Hello, I'd like some advice on the temps of my current SLI rig. Temperatures in Far Cry 3 with absolutely maxed out graphics settings, no vsync or frame limiting (I get 90-130 fps), level out at around 80 Celsius for the top card, 55 Celsius for the bottom card. I have the monitor connected to the bottom card to reduce the heat on the top one. The 2 graphics cards have a little less than an inch between them, and there is a wireless card right above the top graphics card (full details on the rig are near the end of the post).
I know 80 Celsius isn't too hot for the top graphics card (but correct me if I'm wrong there), but is it hot enough to warrant trying to find other cooling options to reduce the temperatures? In addition, what other cooling options would people suggest? Thanks in advance for any help people can provide.
There are no free PCI-E 8x slots, so the graphics cards are stuck next to each other. The only other place the wireless card could go would be right below the bottom graphics card, but it's also a rather small card, so I don't know if it will affect things much either way (a link to a picture of the card: http://www.tp-link.us/resources/images/products/Large/TL-WDN4800-01.jpg). Also, note that the graphics cards don't have reference coolers, so I know they're just blowing hot air around inside the case which isn't ideal for SLI, but I don't think I can do much about that. I'm also aware that frame limiting to 60 fps would reduce the temperatures for no real disadvantage, but if I find a game that can fully stress the GPU even at 60 fps, then the heat would become an issue again, so I don't see that as a good long term solution to reduce temperatures.
A link to the GPU:
http://www.palit.biz/palit/vgapro.php?id=2181
The full specs of the rig are as follows:
GPU: (Palit GTX-780 Super Jetstream 3GB) x 2
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K
Mobo: Asus R.O.G. Maximus VI Hero
PSU: Corsair HX1050
RAM: G.Skill TridentX 2x8GB Kit, DDR3-1866, CL8-9-9-24-2N@1.60V
Case: Cooler Master HAF X nVidia Edition
HDD: WD Caviar Black, 7200rpm, 64MB, 2TB
SSD: Samsung SSD 840 Pro, 512GB
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i, all-in-one CPU Cooler
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B5ST, DVD Burner
Wireless Card: TP-Link TL-WDN4800, Wireless N Dualband PCI-E Adapter
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 64bit
The 2 GTX-780 Super Jetstream are factory overclocked to a base clock of 980 MHz, boost clock 1033 MHz (up from 863 MHz and 902 MHz respectively in an non-overclocked GTX-780) and the GPU memory is also slightly factory overclocked. I haven't touched the overclocking on it, it's all just factory preset. The i7 4770K is overclocked to 4.2 Ghz.
The fans in my HAF X nvidia edition case are a single 230 mm inlet at the front, single 200 mm inlet on the side, 140 mm exhaust on the back, a 240 mm H100i radiator at the top of the case with 2 120 mm exhausts under the radiator in push configuration, and 2 200 mm exhaust fans at the top of the case in semi-pull configuration (I say semi because they're not right up against the H100i radiator).
I know 80 Celsius isn't too hot for the top graphics card (but correct me if I'm wrong there), but is it hot enough to warrant trying to find other cooling options to reduce the temperatures? In addition, what other cooling options would people suggest? Thanks in advance for any help people can provide.
There are no free PCI-E 8x slots, so the graphics cards are stuck next to each other. The only other place the wireless card could go would be right below the bottom graphics card, but it's also a rather small card, so I don't know if it will affect things much either way (a link to a picture of the card: http://www.tp-link.us/resources/images/products/Large/TL-WDN4800-01.jpg). Also, note that the graphics cards don't have reference coolers, so I know they're just blowing hot air around inside the case which isn't ideal for SLI, but I don't think I can do much about that. I'm also aware that frame limiting to 60 fps would reduce the temperatures for no real disadvantage, but if I find a game that can fully stress the GPU even at 60 fps, then the heat would become an issue again, so I don't see that as a good long term solution to reduce temperatures.
A link to the GPU:
http://www.palit.biz/palit/vgapro.php?id=2181
The full specs of the rig are as follows:
GPU: (Palit GTX-780 Super Jetstream 3GB) x 2
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K
Mobo: Asus R.O.G. Maximus VI Hero
PSU: Corsair HX1050
RAM: G.Skill TridentX 2x8GB Kit, DDR3-1866, CL8-9-9-24-2N@1.60V
Case: Cooler Master HAF X nVidia Edition
HDD: WD Caviar Black, 7200rpm, 64MB, 2TB
SSD: Samsung SSD 840 Pro, 512GB
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i, all-in-one CPU Cooler
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B5ST, DVD Burner
Wireless Card: TP-Link TL-WDN4800, Wireless N Dualband PCI-E Adapter
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 64bit
The 2 GTX-780 Super Jetstream are factory overclocked to a base clock of 980 MHz, boost clock 1033 MHz (up from 863 MHz and 902 MHz respectively in an non-overclocked GTX-780) and the GPU memory is also slightly factory overclocked. I haven't touched the overclocking on it, it's all just factory preset. The i7 4770K is overclocked to 4.2 Ghz.
The fans in my HAF X nvidia edition case are a single 230 mm inlet at the front, single 200 mm inlet on the side, 140 mm exhaust on the back, a 240 mm H100i radiator at the top of the case with 2 120 mm exhausts under the radiator in push configuration, and 2 200 mm exhaust fans at the top of the case in semi-pull configuration (I say semi because they're not right up against the H100i radiator).
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