PPU & system heat increases

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Bathazar

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Hello,
After doing some research throughout this message board, I couldnt really find an answer to my question.

Im going to order a BFG PPU next week, but the one thing Im worried about is a temperature increase of my video card. Im using an XFX 7950GX2. My motherboard is a DFI nf4 SLI-dr.

My components are situated like this:

_______7950GX2__________
_______Empty PCI_________
_______X-Fi Fatal1ty________

I plan to put the Physics card right above my soundcard.

My question is; Will I see a huge increase in idle/load temps for my GPU?
What are some of the temp increases some of you guys have seen? (just using air cooling)

thanks.
 
Well the PPU wil block the airflow of the G-card and the airflow of the PPU will bloked to by the sound card.
Had this problem to with one of my 3 PC's. But now mine PPU's next slots are free. In PC left and Pc right.
But PC mid. Have 5 PCI2.2 slots but 4 are full. so with PPU its airflow is blocked by a other card.

Now starting up I hear nothing. But starting some PhysX apps PPU kicked in and the noise of that blocking airflow was annoying.
 
Well, the fan on the 7950GX2 isnt going to blocked by the PPU. This is because the fan isnt situated in the middle of the board. Its off near the end.

But how much have youre overall temps increased by just having the Physics card in your case?
 
Nice but the PPU fan is blocked by the sound.
you could do this.

_______7950GX2___________
_______X-Fi Fatal1ty________
_______AgeiaPPU _________

Or has that sound card also a big fan?
 
cyks said:
A well positioned 120mm fan does wonders.
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If you have a spot to put the 120mm fan or feel like drilling holes. Otherwise the card definetly bring up your ambient tempatures in your case no matter where you put it.
 
Bathazar said:
Which Physics card runs cooler?
The ASUS version, or BFG version?
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Maybe physoace answered this question under my post, or maybe he is just ranting of irrelevant details about 120mm fans (When hardware radiates heat off of itself, ambient temperatures increase as a sign that heat is being transferred to a fluid correctly. Removal of the ambient heat is a totally different matter than the direct issue at hand… try a side blowhole, that is why I use). Not needed here - Dr.Evil



So anyway, what? The ASUS version is just with higher memory if mine is working correctly XD

My X-fi xtreme music has a small heatspreader, but it shouldn't get in the way.
 
Not Needed here - Dr.Evil

Ontopic(? honestly, who can fucking tell with people like this): 120mm fan is really the way to go. Something strong and quiet--
 
SuperGee said:
_______7950GX2___________
_______X-Fi Fatal1ty________
_______AgeiaPPU _________
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That would be my suggestion. That or just don't buy the damn PPU yet.

Otherwise you could always grab a low CFM/DBA 80/92/120 fan and strap it over the three.
 
I was thinking about moving the sound card up, that might be what I will do.

I have no problems moving the air around in my case though. My case's sidepanel has a large 250mm fan on it for intake.

thanks for all of the replies!
 
I don't think this would be an issue at all as long as you have reasonable airflow through your case. I didn't notice any increase in my temps; I have a 120mm silverstone on intake and another for exhaust on my super-lanboy case. With some other cases like the sonata, where you just have one weak fan, I could see it bringing the temps up a bit.
 
What wouldn't be a isue? Putting the PPU between them above the sound card.
Well I did that but in my case it was a Sata controler.
No take a vaccum cleaner a silent one. and than block the sucking tube. That sound is what I got.
Its very small space between heatsink and the other card PCB. Some millimeters I think.
Even to much for forced airflow.
A fan on top wouldnot do much.
 
Get a PCI slot fan. It just screws into where your open slot is. I have one right below my video card. It sucks air out from the video card to pull in cooler air from my 3 intake fans. I have tons of fans...
 
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