NZXT H440 R9 390 Heat Concerns

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Hello,

I have an NZXT H440 with an Asus ROG AMD R9 390x and have a lot of heat generation in the case. My fans are clear from front to back with the standard H440 layout. Would I be able to do a SLI setup if I get a different card design? Like a reference card with the hot air being blown at the second slot or should I look at changing cases to one that can get more air flow? The other thought I had was waiting for the 1080ti Hydro editions.

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Jason P
 
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Are you able to reach out to the retailer that sold you the card? 90 degrees is the range for the stock cooler from AMD, the extra money you pay for the custom cooler is for lower temps!
I would expect 90's under high load over time with a Crossfire setup MAX. These cards are safe operating at 90 degrees but you should get what you pay for.

Here are some reviews for the card showing temps.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2015/12/22/asus_r9_390_strix_directcu_iii_video_card_review/10#.V2Sy1ih96Uk

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2015/09/04/asus-radeon-r9-390-strix-oc-review/10

If you can get in touch with the retailer that...
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Well right now I have 2x r9 290's (390's) in an NZXT h440. Max temps I've seen are about 89 degrees on the top card, usually about ~84 degrees C. The max was on a 40 degree day though, so in general 84 degrees is hot but not high enough to be un-acceptable for these cards.
So quick answer, the h440 does not have bad airflow, just not as much as other airflow orientated cases. An SLI/CF setup will work.
(my cards are Sapphire tri-x BTW)

So it's up to you on what too hot is, however if you want lower than ~84 with any SLI/CF setup you will most likely need water cooling on them. (like hydro cards)
Even some single cards (GTX 980ti) hit around 80 degrees on their own without ramping up fans.

-good luck
 
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Is this with one card.

90 degrees with one card is quite hot, especially for these custom coolers.
I use the auto fan profile for both my Sapphire cards, with a more agressive fan curve up to about 70%, I get around 84C.

If you're getting 90's with a single card while gaming, I would take it a look at that. Could be poor thermal paste or another issue. 90 is quite high. (Is this the Strix card or DCUIII?) Is there alot of dust buildup?
 
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Clear of dust and all filters cleaned, no cables or drive bays between front and rear fan. Fans in default configuration on full (in case). It's a strix cooler and that's under 100% load in games like the witcher. Need to make the card sound like a mini jet in my case to cool anymore.
 
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Sounds like bad thermal paste or bad connection to me. Even in a case with very bad airflow, with these custom coolers temps shouldn't reach up to 90 degrees.
If you're up to it, I would take apart the cooler and re-apply the thermal paste and pads. (if you know what you're doing, will break warranty)
Or if your card is fairly new you could get a replacement ;) Just provide proof of overheating.

Still, back to the main question. The high temps of your current GPU seems to be because of your GPU cooler, not the H440. There are others with heat problems with the Asus r9 390, could be a bad batch of cards. Since other users seem to have good temps in the mid 70's.

-good luck
 
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Are you able to reach out to the retailer that sold you the card? 90 degrees is the range for the stock cooler from AMD, the extra money you pay for the custom cooler is for lower temps!
I would expect 90's under high load over time with a Crossfire setup MAX. These cards are safe operating at 90 degrees but you should get what you pay for.

Here are some reviews for the card showing temps.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2015/12/22/asus_r9_390_strix_directcu_iii_video_card_review/10#.V2Sy1ih96Uk

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2015/09/04/asus-radeon-r9-390-strix-oc-review/10

If you can get in touch with the retailer that sold you the card, and explain your situation. If you're lucky it may be a good idea to swap the Asus card for a different brand. Unless you really like the look of the Asus card.

I am a fan of Asus, yet it's odd a representative of Asus would be mis-informed about temperatures of their own card.

-good luck
 
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