I'm thinking of building a new system featuring two 560 Ti cards in SLI, but as the title states I'm a little worried about the heat build-up. I've never done SLI before, but my instincts are telling me that there's no way two big, hot cards are going to sit next to each other and not get insanely hot.
Here's some information about my proposed set-up:
Mobo:
MSI P67a-G43 B3
GPUs:
2x Palit NE5X56T01102 1140F GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Case:
CoolerMaster HAF912
This will be in a small room with another computer, and while the room does get a little warm it's certainly not a second-floor hotbox or anything. The air works well in here when it's on and I don't anticipate the ambient temps getting too out of hand. I'm not going to be overclocking anything out of the gate, so I don't think that temps inside the case will be high beyond this issue. I run games at 1920x1200.
What do you guys think about that combination of factors? Even though I'd really like to do SLI, I don't want to spend money on a hassle that's going to blue screen and overheat, and I'd rather just get a single card if SLI's going to cause me more grief than happiness. This computer would only be used for gaming, and as I have implied my main concern is stability.
So what are your recommendations? Anyone running a similar set-up?
Thanks
Here's some information about my proposed set-up:
Mobo:
MSI P67a-G43 B3
GPUs:
2x Palit NE5X56T01102 1140F GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Case:
CoolerMaster HAF912
This will be in a small room with another computer, and while the room does get a little warm it's certainly not a second-floor hotbox or anything. The air works well in here when it's on and I don't anticipate the ambient temps getting too out of hand. I'm not going to be overclocking anything out of the gate, so I don't think that temps inside the case will be high beyond this issue. I run games at 1920x1200.
What do you guys think about that combination of factors? Even though I'd really like to do SLI, I don't want to spend money on a hassle that's going to blue screen and overheat, and I'd rather just get a single card if SLI's going to cause me more grief than happiness. This computer would only be used for gaming, and as I have implied my main concern is stability.
So what are your recommendations? Anyone running a similar set-up?
Thanks