Hi there,
I'm wandering if i should stick with these cards for a while yet?
I use my rig soley for gaming.
My main gripe with them is that - in combination with my case (Storm Stryker)
There is a major heating issue.. and as a result - the rig is very noisy.
Now i think this is because i have the 2x 290x's stacked right ontop of eachother;
Unfortunatley i cannot use the lower PCI-e slot pictured below, as the cards are too big and won't fit on the bottom slot.
This combined with the window you can see, leads to a massive build up of heat.
i've just recently started playing with the side panel off completley, and it's made a big difference.
The primary card no longer runs into RED (overheated)
However, the rig still makes a ton of noise.
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I'm thinking of doing two things;
1,) i might sell both 290x's and buy a single GPU with the help of money i get from selling them.
2.) i might just get a new case - in hope of making the Rig run quieter...
1*) are there any cards currently that are worth upgrading to,, both in terms of performance/noise and financially
2*) Is the excessive noise from my rig coming from the GPUs themselves,, or is it my case(fans) trying to expel the heat coming off the cards?
thankyou very much for any suggestions..
This owning a computer has been such a headache,,, i almost regret it.
J
I'm wandering if i should stick with these cards for a while yet?
I use my rig soley for gaming.
My main gripe with them is that - in combination with my case (Storm Stryker)
There is a major heating issue.. and as a result - the rig is very noisy.
Now i think this is because i have the 2x 290x's stacked right ontop of eachother;
Unfortunatley i cannot use the lower PCI-e slot pictured below, as the cards are too big and won't fit on the bottom slot.
This combined with the window you can see, leads to a massive build up of heat.
i've just recently started playing with the side panel off completley, and it's made a big difference.
The primary card no longer runs into RED (overheated)
However, the rig still makes a ton of noise.
-----------
I'm thinking of doing two things;
1,) i might sell both 290x's and buy a single GPU with the help of money i get from selling them.
2.) i might just get a new case - in hope of making the Rig run quieter...
1*) are there any cards currently that are worth upgrading to,, both in terms of performance/noise and financially
2*) Is the excessive noise from my rig coming from the GPUs themselves,, or is it my case(fans) trying to expel the heat coming off the cards?
thankyou very much for any suggestions..
This owning a computer has been such a headache,,, i almost regret it.
J
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