Hi,
I recently purchased a 270x to compliment my already running 7870 OC to run in crossfire mode.
When initially running the configuration I noticed that at idle the cards were running at 50 degrees.
I started to run a few games, e.g., Grid AutoSport and Alien Isolation, and noticed the temperatures in Trixx going to 99 degrees.
I was a little worried so I decided to take one of my internal case fans and mount it to the wire mesh on the side panel. This instantly reduced the temperature by 20 degrees.
I've just purchased three NoiseBlocker B12-4's to mount into the front and rear of the case, and replace\run a long side my current side panel fan. Hopefully this will reduce the temperature a little more.
Now here is my question; Is it possible to get a standard height VGA cooler to un on my crossfire cards? The reason I say this is, the two cards are running side by side, and I mean that there is about 1-2mm of space between the two cards, so no room for massive coolers.
Does anyone have any ideas, as all the fans and heat sinks are much taller than the stock versions? I really want to get this system back into the 60's again.
Furthermore is it possible to just replace the fans on the VGA cards? And does changing the heat sink compound make much of a difference?
Current set up;
Asus Sabertooth 990FX
MSI 270X Twin Frozr
Sapphire 7870 OC
Thank you all.
Youth
I recently purchased a 270x to compliment my already running 7870 OC to run in crossfire mode.
When initially running the configuration I noticed that at idle the cards were running at 50 degrees.
I started to run a few games, e.g., Grid AutoSport and Alien Isolation, and noticed the temperatures in Trixx going to 99 degrees.
I was a little worried so I decided to take one of my internal case fans and mount it to the wire mesh on the side panel. This instantly reduced the temperature by 20 degrees.
I've just purchased three NoiseBlocker B12-4's to mount into the front and rear of the case, and replace\run a long side my current side panel fan. Hopefully this will reduce the temperature a little more.
Now here is my question; Is it possible to get a standard height VGA cooler to un on my crossfire cards? The reason I say this is, the two cards are running side by side, and I mean that there is about 1-2mm of space between the two cards, so no room for massive coolers.
Does anyone have any ideas, as all the fans and heat sinks are much taller than the stock versions? I really want to get this system back into the 60's again.
Furthermore is it possible to just replace the fans on the VGA cards? And does changing the heat sink compound make much of a difference?
Current set up;
Asus Sabertooth 990FX
MSI 270X Twin Frozr
Sapphire 7870 OC
Thank you all.
Youth