GTX970 Sli

[TGReaper]

Any body rocking 970 sli?

Would like to know what model you have and GPU temps under load and idle if possible.

 

[ubersonic]

Will be when the delivery arrives, going to be water cooling mine though so temps won't be representative of air.

 

[TGReaper]

Cheers for your reply air is what im looking for. Love my 290 vapor x but it dumps so much heat into the case

 

[AssaTM]

Will be when the delivery arrives, going to be water cooling mine though so temps won't be representative of air.

What waterblocks are you using out of curiosity please?

 

[ALXAndy]

It'll be the same story as always. If you're going with more than one card you want blower coolers.

Feed them with air and they'll dump all the waste heat out the back.

 

[ubersonic]

What waterblocks are you using out of curiosity please?

EK GTX670 blocks, the reference 670/760/970 all use the same PCB layout.

 

[Flying_Hellfish]

Which cards have you ordered Uber?

 

[ubersonic]

Pair of standard Galax blowers.

The EK 670/760 blocks have been confirmed to fit the following for reference:

EVGA EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-1970)
EVGA EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SuperClocked 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-1972)
Galax Galax GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 (97NPH6DT6XTZ)
Inno3D Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 HerculeZ X2 4GB GDDR5 (N97V-1SDN-M5DSX)
Zotac Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 (ZT-90101-10P)

Other's may be compatible like the Palit blowers, but not confirmed yet.

 

[Flying_Hellfish]

Thanks. Wonder when we will see these (especially EVGA). Tempted by the ACX ones due soon but then might be waiting on blocks a while..

 

[Legojon]

Any body rocking 970 sli?

Would like to know what model you have and GPU temps under load and idle if possible.

EVGA 970 SC SLI... just gave them a workout...
Load: GPU1 50-60 degrees GPU2 70-80 degrees
Idle: GPU1 40 degrees GPU2 50 degrees (and falling (sorry just cooling down))

Room temp is 27 degrees (I have the heating on).

 

[thefogo]

I have my two reference Galax cards arriving tomorrow, so I'll let you know if I remember.

 

[Nick08]

Hoping to order a pair tonight. On air, which would you guys recommend? I was going to spend a bit more and get the MSI cards but would I be better with reference ones that blow air straight out? Or perhaps a combination of both types? I don't mind spending the extra.

 

[setter]

Best to go with reference blower cards in sli. With non ref types the hot air gets trapped between them leading to much higher temps on the top card. And as the heat is dumped into the case other components heat up more to.

 

[Geeman1979]

Hoping to order a pair tonight. On air, which would you guys recommend? I was going to spend a bit more and get the MSI cards but would I be better with reference ones that blow air straight out? Or perhaps a combination of both types? I don't mind spending the extra.

I wouldn't mix & match, just go with one or the other.

 

[Nick08]

Cheers guys - Palit or GALAX?!

 

[marsha11]

Ive got a pair of MSI comming tomorow. Never done SLI before. Is air cooling good enough?

 

[thefogo]

Cheers guys - Palit or GALAX?!

I think Galax will have better support/warranty.
Plus they have a high-flow bracket. That's why I went with theirs.

 

[Nick08]

Excellent, just ordered two GALAX cards. Was going to order a 295X2 and a new PSU last week. So glad I waited!

BTW, thanks for the help guys. This is without a doubt the most helpful and friendly forum I've ever used

 

[RanxZy]

Ive got a pair of MSI comming tomorow. Never done SLI before. Is air cooling good enough?

As long as you have decent enough cooling for your case it should be fine on these low power/heat cards. Let us know your temps if you can when you get them up and running.

 

[ukxenon]

my credit card has been crying past few month and looking at the 970 i think my credit card may have heart attack