770 SLI Question

By Worth
July 17, 2013 in Graphics Cards

https://linustechtips.com/topic/36496-770-sli-question/

Go to solution Solved by WoodenMarker, July 17, 2013

If your case airflow is good, you have no need to worry.

Posted July 17, 2013

Hey, will two 770s get too hot if my case airflow is good, but I don't have watercooling or anything for them?

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Posted July 17, 2013

They should be fine

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Posted July 17, 2013

It is fine. What cooler were you thinking of getting?

msi h77ma g43

i5 3470

Coolermaster hyper 212 evo push+pull

Powercolor 7950 pcs+ @1100 mhz core 1400mhz mem

Coolermaster haf 912 advanced 120mm rear, 200mm top 200mm front

Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600 MHZ

Windows 8 64bit

Silverstone essentials 500w ST50F-ES

Samsung dvd drive

2x 250GB Hitachi RAID0

Seagate Barracuda 2tb

LG IPS235p

Razer Blackwidow

Razer Deathadder

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Posted July 17, 2013

youtube.com/rivalxfactor is running dual gtx 770. He is using the evga ACX version and claims the cards never goes past 70c. He has it in a corsair 650d

msi h77ma g43

i5 3470

Coolermaster hyper 212 evo push+pull

Powercolor 7950 pcs+ @1100 mhz core 1400mhz mem

Coolermaster haf 912 advanced 120mm rear, 200mm top 200mm front

Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600 MHZ

Windows 8 64bit

Silverstone essentials 500w ST50F-ES

Samsung dvd drive

2x 250GB Hitachi RAID0

Seagate Barracuda 2tb

LG IPS235p

Razer Blackwidow

Razer Deathadder

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Posted July 17, 2013

Solution

If your case airflow is good, you have no need to worry.

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