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tuberolector
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I currently have a Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 in my system, and, considering that age of this card, I am considering purchasing another with the same style cooler. The issue I have is my motherboard is micro ATX, so if I have 2 cards, they will be right next to each other (no slot in-between). How bad would the heat be if I were to run 2 cards? I realize that this spacing is not optimal, but would it be doable? 

 

Thank you for your help. 

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I currently have a Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 in my system, and, considering that age of this card, I am considering purchasing another with the same style cooler. The issue I have is my motherboard is micro ATX, so if I have 2 cards, they will be right next to each other (no slot in-between). How bad would the heat be if I were to run 2 cards? I realize that this spacing is not optimal, but would it be doable? 

 

Thank you for your help. 

I've run two of those side by side no space. Runs fine. Yeah your room might get a little hotter. But otherwise not an issue. 

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I have a similar sli set up. I have a case fan on my side panel keeping them cool. However they still throttle at full load while gaming.

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