Should I do SLI in the future.

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Well I have a mid-range gaming pc. I have a EVGA GTX 660.
I have 2 preinstalled fans.
1 is blowing out air from the top
1 is blowing out air from the back.
I'm thinking of putting in 2 more fans in the front to suck in air.
I use a stock cooler to cool my CPU
I want to put in another 660 in 2-ways SLI.
My question is will I have enough ventilation to put in another GTX 660?
IF NOT
should I hook up my CPU to water cooling. so I can just separate that cpu heat
IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE
Should I give up the idea of SLI

I've got an AMD FX-6300\
ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3
XFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB
NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866
 
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550w will be cutting it close for sli. as far as your fase case you should really have it at one intake one exhaust at the moment vs both exhaust, your not sucking in cool air are at all.

i would say add a side panel fan for sure for sli and add two more fans so you have two intakes and two exhausts.
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550w will be cutting it close for sli. as far as your fase case you should really have it at one intake one exhaust at the moment vs both exhaust, your not sucking in cool air are at all.

i would say add a side panel fan for sure for sli and add two more fans so you have two intakes and two exhausts.
 
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So add 2 intakes. And 1 side panel fan, obviously I see how my ventilation works out, so I'll probably buy this, and tinker with the ventilation, see what gives the best. What should the temperatures of each component be at with this. (Without the second GPU). I'd imagine pretty well. I just you know...
Buy the GPU. Have over-heating problems, and ditch the GPU. Just want to conserve the money. I mean more ventilation, the better.
 
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with sli there will be more heat in the case, its the matter of your psu holding up but it is a good brand so it should be ok. my 7970s @1050 reach about 70-75c with 12 fans, I opened back slot where the gpus exhaust from and have a slot cooler blowing in between them from the outside which helps a little as well.


you might want to overclock the cpu a little as well.


are you still on the stock heatsink?
 
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for that money I would get a 280x. 1 card is always more simple than 2. It would be a significant upgrade for you. And my case has a front and side intake with 2 exhaust at the top. You could buy an extra fan if you want, but if I were you I would buy a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 cooler instead.
 
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Yes I'm still on stock heatsink.
I'm scared to do an OC.
 
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