- Jan 20, 2013
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Hi,
I have two Sapphire 7970's OC Editions in Crossfire and they overheat. I mean, I'm running 6000x1080 (5760x1080), and it strains them, so let's say Borderlands 2, which i play online goes up to 80-85*C in 20min, and the cards won't last long I'm guessing... I also want to overclock these cards (Core: 950-1100) and Memory (1425-1550), but only raising the core to 1050 ran my lower card at 69*C and the top one 90*C, so i immediately turned the OC off... I was looking at Watercooling, but I really don't have the cash right now... Allot of people tell me to get a custom loop (my 3930k already has a H100i in push/pull), just for my GPU'S but that would cost me app. 450-500€, and for keeping these cards cool and that minor OC, i'm not spending that.
Anyway, i was looking at the Artctic Accelero Hybrid:
http://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Accelero-Hybrid-Extreme-Hi-Performance/dp/B008BHFVGM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1383686273&sr=1-1&keywords=accelero+hybrid+7970
what do you think? I would get it, but since my cards are in CF, I'M afriad it won't fit. The cards only have 1 slot between them (actually half a slot, because the gpu heatsinks are massive). It's an ATX board so I cant get them any more apart. The hybrid is also 11/2 slot, so would it fit? you also have to attach this little backplate, that's raised up at the back, so it stays in place, that's why i worry
And one more thing i saw was this... Cheap Watercooling maybe?
http://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-MCW82-Performance-Universal-water-block/dp/B003NAQP6W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1383685885&sr=8-4&keywords=7970+waterblock
Is it better to get a custom water loop with that? But I'm guessing the VRM or memory or whatever it is called on the card would overheat...
So, im leaning for the hybrid, because i can spend 150€ and have both cards well cooler...
Opinions? would teh 850w handle the water coolers too?
Thanks!!!
SPECS:
3930K
Asrock x79 extreme4
Haf 922
850W Corsair TX850
I have two Sapphire 7970's OC Editions in Crossfire and they overheat. I mean, I'm running 6000x1080 (5760x1080), and it strains them, so let's say Borderlands 2, which i play online goes up to 80-85*C in 20min, and the cards won't last long I'm guessing... I also want to overclock these cards (Core: 950-1100) and Memory (1425-1550), but only raising the core to 1050 ran my lower card at 69*C and the top one 90*C, so i immediately turned the OC off... I was looking at Watercooling, but I really don't have the cash right now... Allot of people tell me to get a custom loop (my 3930k already has a H100i in push/pull), just for my GPU'S but that would cost me app. 450-500€, and for keeping these cards cool and that minor OC, i'm not spending that.
Anyway, i was looking at the Artctic Accelero Hybrid:
http://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Accelero-Hybrid-Extreme-Hi-Performance/dp/B008BHFVGM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1383686273&sr=1-1&keywords=accelero+hybrid+7970
what do you think? I would get it, but since my cards are in CF, I'M afriad it won't fit. The cards only have 1 slot between them (actually half a slot, because the gpu heatsinks are massive). It's an ATX board so I cant get them any more apart. The hybrid is also 11/2 slot, so would it fit? you also have to attach this little backplate, that's raised up at the back, so it stays in place, that's why i worry
And one more thing i saw was this... Cheap Watercooling maybe?
http://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-MCW82-Performance-Universal-water-block/dp/B003NAQP6W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1383685885&sr=8-4&keywords=7970+waterblock
Is it better to get a custom water loop with that? But I'm guessing the VRM or memory or whatever it is called on the card would overheat...
So, im leaning for the hybrid, because i can spend 150€ and have both cards well cooler...
Opinions? would teh 850w handle the water coolers too?
Thanks!!!
SPECS:
3930K
Asrock x79 extreme4
Haf 922
850W Corsair TX850
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