- Jun 9, 2015
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Hi, I own a EVGA SSC GTX 970 ACX 2.0 single graphics card,
however i do plan updrading to a SLI config in the near future to play GTA V and future blockbuster tiles at top maxed out 1080p settings and in the future in 1440p (which with a single gtx 970 on 1080p on Gta V I get super smooth graphics and fps but not all of the full Antialiasing) so SLI will help a lot.The problem itselt is that looking at my Mobo Maximus VII Gene, i realized that the 2way sli card will be one after another, since it is a micro-ATX form factor, leaving no space in between for ventilation in the first of the cards if i was planning to buy another EVGA GTX 970 ACX 2.0. So i did a little research and I saw that with this kind of no space 2 way sli configs with ACX 2.0 the reference design is more recommended since it sucks air from the main fan and throws the hot air from one of the sides of the card so theoretically the cards should run cooler than the ACX 2.0 with the no space sli config. So my question is: Which design will be better for me do I stick with my ACX 2,0 or I should get the refernce designs for getting better cooling and therefore better performance?
Specs: i7 4790k, Asus Maximus VII Gene, Bitfenix Prodigy M case
however i do plan updrading to a SLI config in the near future to play GTA V and future blockbuster tiles at top maxed out 1080p settings and in the future in 1440p (which with a single gtx 970 on 1080p on Gta V I get super smooth graphics and fps but not all of the full Antialiasing) so SLI will help a lot.The problem itselt is that looking at my Mobo Maximus VII Gene, i realized that the 2way sli card will be one after another, since it is a micro-ATX form factor, leaving no space in between for ventilation in the first of the cards if i was planning to buy another EVGA GTX 970 ACX 2.0. So i did a little research and I saw that with this kind of no space 2 way sli configs with ACX 2.0 the reference design is more recommended since it sucks air from the main fan and throws the hot air from one of the sides of the card so theoretically the cards should run cooler than the ACX 2.0 with the no space sli config. So my question is: Which design will be better for me do I stick with my ACX 2,0 or I should get the refernce designs for getting better cooling and therefore better performance?
Specs: i7 4790k, Asus Maximus VII Gene, Bitfenix Prodigy M case
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