is it alright for my fan to be runnning at near 100%?

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i have two 780 Ti SC ACX EVGA in my computer and when i play certain games it makes my temps skyrocket. i just started up my crysis 3 and it was running at max graphics like MSAA x8 and all. it was hitting like 86 C which i have never seen at least until i got my 2nd card put in. for reference the 2nd card is only like maybe 30-40C while im playing crysis 3. seeing these temps and looking to see my fans running at 90%-100% fan speed scared me, especially when i take my headset off to hear my computer almost exploding with noise.

Edit: i have two 1920x1080 monitors hooked to one card and a 4k hooked to another, i wasnt playing off the 4k either. just on my side 1920x1080 monitor.

bottom line, is this safe for my computer? and what if the temp hits like 90C or higher (i dont wanna sit around and wait to find out in game)?
 
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You can also do this: since one card is blowing hot air in the other card, see which card is cooler, and lower the fan speed of that card. That should cut the hot air in the second, reducing its temperatures. If you're not comfortable with setting fan speed yourself, ask.
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Do both cards hit those temps? Bear in mind that the top card is sucking in the hot air exhausted from the bottom card so it's general consensus that the top card will run around 10C hotter. 85C seems a little on the high side though, my EVGA 780 Ti doesn't go above 75C when playing Crysis 3. The card will throttle when it gets to hot to avoid permanent damage, but I'd suggest contacting EVGA tech support to see what they say.

Bottom line, you're not going to do any damage running the fans at higher speeds, you're just gonna generate more noise.
 
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ok and idk if you mean both vid cards when you say both fans? because i only have 1 temperature reading per video card and each video card has 2 fans. i will try switching up my monitor config then and put my primary one on the lowest level video card. thanks :) any other info will help though so im not picking an answer just yet.
 
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Haha, yeah I meant both cards, have edited!

Yeah switch them around and see if there's a difference. If the same GPU is still a lot higher than the other then I'd consider RMA'ing.
 
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You can also do this: since one card is blowing hot air in the other card, see which card is cooler, and lower the fan speed of that card. That should cut the hot air in the second, reducing its temperatures. If you're not comfortable with setting fan speed yourself, ask.
 
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