Why does Nvidia hate my 1300 dollars?

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in his pix I can see at least 2 fans one above the cards and one in the PS maybe adding a 3rd to pull air in the front will work?"


I have 1 120MM in the front, 1 one the bottom, 2 on top and 1 in the back , Also have a full 120MM on my CPU exhausting right out the back and a 120MM fan in the PSU. I just added the 1200MM fan to the SLI setup temps are fine now, I appreciate the suggestions, I am going to look into the scythe fan bay, also I do not want to cut the side panel...
 
skadebo said:
He got some good suggestions out of this thread but for some reason Airmany thinks that his setup should run perfectly regardless of the fact that his case airflow is sub-par. What can I tell ya, you have to mod your case for better airflow or get another case. I think the suggestion of mounting a 120mm fan to the window will do you wonders. Get a clear fan or something so that it looks good too!
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Skadebo please explain to me..how these temps are not good, just took this screen , you have no knowledge of what you are talking about...airflow is great temps are good

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Airmanv said:
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in his pix I can see at least 2 fans one above the cards and one in the PS maybe adding a 3rd to pull air in the front will work?"


I have 1 120MM in the front, 1 one the bottom, 2 on top and 1 in the back , Also have a full 120MM on my CPU exhausting right out the back and a 120MM fan in the PSU. I just added the 1200MM fan to the SLI setup temps are fine now, I appreciate the suggestions, I am going to look into the scythe fan bay, also I do not want to cut the side panel...
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you might have a defective card.......
 
I don't understand your thread. You said your GTX 280s would lockup due to heat issues. You added a fan. Everything's okay. However, you're looking for "ideas and suggestions". This leads me to believe that your cards are stable but still too hot to your liking. We make suggestions. Now you say your temps are great and you don't know for what reason people are giving you suggestions. Please explain yourself.
 
Having the power supply on the bottom is not a good idea anyways because heat rises. I understand that is part of the case but it can still be an issue.
 
skadebo

My post was created because I can not run a 280 GTX SLI in my system which has good PSU and Airflow without modding the card setup...my point is for 1300 dollars they should work out of the box...you said the case was sub-par cooling, what are you basing that on?
 
Airmanv said:
skadebo

My post was created because I can not run a 280 GTX SLI in my system which has good PSU and Airflow without modding the card setup...my point is for 1300 dollars they should work out of the box...you said the case was sub-par cooling, what are you basing that on?
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If you saw my pics and my cards are hitting 90 overclocked and my cooling is not as good as yours probably with 3 cards and they seem to run fine, out of the box.

I think its just a simple matter of a bad card as others have suggested. You need to test each one individually.
 
Airmanv said:
skadebo

My post was created because I can not run a 280 GTX SLI in my system which has good PSU and Airflow without modding the card setup...my point is for 1300 dollars they should work out of the box...you said the case was sub-par cooling, what are you basing that on?
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Honestly, I'm basing it off of people's opinions on here and a couple of other forums I frequent, I don't have the case myself. Thing is, if you did have to mount that 120mm fan to stabilize the cards, it means they were starved for air, there isn't much more to it. Anyway, I understand your frustration, but sometimes stuff just doesn't work out of the box like you want it to. The cards are monsters and are absolute cutting edge so there will always be some drawbacks.
 
Airmanv, 100 C is not normal for working cards; heatlesssun reported that his tri-SLI setup was running 90/85/90 under load. If the workaround with the extra fan bothers you, run each of the cards individually to see which one (or both, perhaps) is generating the excess heat, and return it for an exchange.
 
TKD said:
Airmanv, 100 C is not normal for working cards; heatlesssun reported that his tri-SLI setup was running 90/85/90 under load. If the workaround with the extra fan bothers you, run each of the cards individually to see which one (or both, perhaps) is generating the excess heat, and return it for an exchange.
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Nvidia says max operating temps is 105C , that being said I have the cards at 41C-80C max , with 56-60C being the norm under full gaming now.
 
If Nvidia says 105 is the maximum safe temperature, that is when I would be concerned. Obviously 100 is really close for comfort but 90 is just fine.
 
there are countless threads on nvnews.net and evga.com about some of these cards (the defective ones) rocketing to 100+ C after only a few seconds of running anything in 3d. (search for gtx 280 overheating or something). it hasn't been officially addressed but there are enough people to confirm it on these and other forums. send your defective card back.

i've been reading a lot about this 'new gen' of card by nvidia, i was originally going to step-up to one from the 9800gtx i bought a few weeks ago, but i dunno about that now. im kind of on the fence about the gtx 280 and the 4870 and living in anticipation for the 4870x2. i still have research to do :)
 
wera said:
Uhm, why can't you people just stop being total dicks and simply help the dude with his problem?
Honestly OP either return 'em for a new set or try to get a few more fans around them, Even though they should work stock and should have sufficient cooling on the card stock, they don't or at least i wouldn't think so since this is a widespread problem with most newer graphics cards out today.
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QFT. Geezus. So many people being ****heads or got SAT pretend-reasoning rushed up to their heads. Well, infighting between fanboys on the same side, how nice.


@OP, the cosmos is good enough. In fact, the 9800GX2 should heat up even more since it has much less space to dissipate/vent heat. So it's the matter of a not-so-obedient chip.

I think 1 of the 2 cards has a problem, RMA and you should be fine. :)
 
To the OP, setup a water cooling solution to your system and add a couple of tablets of Aspirin to the water. That should help bring the temps down.
 
holy crack that's some high freakin temps.
hmm... maybe put an AC in your room?

all these high temps making me think twice about upgrading to the newest and baddest ati/nvidia offerings. i think i'll stick to my 8800gts g92 sli'd for now. they run at cool 53c load with fan at 73% while OC. room temp 29c.

but i guess that's what you have to put up with for additional horsepower. if i upgrade, i'm definitely getting AC in this room.
 
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