear some expert opinions.
First of all, i just recently completed a new build for a gaming machine that include 2 Asus Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II cards running a 5x1 eyefinity setup. It all runs quite fine, but i have noticed that even idling my primary card tends to run at 55 - 60 degrees celcius. Under load this tempurature quickly escalates to 80 degrees and usually hovers between 80 - 82 degrees. The cards are actually 2 and a half slots wide so the space in between the cards is very small. I'm concerned with the amount of heat I am generating especially since i am running at such high resolutions. I have considered water cooling in the past, but honestly, the complexity and costs were always barriers for me since i don't actually do any over clocking, and i have always been able to control the noise levels with good air cooling solutions.
Is there any benefit to me getting something like a closed loop system like the Aquaduct 720 or the Koolance ERM-3K3UA (or UC), and getting the fittings and blocks (and etc) necessary to cool my video cards. The only other hardware i have that requires cooling is the CPU and i have a good aftermarket air cooler on that so i'm not really concerned by it. My primary concern is cooling down the video cards.
So i guess this leads into the real meat of the question(s) :
1.) should i be concerned with the heat being generated by my video cards?
2.) is a closed loop solution like the Aquaduct or the Koolance going to do a better job of keeping my video cards cool?
3.) is there any benefits to go instead with a full water cooled setup?
Please keep in mind i have never done a full blown water cooled setup and while i am a very experienced system builder, i don't know if i'm ready to go completely down the water cooling path. I want a solution that is as easy as possible, looks good, and will get the job done. Also keeping in mind that over clocking really is not my primary objective, and that budget (while important) is not necessarily going to be a factor.
I appreciate any advice.
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