Graphic cards Crossfire

[Gombel]

Hey guys! I have crossfire with "VTX3D R9 290 X-Edition V2)

I need help for my 2 graphic cards (r9 290), when i play the game called "The Crew" my top card goes up to 95 degrees? Is that normal for a crossfire with r9 290? And can i decrease my temperature somehow?!

 

Where did you put your fans?

I have 2 front fans 1 in the side and one in the back.

 

Btw i have 3 monitors but only one of them in connected to my Graphics Card. (If that is some needed info)

 

ALL MY SPECS (If needed info)

Intel i5 4690

Gigabyte Z97M-D3H

Antec High Current Gamer HCG-850M

VTX3D R9 290 X-Edition V2

VTX3D R9 290 X-Edition V2

Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600MHz CL9 8GB Kit

Fractal Design Define R5

Crucial BX100 500GB Fractal

Design Define S 

 

THIS IS MY CUSTOM FAN IN MSI AFTERBURNER.

https://gyazo.com/a72aaae0ff8a808c65bfaeba363a13ed

 

Have a nice day!

 

Thanks!! 

[TrigrH]

Take a photo of the PC with the side panel off?

 

Underclocking and undervolting is a good way to reduce temps if all else fails.

[Magnetorheological]

The R9 290 runs pretty hot, and tests have shown them running anywhere between 75c~85c ish at load. The fact that you have them in crossfire inside a Define S ( which I think has noise dampening materials), 95c doesn't sound too far fetched. You can always try water cooling your GPUs if you want to decrease temperatures, because air cooling can only do so much, especially with a crossfire config within a noise-dampened midtower like the Define S.

[RadiatingLight]

AMD says that 95C is perfectly safe.

 

 

[Gombel]

7 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

AMD says that 95C is perfectly safe.

Are you sure? :3 And how much can it go to? i mean i saw it at 97 a few secends soometimes

 

 

8 minutes ago, Magnetorheological said:

The R9 290 runs pretty hot, and tests have shown them running anywhere between 75c~85c ish at load. The fact that you have them in crossfire inside a Define S ( which I think has noise dampening materials), 95c doesn't sound too far fetched. You can always try water cooling your GPUs if you want to decrease temperatures, because air cooling can only do so much, especially with a crossfire config within a noise-dampened midtower like the Define S.

Yes it is the noise dampening material. I mean i saw it a 97  degrees  sometimes but it went fown agian.. Can you link me a water cooler? That is accepted to my motherboard and all that. You know

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, Gombel said:

Are you sure? :3 And how much can it go to? i mean i saw it at 97 a few secends soometimes

 

I edited my response to link to a linus video where he says this.

 

97 is really pushing it, and if you intend to keep your GPUs for a really long time (5 years+) it's too hot, because over 95C does significantly degrade the electrical pathways in your GPU. if you want to cool it, you could make sure that your GPU fans are ramping up to 100% (sometimes they don't), you could change the card's positioning on your motherboard if you have more than 2 PCIe X16 or X8 slots to make the GPUs farther apart, or you could undervolt, which is a pretty bad option. if I were you, I would leave it unless you are planning on keeping your current setup for a very long time.

[Gombel]

1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

I edited my response to link to a linus video where he says this.

 

97 is really pushing it, and if you intend to keep your GPUs for a really long time (5 years+) it's too hot, because over 95C does significantly degrade the electrical pathways in your GPU. if you want to cool it, you could make sure that your GPU fans are ramping up to 100% (sometimes they don't), you could change the card's positioning on your motherboard if you have more than 2 PCIe X16 or X8 slots to make the GPUs farther apart, or you could undervolt, which is a pretty bad option. if I were you, I would leave it unless you are planning on keeping your current setup for a very long time.

I mean.. i want to keep my setup i few years, but is it stupid tyo buy water cooling? and put it on the gpu? How much lower can i get? and will it get lower for putting a nother front fan on? (In the top dont)