Having literally just installed a trifire setup into my PC I'm slightly concerned by a few things, the main two being:
a) The sheer number of crashes on launching 3d applications, particularly BF2.
b) Temperatures.
With regards to point a) I had a crossfire setup before and have not formatted or reinstalled drivers etc. since adding this third card, could it be a problem sorted by a simple reinstall? I know I had a few issues when going to crossfire with weird colours on the screen etc. but they were sorted with a full driver cleaning session. I'm just apprehensive to do a full format if there is something simple I am missing regarding settings etc. but I don't think I've missed anything!
b) The idle temperatures of the cards are (from nearest CPU to front of case) 51,°C, 44°C, and 37°C at the end. The case is a Silverstone Raven RV02 so the airflow is what I would describe as very good. After a fifteen/twenty minute session of Metro2033 maxxed out the cards were reading maximums of 93.5°C, 93°C, and 76°C respectively - are these ok? The fans were not going nuts and I don't think went above half speed....do they start exponentially spinning up past 95°C or is it 100°C? I know my 4870x2 used to hit a 100°C now and again which I didn't like but was told it wasn't a problem.
Here is a picture of the installation (apologies for the shocking quality) where I've jammed some cotton buds between the cards to open them up and generate some airflow. It seems so daft that we are still stick on ATX size constraints when a few extra mm on the motherboard would provide ultimately better cooling in 2 card and 3 card setups
It's impossible to neaten up that cable fest at the bottom as there is nowhere for them to go neatly and still connect to the cards!
Any thoughts or opinions greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
Matt.
a) The sheer number of crashes on launching 3d applications, particularly BF2.
b) Temperatures.
With regards to point a) I had a crossfire setup before and have not formatted or reinstalled drivers etc. since adding this third card, could it be a problem sorted by a simple reinstall? I know I had a few issues when going to crossfire with weird colours on the screen etc. but they were sorted with a full driver cleaning session. I'm just apprehensive to do a full format if there is something simple I am missing regarding settings etc. but I don't think I've missed anything!
b) The idle temperatures of the cards are (from nearest CPU to front of case) 51,°C, 44°C, and 37°C at the end. The case is a Silverstone Raven RV02 so the airflow is what I would describe as very good. After a fifteen/twenty minute session of Metro2033 maxxed out the cards were reading maximums of 93.5°C, 93°C, and 76°C respectively - are these ok? The fans were not going nuts and I don't think went above half speed....do they start exponentially spinning up past 95°C or is it 100°C? I know my 4870x2 used to hit a 100°C now and again which I didn't like but was told it wasn't a problem.
Here is a picture of the installation (apologies for the shocking quality) where I've jammed some cotton buds between the cards to open them up and generate some airflow. It seems so daft that we are still stick on ATX size constraints when a few extra mm on the motherboard would provide ultimately better cooling in 2 card and 3 card setups
It's impossible to neaten up that cable fest at the bottom as there is nowhere for them to go neatly and still connect to the cards!
Any thoughts or opinions greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
Matt.
