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Gtx 980ti in Mini-ITX
- Thread starter xiorell
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Your half right
1. In his video the ambient changed means the temperature readings need to be redyced.
2. Smaller case less air = less fans required to get good temperature s.
I've done this experiment before with a corsair air 540 and a antec silent case. After adding 1/2 fan even running low at 10% usage their very finishing returns.
I run all 3 of my fans at 10% even at full load
Soldato
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Nope, I meant this one, where there's no change even when he stuffs the case full of ridiculous crap.
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The only time he "shut off all airflow" to the case was when he started to use the boxes, and it did have a significant effect: CPU 50C to 77C, GPU 82C to 86C.
The blower-style GPU is less dependent on case airflow, but as you can see from the video it throttled heavily during Furmark (the animation repeatedly pauses and unpauses). A reference GTX 980 Ti goes up to 83C. During gaming, it won't thermal throttle, becase the limit is 92C. However, since the boost clock is temperature-dependent, performance still won't be as good compared to an open-air card. If an mITX case requires the use of a blower card, then you will have sacrificed a lot of performance for your small form factor needs.
The blower-style GPU is less dependent on case airflow, but as you can see from the video it throttled heavily during Furmark (the animation repeatedly pauses and unpauses). A reference GTX 980 Ti goes up to 83C. During gaming, it won't thermal throttle, becase the limit is 92C. However, since the boost clock is temperature-dependent, performance still won't be as good compared to an open-air card. If an mITX case requires the use of a blower card, then you will have sacrificed a lot of performance for your small form factor needs.
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This guy used a different mITX case (one with more radiators mounts) to make a closed water loop with a GTX 780 Ti, a roughly equally hot card: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/28vjwl/build_complete_miniitx_cpu_gpu_custom_water_loop/ It takes a lot of work just to bypass the need for a blower-style cooler.
Ay? Are you expecting all new price points then ?
