Hello, I just rebuilt the following specs into a SIlverstone SG10b:
Silverstone 850w gold
MSI Z77A-G54
I7 2600k w/ Noctua DH-14
16gb gskill ripjaw
EVGA GTX780 SC ACX x 2 in SLI
I am having heat problems that lead to BSOD under load after 20-30 minutes. I have maxed out the airflow potential of my case I think. I have all ports occupied with back/top as exhaust and sides/front as intake.
I gather that due to the nature of the ACX fan, I messed up and should have gotten the reference design.. now I am in a bind. I can't use the SLI setup without overheating and crashing.
As I can tell, I have a few options:
1. EVGA step up to 780TI (~$500)
- It seems like the 780TI step up wouldn't be worth it AND it may be worth my while to wait on that since there could be another reference card released between now and February.
2. Rebuild with full ATX in a corsair 540 (~$500)
- This might be the easiest option. I would need a new mobo so I could get another expansion slot between my cards.
3. Water cool in current case (probably more than $500 all said and done)
- I have no experience doing this and some brief research leads me to believe this would be effective but expensive.
I don't really know what to do. However, I"m already like $1500 deep and would like to minimize more expenditure. Some good advice would be really appreciated.
Silverstone 850w gold
MSI Z77A-G54
I7 2600k w/ Noctua DH-14
16gb gskill ripjaw
EVGA GTX780 SC ACX x 2 in SLI
I am having heat problems that lead to BSOD under load after 20-30 minutes. I have maxed out the airflow potential of my case I think. I have all ports occupied with back/top as exhaust and sides/front as intake.
I gather that due to the nature of the ACX fan, I messed up and should have gotten the reference design.. now I am in a bind. I can't use the SLI setup without overheating and crashing.
As I can tell, I have a few options:
1. EVGA step up to 780TI (~$500)
- It seems like the 780TI step up wouldn't be worth it AND it may be worth my while to wait on that since there could be another reference card released between now and February.
2. Rebuild with full ATX in a corsair 540 (~$500)
- This might be the easiest option. I would need a new mobo so I could get another expansion slot between my cards.
3. Water cool in current case (probably more than $500 all said and done)
- I have no experience doing this and some brief research leads me to believe this would be effective but expensive.
I don't really know what to do. However, I"m already like $1500 deep and would like to minimize more expenditure. Some good advice would be really appreciated.
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