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I need help cooling my 6870s They are running in the upper high 70 degrees (77-80s C) This is an open case rig with CM Storm Trooper. Also keep in mind that this is COLD air being blown into the cards from outside ... I don't know why they're still hot. Autofan with CGMiner 85% fan speed Here are some pics:    |
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sveetsnelda
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February 09, 2012, 03:47:29 AM |
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Yikes. There's barely any room there for the cards to get any airflow. Be glad you're getting high 70's (which isn't horrible at all, BTW).
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February 09, 2012, 04:06:37 AM |
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between 70 & 80 degrees C is what mine run at... I have 3 AMD 5970's running right now.
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February 09, 2012, 04:31:47 AM |
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I need help cooling my 6870s They are running in the upper high 70 degrees (77-80s C) This is an open case rig with CM Storm Trooper. Also keep in mind that this is COLD air being blown into the cards from outside ... I don't know why they're still hot. Autofan with CGMiner 85% fan speed Here are some pics: I have two 12cm 110cfm Coolermaster fans in front of them. The fans are held in place with cable ties. The fans are on top of each other - the bottom fan cools the two graphics cards at the bottom and the top fan cools the two graphics cards at the bottom. Works for me. But don't waste your time with 70cfm fans or something puny like that. Make sure they have in excess of 100cfm, each. |
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ragingazn628 (OP)
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February 09, 2012, 04:41:34 AM |
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I need help cooling my 6870s They are running in the upper high 70 degrees (77-80s C) This is an open case rig with CM Storm Trooper. Also keep in mind that this is COLD air being blown into the cards from outside ... I don't know why they're still hot. Autofan with CGMiner 85% fan speed Here are some pics: I have two 12cm 110cfm Coolermaster fans in front of them. The fans are held in place with cable ties. The fans are on top of each other - the bottom fan cools the two graphics cards at the bottom and the top fan cools the two graphics cards at the bottom. Works for me. But don't waste your time with 70cfm fans or something puny like that. Make sure they have in excess of 100cfm, each. I have 130cfm scythe kazes I can use. but my case is standing up and not laying down. how can I use those fans? zip tie them to the cards? |
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February 09, 2012, 04:07:29 PM |
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PCI-e extenders - that is all  |
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February 09, 2012, 06:13:43 PM |
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I have 130cfm scythe kazes I can use. but my case is standing up and not laying down. how can I use those fans? zip tie them to the cards?
I have this exact config sorta. 4 5850s in a case and a scythe zip tied right behind them. it keeps the temps in the mid to low 70s. |
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February 09, 2012, 06:40:49 PM
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PCI-e extenders - that is all Pretty much or ditch the case and put wedges of paper or whatever between the cards. |
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February 09, 2012, 07:44:21 PM |
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what's to worry about? 70C is very cool. if you don't hit 100+C, then i wouldn't be worrying.
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February 09, 2012, 09:22:09 PM |
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100C is FUD unless you plan on keeping the cards for 2-3 months...
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February 09, 2012, 09:40:13 PM |
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Get rid of those crossfire cables and wedge the cards apart with cardboard or similar material.
Or, get a thin piece of steel and drill holes along it and use small nuts & bolts to space the cards apart using the default fixing holes in the gpus (That's what I do)
Some people will tell you it damages the pcie slot on the mobo but I have been running mine for a good 6+ months and no problems at all.
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ragingazn628 (OP)
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February 09, 2012, 10:04:22 PM |
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Get rid of those crossfire cables and wedge the cards apart with cardboard or similar material.
Or, get a thin piece of steel and drill holes along it and use small nuts & bolts to space the cards apart using the default fixing holes in the gpus (That's what I do)
Some people will tell you it damages the pcie slot on the mobo but I have been running mine for a good 6+ months and no problems at all.
why do I need to get rid of crossfire cables? |
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February 09, 2012, 10:07:47 PM |
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Get rid of those crossfire cables and wedge the cards apart with cardboard or similar material.
Or, get a thin piece of steel and drill holes along it and use small nuts & bolts to space the cards apart using the default fixing holes in the gpus (That's what I do)
Some people will tell you it damages the pcie slot on the mobo but I have been running mine for a good 6+ months and no problems at all.
why do I need to get rid of crossfire cables? It lowers performance and they might not be long enough by the time you space the cards out correctly. |
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February 10, 2012, 02:10:26 AM |
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I'm confused why people think that running in Crossfire lowers mining performance. I don't know who started that rumor, but it's the same unless you are gaming while mining (even then, it's almost a wash). I've ran some 5870s, some 6870s, and some 7970s in Crossfire now in my gaming rig and the performance is identical to my dedicated rigs.
If this is a dedicated rig, there's no reason for the Crossfire bridges. It's not hurting anything though (in Windows... I can't vouch for the Linux driver behavior with Crossfire).
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February 10, 2012, 02:23:08 AM |
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I'm confused why people think that running in Crossfire lowers mining performance. I don't know who started that rumor, but it's the same unless you are gaming while mining (even then, it's almost a wash). I've ran some 5870s, some 6870s, and some 7970s in Crossfire now in my gaming rig and the performance is identical to my dedicated rigs.
If this is a dedicated rig, there's no reason for the Crossfire bridges. It's not hurting anything though (in Windows... I can't vouch for the Linux driver behavior with Crossfire).
+1, There is no hash rate impact (positive or negative) with crossfire enabled. However, there is quite a bit higher CPU usage when crossfire is enabled, so that means more power used. |
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February 10, 2012, 02:52:27 AM |
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+1, There is no hash rate impact (positive or negative) with crossfire enabled. However, there is quite a bit higher CPU usage when crossfire is enabled, so that means more power used.
Odd. I've never seen one... |
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ragingazn628 (OP)
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February 10, 2012, 04:22:29 AM |
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I actually use the XF bridge to make the cards even if that make sense O.o
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sveetsnelda
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February 10, 2012, 05:24:59 AM |
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I actually use the XF bridge to make the cards even if that make sense O.o
Not at all. :-/ |
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ragingazn628 (OP)
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February 15, 2012, 11:17:16 PM |
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this won't harm the graphics card? |
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