notbond007
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Hello. I just picked up a DELL 27" 2560x1440 native display and connected it to my setup. I also have an older ACER 24" 1920x1200 native display which I also have connected. I currently have the DELL display connected to GPU1 which I have in the top/first PCI-E slot (x16) and GPU2 is located in the third PCI-E slot (x16) located below. The second PCI slot located in between to two video cards is empty so there is a two slot gap between the two cards, and I have the two video cards connected using a 3-way SLI bridge so it reaches over the empty double slot.
The (primary) DELL 2560x1440 monitor is connected to GPU1 on top, and the Acer 1920x1200 is connected to GPU 2. I originally had both monitors connected to GPU1 and at idle GPU1 was at 65 degrees while GPU2 (with nothing connected to it) was at 44 degrees. I decided to move the lower resolution monitor to GPU2 thinking that it would balance it out. However, now GPU2 which has the lower res monitor is at 66 degrees at idle, and the GPU 1 with the higher res display is at 44 degrees at idle.
Why is this as I would tend to think that the draw of the higher res display would generate the higher temp, but no? Now... I did realize that the lower res display is connected using a single link DVI cable, and the higher res monitor is connected using a dual link DVI cable. Could my higher temp on GPU2 be as a result of the single link DVI cable? Any help or insight would be appreciated. My full rig specs are below. TIA
The (primary) DELL 2560x1440 monitor is connected to GPU1 on top, and the Acer 1920x1200 is connected to GPU 2. I originally had both monitors connected to GPU1 and at idle GPU1 was at 65 degrees while GPU2 (with nothing connected to it) was at 44 degrees. I decided to move the lower resolution monitor to GPU2 thinking that it would balance it out. However, now GPU2 which has the lower res monitor is at 66 degrees at idle, and the GPU 1 with the higher res display is at 44 degrees at idle.
Why is this as I would tend to think that the draw of the higher res display would generate the higher temp, but no? Now... I did realize that the lower res display is connected using a single link DVI cable, and the higher res monitor is connected using a dual link DVI cable. Could my higher temp on GPU2 be as a result of the single link DVI cable? Any help or insight would be appreciated. My full rig specs are below. TIA
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