Is cooling necessary for crossfire hd7970
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That would depend on the formfactor of the cooling on the cards that you buy
Cards that eject air primarily out of the rear of the case are best for cooling setups that have a high front to back airflow, but tend to be noisier due to the higher pressure that the fans on the card need to exert in order to maintain airflow.
Cards that have multiple fans that move air around the inside of the case (such as the Gigabyte 7970s with the Windforce 3X) are quieter but may require additional case cooling.
You can go ahead and buy the cards now if you'd like, nothing will overheat and melt. However, keep an eye on your temperatures and airflow. If you have room for more case fans, it might be worthwhile to make that investment.
Cards that eject air primarily out of the rear of the case are best for cooling setups that have a high front to back airflow, but tend to be noisier due to the higher pressure that the fans on the card need to exert in order to maintain airflow.
Cards that have multiple fans that move air around the inside of the case (such as the Gigabyte 7970s with the Windforce 3X) are quieter but may require additional case cooling.
You can go ahead and buy the cards now if you'd like, nothing will overheat and melt. However, keep an eye on your temperatures and airflow. If you have room for more case fans, it might be worthwhile to make that investment.
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What specific case do you have? A full tower with (for some strange reason) a single 120mm fan wouldn't cut it, a NZXT Phantom 820 or a Silverstone Fortress 2 would leave you with no concerns whatsoever. Also, as Pinhedd said, which specific cards are you looking at?
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As long as your case has good cooling you should be fine. High end cards from AMD and Nvidia in general have good cooling on there cards anymore so you should be fine. I am running a FX-8120 with a Sapphire HD 7950 Crossfire and a FX-8350 with a Sapphire HD 7970 Crossfire and even when gaming at 5760x1080 across 3 Asus 27" monitors I can't hear the fans on my cards and they stay cool. I can't really say about other manufactures as I only use Sapphire for my AMD/ATI cards.
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