Cool down my Rig!

[motheninja]

Alright my rig gets insanely hot! It easily hits 70+ C on my GPU's and they generate a lot of heat. In the winter it was fine, it kept my room cozy, but in the summer that could be a problem. What can I do to cool it? I have all stock fans on it.

My components

Core i7-960
12GB Corsair Dominator
DUAL 5870's
EVGA X58 Classified 3-Way SLI
Ultra 1050W PSU
HAF 932 Case
1TB Caviar Black

 

[addison]

Called a airconditioning vent BEST way to cool a pc put it next to one. Are all the fans powered?

 

[striker410]

I would buy an extended Crossfire bridge: http://www.amazon.com/ATI-CrossFire-Interconnect-Bridge-Connecctor/dp/B003NLGR7I/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top That will allow you to move the second 5870 to the 4rd PCI-e Slot. What is most likely happening is that the second 5870 is "starving" the first one of air, and not allowing it to properly cool itself.
Moving them apart should fix the problem, if not, check to make sure you have proper airflow.

 

[hunter315]

70C isnt bad at all for a GPU, the reference cards for the 5870s were hitting 100C when they were first released, 70C is well within the safe range for it, and i dont expect you would be able to keep it much lower, in the summer your room temp will probably go up about 8C so they will probably be hitting around 80C which is still safe for them, they are built to handle those temps and keep on going.