Hello, I built a PC a few years ago and it tends to run a little warm. It was fine with a 750ti, but now that I'm upgrading, I am worried about heat with a new GPU.
AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX
Team Elite 8GB
Sansung 850 EVO 500gb SSD
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card
Corsair CX 500W
BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case
It lags behind on 1080p gaming and for Black Friday I purchased an XFX RX 470 for $155.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150776&ignorebbr=1
The 750ti didn't take very much power to run, and temps were always fine. I am worried that with a small case like the Prodigy M, that this type of cooling on a more powerful GPU may not be good.
Newegg has free returns, so I was wondering if I should purchase this GPU instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129323&ignorebbr=1
It is a blower style card, which after reading around a little, people say is better for smaller builds, that don't have good airflow. I am worried that with the XFX card too much heat will build up in the case.
However, the XFX Card is arriving in a few days, and I wanted to know is it worth going through and returning it for a blower style 470, the specs look the same and I think the only difference with both cards is the cooling, and other aesthetics.
What would be the pros and cons of the different cooling styles of the cards, in a small case that doesn't have the best airflow?
AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX
Team Elite 8GB
Sansung 850 EVO 500gb SSD
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card
Corsair CX 500W
BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case
It lags behind on 1080p gaming and for Black Friday I purchased an XFX RX 470 for $155.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150776&ignorebbr=1
The 750ti didn't take very much power to run, and temps were always fine. I am worried that with a small case like the Prodigy M, that this type of cooling on a more powerful GPU may not be good.
Newegg has free returns, so I was wondering if I should purchase this GPU instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129323&ignorebbr=1
It is a blower style card, which after reading around a little, people say is better for smaller builds, that don't have good airflow. I am worried that with the XFX card too much heat will build up in the case.
However, the XFX Card is arriving in a few days, and I wanted to know is it worth going through and returning it for a blower style 470, the specs look the same and I think the only difference with both cards is the cooling, and other aesthetics.
What would be the pros and cons of the different cooling styles of the cards, in a small case that doesn't have the best airflow?