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September 26, 2014 6:46:01 PM

I just got a second hand gpu online. gigabyte 280x oc rev 2. to match the one i have for a crossfire setup. everything seems good when i run 3dmark fire strike test it went from ~7500 to over 11000. so definitly a noticeable perfromace boost.

but now my pc gets hot really hot druing the test i had to stop it at 88 degrees to make sure i didnt kill the cards. im just doing air cool and i have 2 case fans. i have room for 2 more and will get them asap. but why did it get so hot. before i got the second card i would top out at 75 max. if i have to i will get a liquid cooling setup but i really dont want to hassle with it.

also used gpu-z to check out the cards and the second card has a old bios. can i update them to both have the same bios or is the bios locked?

plus any i would appreciate if anyone could send me a link for tuning a crossfire setup.

if you know anything that ive might of missed that would help too

thanks

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September 26, 2014 7:05:42 PM

this is normal to get a hot PC with crossfire, you need to upgrade your case for better ventilation, or get more case fans.

I do not suggest liquid cooling, to many hassles like you said, and maintenance. Go for a large case with high CFM fans, that will work and keep temps down.

Buying a silverstone FHP 141 (140x140x38mm) and cable tying it to the hdd cage will work, at 2000 RPM it moves 171 CFM.
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September 27, 2014 6:04:03 AM

where abouts do you live? living in cold places like the Antarctic and finland will help, also with the above dude said, I added side case fans that blow cool air straight into the gpu area, it helps immensely.
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October 3, 2014 9:59:58 AM

unknownofprob said:
this is normal to get a hot PC with crossfire, you need to upgrade your case for better ventilation, or get more case fans.

I do not suggest liquid cooling, to many hassles like you said, and maintenance. Go for a large case with high CFM fans, that will work and keep temps down.

Buying a silverstone FHP 141 (140x140x38mm) and cable tying it to the hdd cage will work, at 2000 RPM it moves 171 CFM.


after i added 2 more fans on top and back i dont have problems anymore
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October 3, 2014 10:09:40 AM

Great to hear, At least temps are under control now.
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