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Originally Posted by
mcochran1998 
OK I'm confused where did I say I'm using water now? My rig is right there for you to see. Still wondering why you think I'm using water. I'm not against trying water again but I'd rather find a decent air-cooled solution, that being said this definitely isn't it.
I apologize for the assumption, it's just that you mentioned water cooling in almost every single one of your posts so I made that assumption even after your leakage issue.
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And? really this is overclock.net where more is better, please tell all the people with multi-gpu setups that they're not necessary.
And what? Let me clarify that the person whom I referenced using a single HD 7970 for 3 monitors is a
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Originally Posted by
Penryn
3GB of vram is enough for eyefinity if you are using 3 1920x1200 screens or below. Any higher and I'd say 6 would be needed. I use on monitor on a mini DP to DVI active cable, one on HDMI to DVI cable and one just DVI cable.
No issues here. I used to have slight tearing when I used 2 DP to DVI and 1 HDMI but since I switched, it's been fine.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1282362/gtx-galaxy-680-4gb-or-sapphire-toxic-6gb-7970-ghz-triple-monitor-setup/10
And? And the moderators of overclock.net are more trustworthy and have more credibility than users.
And? And that means you can trust Penryn's observations are fair and accurate.
And also more is not always better. There's a reason why many people recommend Core i5's over i7's, and for multiple-GPU setups there's the well-known issue of micro-stuttering, and many users here will recommend a single GPU over multiple.
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Have you ever even looked in the case mods forum? So I should buy a new case just to fit this monster? How about instead of that I look for a better alternative like a cooler that doesn't take five slots?
What portion of computer gamers and enthusiasts mod their cases? And I never said you had to get this cooler; I said that was your problem because generally anyone with expensive, high-end components are more likely to have a large case that can fit all of the components instead of trying to fit all of it into a small case. If you really need better cooling for your GPU you shouldn't have such a small case anyway.
I'm not gonna stoop down to your level with all the name-calling. I never said I denied the fact that air has limited thermal conductivity. You completely disregarded my last statement think it's a long way of saying "No, you're wrong". But no I didn't, I was making a point that there are more factors to a case's air-cooling performance that just air's thermal conductivity.
There's AIRFLOW, which should be obvious if you're here on overclock.net. Bigger/more organized fans = more air flow = more cooling. Right?
And then there's the temperature of the surroundings, another obvious factor. Apparently in the summer heat the air around the computer is hotter than usually, so there's not much cool air to exchange with the hot air inside the computer. But say the computer was sitting outside in the cold winter snow. Obviously in that situation the surrounding air is cold, so it would really help cool the components.
I'm not going to have a pointless argument with you. Try checking your reading comprehension and be sure to THOROUGHLY read and understand my post before posting a response.
