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[tiny voices]

It always stands to reason the top card will get more heat as it sucks warmed air off the back of the lower card. A fan forcing air between the cards may help.

Nvidia specs that card upto 99c, so the 70s do not seem to bad. The idle of 50 just sounds like a lack of fresh air and the fact that the top card works all the time while the bottom one sits idle without games running.

Then again they spec my GTX 670 @ 97 and anything over 73 is unstable running folding@home(dropping the clock by 26mhz seems to fix it. Games are good at "stock" upto about 80-82 or so then they start to crash too.). I think my card is defective or something.

Added a side intake fan blowing straight at the middle of the cards and the top car went up to 79 and the bottom card went up to 77. I also switched the cards around so the blower card is on the bottom now. After removing the fan, the temps are down to 76 for the top card and 72 for the bottom one.

My case fans are as follows: front 140mm intake, top 140mm exhaust, rear 120mm exhaust.

Anyone have any other ideas?

EDIT: I'm a stupid moron. Never thought to look at fan speeds. Neither card would turn the fan up past 43% even at full load. Set up some profiles to run the fans up to 68% speed under 80%+ load and now the cards stay under 70 degrees.

Sorry for my idiocy.

 

[towhog66]

Teeroy - love some Samsung 830... well done wow like the 2nd set up better

tecmo34 - i painted my 300 back on the in side... ( flat back )

 

[swarzee]

Just about to finish my build. Will edit post with new pics when i can.

CPU - i7 3770k oc'd to 4.5ghz
Asus z77 sabertooth mobo
Corsair vengeance 1600mhz DDR3 (16gb)
Corsair H100i
Corsair TX850 psu
Samsung 840 pro 256gb SSD
X2 WD green 2tb drives
X1 WD green 3tb drive
X1 WD black 1tb drive
X1 WD green 500gb drive
X2 evga gtx680's SLI
Antec Elevenhundred case
NZXT touch screen fan controller
X4 aerocool shark 120mm fans (blue led)
X2 corsair sp120's on the H100i
27 inch acer monitor
Razer death adder mouse
Razer mechanical keyboard(will update which one)
Asus xonar dsx soundcard

Other 680 not installed just yet, has arrived but waiting on new sli bridge. Other bits that should arive over the next week...
Bitfenix atx 12v white sleeved cable
Black hardbody sli bridge connector
Bitfenix alchamy white led strip
Black zip ties lol

 

[nukemaster]

swarzee - Nice and clean. Not everyday I see the rad in the front like that

 

[towhog66]

swarzee - i like how you hooked up ur water cooler! im going to see if i can do the same with my new rig, my case is where i cut cost! if not i well put the H110 on top like i was befor i saw setup. very nice job

 

[swarzee]

Thanks for the compliments. I had to mod the elevenhundred slightly to get the H100 to clip in properly but very happy with end results. Luckily this case is a heavy breather and it gets plenty of flow even with all the hdd's. Cant wait to get this other 680 in and clean it up with a few finishing tiuches, should look alright. Also thinking of going from blue to white leds.

 

[3ogdy]

That's my main system.
It's an AMD-based one. I know cable management is far from being great, but I'd need to upgrade my PSU first in order to get some longer cables that would allow me to properly arrange while keeping length manageable.
The main PSU cable was too short so the hole under the 5.25" bay was too far from the main power connector on the Sabertooth 990FX R2.0.
Right behind the motherboard there are a million cables I don't need, properly seated so that the side panel would fit back on the chassis.
Anyway, the engine driving this Eyefinity configuration is:
NOX Urano TX850
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
AMD FX-8350 @4.4GHz
Scythe Katana III with 2 fans.
16GB DDR3 1600MHz Kingston HyperX
Sapphire AMD Radeon HD6950 2GB Dirt3 Edition
Samsung SSD830 128GB
Maxtor 160GB
Seagate 2TB SATA 6Gbps
Logitech G15 II
Logitech diNovo Edge
Logitech X530
Logitech Formula Vibration

 

[towhog66]

nice, black paint on the in side maybe some red to high light it?

 

[towhog66]

this is my new setup im working on now! [strike]( i cant post pictures ) i dont know why??? [/strike]

Antec GX700

Mobo, ASRock z87 Extreme 6

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M2 RSA00-SPM2D3-US 1000W

Ram, G.SKILL Sniper series 2X4 8gs 2133

CPU, i5 4670K 3.4 GHz

CORSAIR Hydro Series H110


Image added by Moderator

 

[hero1]

Something is missing..GPU! Now where's that bad boy.. You should have grabbed a 750-850 Watt PSU and save some money for a good GPU. I hope it is sitting somewhere around on that table waiting to be plugged in and plow through some games!

 

[stickg1]

you have a lot of air bubbles in your res stickg1

Picture was taken about 3 minutes after filling the loop. Didn't get all the bubbles out yet.

Got a little carried away with the spray paint today, lol..

What spray paint di d you use?

I'm not sure which build you are talking about. No paint in my current build but my last one with the green trim I used Rustoleum Painter's Touch II Ultra Coverage.

 

[sarinaide]

PRODIGY GAMER

SPECS:

BitFenix Prodigy Black
ASRock Z77E ITX
i5 2500K
Kingston Value RAM DDR3 1333
Antec Kuhler 620
HD7870XT
SeaSonic X 660W
Corsair Force GT 3 120GB
Toshiba Ultrathin 1TB HDD

*Modified the accents on the chassis with Red Accents, Added a 200mm Spectre, 2x 120mm Spectres for the Antec 620 and CM Sickleflow slim 120mm x 2 for the roof.

MY MAIN SYSTEM

Silverstone TJ08E
A10 6800K
ASRock FM2A85X Extreme 4M
Antec Kuhler 620
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2400
HD6970
2xIntel 520 240GB
SeaSonic M12II 620W

 

[Zynch]

Just about to build; case (350D is the black thing behind all the boxes)
Uploaded with ImageShack.com
Sadly everything but my PSU and GPU have arrived

 

[3ogdy]

Towhog66 - I had already ordered some LED kits (red) for it, although you get basically get any color you want from the lighting system (RGB combinations from the daughter board).
But painting the whole interior black is a really nice idea.

I guess my only chance to improve cable management would be to either buy extenders(risky) or a PSU with longer cables.

I might actually consider making some holes in the motherboard tray to see if I can get my cables right before it and still make them reach the mobo connectors.

OH! Great cable management on your build. For a second I didn't even realize the H100 was actually already installed - it looks awesome.

 

[towhog66]

3ogdy - true story. i5 was kicking back on the table... lmao i got that psu for 99 bucks new . it was a still, or a sham if i pasted that up... i got a 750 w psu too... but what the hell. i think i get a 770 or 760 in to weeks... that should hold up for a long time, but the 680s are looking sweet, i cant make up my mined
lmfao

mod i cant help my self, im always looking, added a 140 mm Gpu fan
https://sphotos-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/q79/s720x720/944768_591351227554224_1338343013_n.jpg
pump hooked up
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/q73/s720x720/547364_591188797570467_1165392057_n.jpg

oh this GPU its just a 560 OC
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/62424_592090527480294_145396091_n.jpg

 

[tiny voices]

Did some messing around with my rig and here it is now:

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Rear fan is in the mail still. Curse newegg for not shipping it with the case.

Specs:
i3 3225
MSI Z77MA-G45
2x2gb RAM and 1x4gb RAM
2x GTX 560 in SLI
Antec High Current Gamer 750w
Coolermaster hyper T4
NZXT Vulcan mATX

Always wanted to do an mATX SLI build. Just always thought it was interesting. Cable management is a bit rough, I know. Everything is neat and orderly, there just wasn't enough space behind the back panel for all those cables.

 

[towhog66]

Nice. I'm having the same problem in my mid tower, damn wires....

 

[nukemaster]

Small case+ SLI + non modular PSU. Not bad at all. I have had much worse cable management.

 

[Zynch]

tiny voices -why dont you sleeve the cables? could even get cable tidy for 1-3 £/$
I havent run into this problem yet but nor have i installed my 770. We will see.

 

[tiny voices]

If I sleeve them, I will have even more cable to hide behind the already stuffed back panel.

 

[nukemaster]

It is not blocking air flow. its all good.

 

[tiny voices]

Added a side intake and rear exhaust fan. Also flip-flopped the cards and removed the HDD caddy. Top card sticks right at 75 degrees and bottom one is around 73 at full load. CPU is at 45 full load. Works with me.

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[nukemaster]

That opens it up a bit

 

[socialassassin]

Alright, posting my rig.

CPU: Intel i7-4770K @ 4.7GHz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i with 2 x Gentle Typhoon AP-45
MB: Asus Sabertooth Z87
RAM: 2 x 8GB 1866 Patriot Viper III @ 2133MHz
GPU: Sapphire Radeon 7970 @ 1200/1650
SSD: 2 x Crucial M4 128GB in RAID 0
HDD: 1TB WD Black
PSU: Seasonic X-750
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker
Additional: Asus BD-ROM, Sunbeam Rheosmart 6 fan controller, NZXT 2m sleeved LED (white), 2 x Corsair SP120QE

 

[stickg1]

@socialassassin - Very sharp, I like it. And nice PSU, we match

I think I'm done tinkering for a bit. It will likely stay like this for a while.





Specs:

3770K @ 4.7GHz
Maximus V Formula Z77
G.Skill Trident X 8GB CL10 2600MHz
EVGA GTX 760 SC ACX w/ EK-VGA Supremacy Bridge Edition Nickel Acetal
Seasonic X-650
256GB Crucial M4
750GB WD Black 2.5"
Fractal Designs Arc Midi R2
XSPC Raystorm
Black Ice GT 240mm w/ P/P Corsair SP120
XSPC RS240mm w/ Thermalright Highs
Swiftech MCP-655B
Bitspower Z-Tank 150mL


A couple of blemishes, I have a final order to place for appropiate fittings. There's a 1/2" to 3/8" reducer on the return line from the GPU to the res because I ran out of 45 deg 1/2" rotary barbs but I had a 3/8" barb and reducer on hand [:stickg1:2]