Hello all,
I am just trying to get some comparison data. If you're up for it, run heaven benchmark and post the following:
Case and fan/water config:
Which GTX680 do you have (brand and is it reference?):
what your OC is if you have one?
Max temps during Heaven benchmark
Settings for heaven benchmark.
I have:
Case / Fans: Silverstone Raven RV03 with additional 120mm fans on back and side panel
Card: Galaxy GTX680 4GB dual fan cooler
OC: Stock
Max temps: Card1 - 79c, Card2- 72c
Here are Heaven results:
Here is build:
Other thoughts: I had some concerns in regards to aftermarket cooler in SLI in case with this orientation. The case manual actually recommends reference cooler to better channel the air. Honestly though, I am a sucker for aesthetics and thought these cards were too pretty to pass up. My own thoughts were that despite hot air being "blown all over" from dual fan cooler, high air flow from direct air from rear and bottom of case would whisk away the heat in a manner that would still be more efficient than reference cooler. (mostly possible because of gap between cards). Sound card / bottom card sandwiching would definitely explain the higher temps on the top card. I think I read somewhere that you can connect bottom card to monitor to change load a bit. I'll try some research on it.
Sooo post your setups and post your temps!
I am just trying to get some comparison data. If you're up for it, run heaven benchmark and post the following:
Case and fan/water config:
Which GTX680 do you have (brand and is it reference?):
what your OC is if you have one?
Max temps during Heaven benchmark
Settings for heaven benchmark.
I have:
Case / Fans: Silverstone Raven RV03 with additional 120mm fans on back and side panel
Card: Galaxy GTX680 4GB dual fan cooler
OC: Stock
Max temps: Card1 - 79c, Card2- 72c
Here are Heaven results:
Here is build:
Other thoughts: I had some concerns in regards to aftermarket cooler in SLI in case with this orientation. The case manual actually recommends reference cooler to better channel the air. Honestly though, I am a sucker for aesthetics and thought these cards were too pretty to pass up. My own thoughts were that despite hot air being "blown all over" from dual fan cooler, high air flow from direct air from rear and bottom of case would whisk away the heat in a manner that would still be more efficient than reference cooler. (mostly possible because of gap between cards). Sound card / bottom card sandwiching would definitely explain the higher temps on the top card. I think I read somewhere that you can connect bottom card to monitor to change load a bit. I'll try some research on it.
Sooo post your setups and post your temps!
Raven 2012
(16 items) |
BigHeavy 2009
(10 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| I7-920 (oc 3.5ghz) | Asus P6T V2 | EVGA GTX580 SC (SLI) | 12GB Corsair Dominator (2Gb x 6) |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Crucial M4 256GB + Western Digital Black 750GB | DVD-RW x2 | Windows 7 pro | Samsung SyncMaster XL 2370 |
| Power | Case | ||
| Silverstone Strider 850watt | CM HAF 932 | ||
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Raven 2012
(16 items) |
BigHeavy 2009
(10 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| I7-920 (oc 3.5ghz) | Asus P6T V2 | EVGA GTX580 SC (SLI) | 12GB Corsair Dominator (2Gb x 6) |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Crucial M4 256GB + Western Digital Black 750GB | DVD-RW x2 | Windows 7 pro | Samsung SyncMaster XL 2370 |
| Power | Case | ||
| Silverstone Strider 850watt | CM HAF 932 | ||
| View all | |||
