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Damn! Tri-fire unlocked 6950s in my new i7-2600k build. Overclocked @ 4.6GHz, w/HCP-1200w PS in HAF-X.

When playing Metro 2033 my case starts pumping out the heat (fans on auto). I ordered a 120mm fan for the VGA-duct, and hopefully that will cool things down a bit, but I guess I'm going to have quite a high electric bill for the A/C this summer.:(

I need to get a thermometer and measure this thing.
 
I definitely feel ya. I only have 1 6950 and a 2600k overclocked, but since adding 3 monitors for eyefinity, my room gets uncomfortably hot. On stock fan speeds my 6950 was riding at 70-80c, which I had never seen it get to before (at about 36% fan speed). When I manually controlled it to 50% fan speed (loud, but not quite jet engine speed) the temps came down to the mid 50s, but man did my tiny student apartment room get HOT. I agree on pics though :)

Another consideration that someone had mentioned in another thread was to put rubber washers between the boxy bodies of the 6950s to give them some breathing room to keep them as cool as possible.
 
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