I think next game, I will just stick with the one GPU

saintdefender

saintdefender

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So many heat problems with my current system running 580 GTX SLI. In order to run them via SLI they need to be sitting on top of each other, I physicaly cannot put them in any more slots due to me having no more expansion brackets, now I am not sure if its the motherboard or the case (antec 1200) I wanna blame the motherboard, for having 2 PCIx1 slots infront of my first PCI x 16 slot, waste of space and that could have been used for me to sep my 2 GPU cards!!!

Right now running Rift my cards running at 93c and I bet my a** it will get hotter with fans on full 100%. OCUK and even forums have recommended I run water cool but the problem is, I don't want to do that I don't want to mess around with my system and componeants any more then I have to. Granted this is my first SLI set up, but I have easily learned my lesson now, and I think next time I will just stick with the one card or wait for a duel GPU card like the good old 9800GX2.

Yep, 94c... told you. I just dunno what to do, I'v tried to forget about it, out of mind out of sight sort of deal but its getting to much. Its getting to the point where I am thinking of selling one of my 580s because I just can't deal with the heat. My bottom GPU is running at a cool 61c whilest my top card is at 94c, I just dont think I can deal with these heat problems anymore, I just wanna chill and play my games but I can't knowing that I have my temps going through the roof. I ain't put any more fans in, I have tried mounting a side fan which did no help at all so took it out and I just have the fans that were included with the Antec 1200. I have even took off the part of the side pannel now hoping for extra cooling, and it helped a little but not my much and now my temps are at 95 c : (

I give up.

EDIT: And just for the record, they are stock.

Motherboard is X58A-UD7 Gigabyte
 
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Unless you're using three monitors at 2500x1600, do you really need more than one 580 anyway? Remove a card, sell said card and be done with it.
 
I didn't think resoultion mattered I thought even running at my current set up 1920x1080 with one monitor would get me all the speed I need to play games at ultra settings and also fraps my footage at a decent clip. (I like to post vids on youtube and maybe start to get into a bit of commentary)
 
You bought GTX580 SLI for 1080p? :eek:

You could sell a GTX580, and still call it overkill...

Unless you're playing at 2560x1600 minimum, there is no need for any high-end card SLI/Crossfire (6950/6970, GTX480/570/580, even the 6870 and GTX560 are questionable...).

I thought that purchasing a 6990 for 2560x1600 is a little overkill, but, blimey.... :D

If you really want to keep them, buy a cheaper mobo (UD7 is pretty unnecessary), sell your monitor, and with the combined plus extra, buy the new Hazro 27" monitor or the Dell U2711 - then they'll be worth it (well, more so). Also, as you say, find a mobo with better slot spacing.

Edit: See if you can find the X58 ASRock boards - they all have extra slot spacing (the Deluxe3 has 2 extra slots between GPUs - even better).
 
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Resolution matters. Resolution determines how many pixels you're pushing. But on one monitor at 1920x1080, two 580s is complete overkill and of no use except e-peen status. I don't think you'd suffer any noticeable performance decrease getting rid of a card. But wait for someone more knowledgable in graphics to come and give their two cents. I'm not great with graphics stuff.

LOL Marvin inB4.
 
So your telling me even if I use one, I won't see any drop in performance? Because if so, then yes I will do it! I just wanna relax and play games not have one eye on temps 24/7 :(

EDIT: Posted before I seen above posters comment.
 
Deluxe3 available for £150 - would be far better.

However, if you're happy at 1080p, just sell a card.
 
saintdefender said:
So your telling me even if I use one, I won't see any drop in performance? Because if so, then yes I will do it! I just wanna relax and play games not have one eye on temps 24/7 :(

EDIT: Posted before I seen above posters comment.
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Well, you will see a drop in FPS, but it'll still be playable (as in at least 50 fps playable in almost all cases).
 
2 x 580 is a bit overkill at that res, regarding mobo slot spacing, this is why i opted for the asus p6t deluxe v2, pcie slot spacing was a lot better than the equivalent gigabyte boards at the time.

p6t dlx, dual 470's and pcie xonar dx audio card.
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To help with temps ive added an antec spot cool fan behind the cards.
 
setter said:
This is why I opted for the Asus P6T Deluxe V2, PCI-E slot spacing was a lot better than the equivalent gigabyte boards at the time.
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Still is to be honest. Though the current Asus boards aren't saints either in this department.
 
Yep, i heard a few users saying that the p6x58 had closer slots than the first generation x58 boards from asus. With the setup im using, the cards idle at 31-30c, load in game, (bfbc2 i play mainly) at 66-64c, custom fan profile which keeps the noise pretty low, gpu's clocked at 750/1500/1674.
 
What settings are you running? That sounds like the most poorly optimised game in the history of history? 70FPS with GTX580 SLI at 1080p? Even Crysis at 1920x1200 is on par with GTX580 SLI...

It's not even like it looks that good - unlike Crysis and Metro...
 
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What about in other games? Like Dragon age 2 and Bulletstorm and TDU2 (All games I have been able to run at max settings 1080p smoothly, will this still be doable with these games with just one card?
 
saintdefender said:
What about in other games? Like Dragon age 2 and Bulletstorm and TDU2 (All games I have been able to run at max settings 1080p smoothly, will this still be doable with these games with just one card?
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Yep, I'd have thought so. Best bet is to try them out - you have both cards in your possession after all. Just disable SLI and give them a whirl.
 
Marvin said:
Yep, I'd have thought so. Best bet is to try them out - you have both cards in your possession after all. Just disable SLI and give them a whirl.
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Well there defo is a performance decrease, and if i could find a way that didn,t involve taking my cards apart to keep them cool i would obviously use them. However i am finding it not to bad and i can still run my games at max detail and enjoy them i have learned my lessom regarding sli though : )

EDIT: Due to me noticing quite a big dip in performance, doesn't exactly make 1080p 580 SLI overkill :/
 
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i run at 2560x1600 with everything maxed on 99% of the games out now on a single 570GTX and it runs easily at 100fps or more in some cases :)
 
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