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Hello guys! I am going to try an mATX SLI build with two MSI GTX 960 4gb and I would be using the MSI z97m Gaming board. I was wondering what are the temperatures of the GPUs in this setup if ever anyone has ever tried this or anyone who has ever tried an mATX SLI setup. I was also wondering if the SLI would fit a case which is only 4 slots for the gpu. Do you guys think this would fit? People suggested that I would rather have a midtower case with many slots but i'm really just planning on a not so big build. One choice I have is the Tecware F3 Full Acrylic and i am not sure if the SLI setup would fit. Do you guys have any suggestions on what budget case should I choose for this setup? Thanks guys! Your suggestions are highly appreciated! :D

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Don't get 960 SLI, use a 1060, the 1060 gives about 25% more performance and has 3-6GB of GDDR5, which is more than the 2gb that a 960 has. 

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5 minutes ago, jeff.proto-_- said:

Don't get 960 SLI, use a 1060, the 1060 gives about 25% more performance and has 3-6GB of GDDR5, which is more than the 2gb that a 960 has. 

Yes I actually used an 1060 just recently. I am building another PC since I was curious on the performance on an SLI aand this is only for a budget build. and the 960s are not the 2gb versions. it's the 4gb version

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The 1060 is cheaper than 2 960s, so 2 960s would be worse value for a budget build

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Temps will be meh but manageable, scaling will be terrible and mATX SLI requires a damn expensive motherboard

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1 minute ago, jeff.proto-_- said:

The 1060 is cheaper than 2 960s

oh i forgot to mention i'm just gonna buy it as a second hand which is around 87$ each

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Just now, Damascus said:

Temps will be meh but manageable, scaling will be terrible and mATX SLI requires a damn expensive motherboard

What are the possible temps that i would achieve in this setup?

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1 minute ago, XyzWoot said:

oh i forgot to mention i'm just gonna buy it as a second hand which is around 87$ each

that is a good deal, you can investigate the performance and temps as you like to since you got a good listing there

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Just now, XyzWoot said:

What are the possible temps that i would achieve in this setup?

No idea, I would need to know the case, GPU models and specific airflow

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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4 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

that is a good deal, you can investigate the performance and temps as you like to since you got a good listing there

Yeah it's worth it for the price and also the performance haha. I am really just really curious and would want to experience an SLI setup.

 

6 minutes ago, Damascus said:

No idea, I would need to know the case, GPU models and specific airflow

Case: Tecware F3 Full Acrylic (I'm not sure if an SLI can fit here that's why i'm open to suggestions) GPUS: 2 x MSI GTX 960 4gb Motherboard: MSI Z97m Gaming

 

5 minutes ago, jeff.proto-_- said:

Are the 960s 2GB or 4GB?

4gb 

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Just now, jeff.proto-_- said:

So the single card is 4GB? if so, that's really good for the price

Yup! 87$ - 97$ for one 960 4gb  

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1 minute ago, XyzWoot said:

Case: Tecware F3 Full Acrylic (I'm not sure if an SLI can fit here that's why i'm open to suggestions) GPUS: 2 x MSI GTX 960 4gb Motherboard: MSI Z97m Gaming

60-80 degrees celcius

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3 minutes ago, XyzWoot said:

Yeah it's worth it for the price and also the performance haha. I am really just really curious and would want to experience an SLI setup.

 

Case: Tecware F3 Full Acrylic (I'm not sure if an SLI can fit here that's why i'm open to suggestions) GPUS: 2 x MSI GTX 960 4gb Motherboard: MSI Z97m Gaming

 

4gb 

that is solid, are the gpu identical (same brand)?

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

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My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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Just now, Damascus said:

60-80 degrees celcius

Alright thanks! Was also wondering, does an SLI setup fit on a 4 slotted gpu case? or  can it fit that case?

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Just now, Ordinarily_Greater said:

that is solid, are the gpu identical (same brand)?

Yup! 2 x MSI GTX 960 4gb

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Just now, XyzWoot said:

Alright thanks! Was also wondering, does an SLI setup fit on a 4 slotted gpu case? or  can it fit that case?

On that specific mobo, it will work

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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Just now, Damascus said:

On that specific mobo, it will work

alright thanks man! cheers from the phils! :D

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2 minutes ago, XyzWoot said:

Alright thanks! Was also wondering, does an SLI setup fit on a 4 slotted gpu case? or  can it fit that case?

It might not, 4 slots is not enough for 2 GPUs, as the 16x/8x slots are normally 1 slot apart

 

edit: oops didnt read

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Just now, jeff.proto-_- said:

It might not, 4 slots is not enough for 2 GPUs, as the 16x/8x slots are normally 1 slot apart

Image result for MSI Z97m Gaming

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8 hours ago, Damascus said:

Image result for MSI Z97m Gaming

just one more question, do you also think that two 960s would fit there? Would they not bump to each other?

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3 hours ago, XyzWoot said:

just one more question, do you also think that two 960s would fit there? Would they not bump to each other?

Depends on which MSI 960 they are

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