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First things first, post up your system specs
What make was your PSU? If it was a generic one, chances are it went pop because it was under load and the poor components couldn't handle the extra power for sustained periods!
Also, have you thought about investing in a good case? There are some corkers around for not too much these days...
What make was your PSU? If it was a generic one, chances are it went pop because it was under load and the poor components couldn't handle the extra power for sustained periods!
Also, have you thought about investing in a good case? There are some corkers around for not too much these days...
Hi and welcome to the ocuk forums.
What brand and model was your old psu? Possible that it may not have been up to running your system with the new card. You state that you have now replaced the psu. Again what brand is the new one. The 970 is a pretty efficient card when it comes to power draw. But I would always reccomend never to skimp in quality when it comes to a psu.
Temp wise, 70c is fine on a gpu. What is your case airflow like, how many fans and are your cables not impeding air intake.
What brand and model was your old psu? Possible that it may not have been up to running your system with the new card. You state that you have now replaced the psu. Again what brand is the new one. The 970 is a pretty efficient card when it comes to power draw. But I would always reccomend never to skimp in quality when it comes to a psu.
Temp wise, 70c is fine on a gpu. What is your case airflow like, how many fans and are your cables not impeding air intake.
1) The GPU did not directly cause this - but the extra load likely revealed a problem with your power supply. Think yourself lucky it didn't take out anything else when it went bang.
2) At a basic level what your case requires is airflow and positive air pressure within it - this means more air being sucked in via case fans than is being exhausted. Positive pressure means the case stays as dust free as possible as the other way round (more exhaust than intake) causes the air to be sucked in through every little panel gap. The extra airflow will allow the ambient temperature inside your case to be as low as possible without extra help.
2) At a basic level what your case requires is airflow and positive air pressure within it - this means more air being sucked in via case fans than is being exhausted. Positive pressure means the case stays as dust free as possible as the other way round (more exhaust than intake) causes the air to be sucked in through every little panel gap. The extra airflow will allow the ambient temperature inside your case to be as low as possible without extra help.
Of course there's a little more finesse to it than that
Firstly you need a case that can a) offer decent cable routing and b) has enough fan mounts in strategic places.
Ideally you'd want fans at the front towards the bottom pulling in cool air and an exhaust higher up at the rear (because hot air rises of course). The air being pulled in should have access to your components so again, the design of the case matters with hard drive mount locations etc.
Any of these will do - but check that your GPU will fit. I've worked inside the Corsair and NZXT cases and the NZXT one is an absolute pleasure to build in as long as you can do without an optical drive
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Other than what ExRayTed just wrote, positive presure isn't complicated, it's just a result of having more air flow into the case than out of it. Doesn't have to be loads of fans, could just be having one weak fan blowing outwards and one normal one blowing inwards.
The dust point only counts when the blowing-in fans also have dust filters, obviously, becuse otherwise they'll just blow dust in!