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October 5, 2013 9:48:51 AM

I am considering SLI -ing my msi gtx 670 power edition. I am concerned about the heat because i have an matx mobo so both cards have to be swished against each other. Will the top card get enough air? my case is a corsair 350D with pretty good air flow.
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October 5, 2013 9:51:37 AM

First of all, have you checked that your mobo supports sli?
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October 5, 2013 9:54:00 AM

tonyzet said:
First of all, have you checked that your mobo supports sli?

ya it supports 8x 8x it is an asus z77m pro and my psu is corsair hx 750
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October 5, 2013 9:57:25 AM

Assuming your motherboard supports SLI (and several mATX do), all you can do is provide ample air flow via additional fans and/or cable management.
I'm SLI'ing 670's and have a single slot between them. I'm positive youll be fine though, folks have stacked more and hotter cards together.

The nuclear option would be to liquid cool them...the blocks are slimmer and it wouldnt matter if they were stacked closely; as long as the components fit.
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October 5, 2013 10:15:52 AM

tonyzet said:
http://cwsmgmt.corsair.com/media/catalog/product/3/5/35...

You will probably be able to do the update, altough i am not quite sure about the airflow

I have the rad for the h100i I in the front with all the hard drive cages removed and i have 2 140 intakes on the top with a 120 exhaust at the back
do you think the air flow is good enough?
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October 5, 2013 10:28:25 AM

could i put a little spacer inbetween them so the top card has a little room to breath?
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October 6, 2013 12:07:54 PM

you will be fine unless you overclock very agressively your parts
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October 6, 2013 12:12:30 PM

tonyzet said:
you will be fine unless you overclock very agressively your parts


so even if there is no space in between them they will be ok?
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October 6, 2013 12:25:24 PM

Honestly, if they are is not a 1.5cm or greater gap between them, i would not try it
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October 6, 2013 12:30:48 PM

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tonyzet said:
Honestly, if they are is not a 1.5cm or greater gap between them, i would not try it


I could alway rma it if it doesn't work because it gets too hot
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October 6, 2013 12:37:11 PM

ok then. To monitor your parts temps, check this program
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
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October 6, 2013 12:46:46 PM

thanks
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