Are these SLI cards installed correctly(PIC INSIDE) position wise?
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smorizio
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in your photo look like you missed the top pci slot. also make sure per asus mb guild the two video cards are in the right slots. most of the asus gaming mb have a good space between the main pci video slot and the next slot for the sli card.
king3pj
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The further you can get them apart the better as far as heat goes. Both slots you use need to be at x8 PCI slots though. If your 4th slot is x4 you can't use it for SLI.
That being said, 80 degrees is not terrible when stress testing. I don't think you have anything to worry about for actual gaming purposes. When you SLI one card is almost always going to be hotter because of the heat blowing off the other card. In my case the second card usually runs about 5 degrees hotter than the first.
Edit: If you are really worried about it you can mess with fan profiles in something like MSI Afterburner. That will allow you to turn the fan up to a higher RPM at lower temperatures and keep the heat from getting as high.
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