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GTX 980 Sli Aftermarket and Reference Help Please

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Hey Guys,

 

can I expect better temperatures if I put an aftermarket on top and reference on bottom. I currently have 2 Reference in SLI and the top one reaches around 74 degrees, can I expect better with the aftermarket on top? my ambient room temp is 22 degrees. Basically to keep the top one at 74 degrees, it is really loud and the reason I want aftermarket on top is because I think it will be less loud and more cooler? what do you guys think?

 

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seems to be a good idea

 

if you were to install the reference one top

 

it will suck all the heat and affect the performance greatly

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74° is not bad for a Reference Card. With a custom cooler it will be quieter, but not much cooler if you dont go for water.

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74° is not bad for a Reference Card. With a custom cooler it will be quieter, but not much cooler if you dont go for water.

so do you think it will be cooler? how much cooler will it be?

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so do you think it will be cooler? how much cooler will it be?

Depents on the Card. 68-70 @ 70% Fanspeed would be my guess.

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Yea I would say the reference on top would be better, makes sense but 74c isn't bad at all really for SLI.

 

If aftermarket is on top it would blow the heat right onto the 2nd GPU's PCB and bounce that heat right back into itself.

 

Try and set a fan curve using afterburner so it get's less loud. Maybe try to see what it sounds like at 75% instead.

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