Hello, I have been considering a 2nd 7970 matrix platinum on crossfire, as just the one is great but I imagine a second would be amazing!
My friend said that he'd read 7970 on crossfire isn't very efficient because one card will over heat the other - since they'll always be practically touching in motherboard. Is this accurate? If I wasn't bothering with overclocking (much) them would this still happen?
There seems to be a lot of scare mongering on forums so hopefully someone can give me an educated response. The 7970 MP is currently on a deal at Scan so it wouldn't be that scary an investment. Otherwise I can sell my card and buy a single model card like 7990.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Also, would my current Corsair 800W power-pack run both cards in Crossfire?
P.s. I won't be bothering with any complex cooling systems, just fans. I just want to game in extreme settings for the next few years.
My friend said that he'd read 7970 on crossfire isn't very efficient because one card will over heat the other - since they'll always be practically touching in motherboard. Is this accurate? If I wasn't bothering with overclocking (much) them would this still happen?
There seems to be a lot of scare mongering on forums so hopefully someone can give me an educated response. The 7970 MP is currently on a deal at Scan so it wouldn't be that scary an investment. Otherwise I can sell my card and buy a single model card like 7990.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Also, would my current Corsair 800W power-pack run both cards in Crossfire?
P.s. I won't be bothering with any complex cooling systems, just fans. I just want to game in extreme settings for the next few years.