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Gtx 580 sli owners

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Question for all u early adopters how high an overclock can u get in sli compared to single card use

Also what temps are u seeing when overclocked in sli
 
I don't own a 580 but SLI doesn't have anything to do with the OC, it's only up to the fact if your PSU can handle it and if you can keep temps low.

As I see you've got good PSU and WC setup, there shouldn't be any difference between single and SLI for you if you can WC both cards on separate loop I suppose as they will both stay cool.
 
My current 470 sli setup actually does affect how much I can over clock my cards in non sli can get an extra 25 on core and 200 on mem

Have also had to drop processor down to 4.2 from 4.6 ghz otherwise bsod was stable with my 4870 x2 and 5870 at those settings but won't play ball with sli
 
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Are you WCing both cards tho?
Are they on same loop as CPU, does the CPU or GPU temps go up a lot when adding 2nd one in SLI?

I'm pretty sure the only reason you had to drop down was due to temps and not the fact that it's SLI.

GPU got nothing to do with CPU overclock, the only reason there would be increased loop temps.... or PSU not pushing enough juice.
 
Yes they all water cooled and in same loop temps don't go higher on graphics cards when in sli they never go above 60c when gaming, they idle at 36c

CPU temp the same with or with out graphics only idle temps lower by about 7

As to my power supply it's a rebranded enermax rated at 1250 watts

So yes I have had to downclock whilst in sli if I use one card I can go back up to 4.6 and please don't suggest it could be faulty power supply because I have had tri sli as well run no problem on lower overclock

After thought loop temp never exceeds 40c even after 12 hour gaming session
 
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