PCIE_2 at 60 Degress C

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Hey all, I'm running into an issue running my Sabertooth Z77 with two GTX 760 graphics card in SLI.

I occasionally get a warning that PCIe 2 (the second PCIe slot) is at 60 degrees Centigrade. This causes some severe stability issues in games and whatnot, but I don't know why it gets so hot!

My second card barely breeches 60 degrees centigrade under normal load (and the top card gets much hotter!) I finally got my fan profiles right to keep the cards cool, but now my PCI slot is getting too warm? How might I be able to cool it? Do I really need to worry as long as my graphics temperatures are normal?

My Build:

Sabertooth Z77
Intel i5 3570K
Asus GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 (x2 in SLI)
Cooler Master HAF 912 (200mm top/front fan; 120mm rear/side fan)
 
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Solder melts at upwards of 300 degrees centigrade. At 60 degrees you have absolutely nothing to worry about
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Graphics cards aren't made of water. They don't boil away into nothing at 100 degrees. In fact, part of the fabrication process involves baking the chip at over 1,000 degrees centigrade in order to activate the dopants. Most GPUs will shut off around 100-110 degrees centigrade to prevent damage to nearby components, but 60 is actually quite cool
 
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I see a lot of replies for my graphics cards... This is the Thermal Radar temperature on the motherboard itself. The GPU thermals are working out just fine. The PCI slot itself is issuing a warning for heating up past 60 degrees centigrade.

This is what I am talking about:
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That's because your graphics card is radiating heat everywhere
 
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Riiiiight... And I am getting warnings for those thermometers reading 60+ degrees centigrade. So I should have nothing to worry about? For example, if the slot, while exposed to such temperature, would de-solder over time or something weird like that.
 
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Solder melts at upwards of 300 degrees centigrade. At 60 degrees you have absolutely nothing to worry about
 
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*Goes back to computer; disables temperature alerts; stress-tests graphics cards again*
Computers. They try to be so smart. On a good note, though, the GTX 760 SLI setup is working like a DREAM :D
 
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Glad to hear it! Game on
 
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