NZXT Phantom 410 Crossfire

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Apologies if this is in the wrong thread, wasn't sure where it would go!

The specs of my rig are in my sig and it's all inside this case.

I have had a look at crossfiring and was wondering if having two of these cards in my case would be too much in regards to temps? I'm using a closed loop cooler on the CPU and have 2 intake fans on the front with a 3rd on the way for the bottom of the case, 2 exhausts on the top, and 2 on my CPU radiator in a push/pull setup. When I've been playing games, the temps for the GPU on its own is sitting around mid 50's playing Metro Last Light, BF4, Titanfall etc. CPU is mid 40's under gaming load. The PSU is flipped so the fan is on the bottom.

Would a second 280X raise the temps too much?

If it would be too much, may use it as an excuse to upgrade my case. :rolleyes:
 
I would advice putting an exhaust fan on the side panel, as those cards dump heat back in to the case unlike blower type coolers.
 
Danny75 said:
Regardless of colour, is it this type of Phantom 410?


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1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.95




If so, the ideal mounting of fans for CrossFire imo, would be on the interior pivot fan mount, and the side panel. It's actually a good case for multi-GPU air cooling.
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That's the case. I've had a look and it would be a pretty close fit if I do add one onto the side and on the pivot.
 
I've briefly had 2x 290xs in crossfire in the case and they do get pretty hot! But that's the case in any... Case. I had fans on all mounting points bar the internal pivot one. They also had a 10C reduction in temps by having the side fan as an intake rather than as an exhaust having cold air blown over them
 
Going to go for it at some point in the next few months then if 2 290X's were doable.

Cheers for the input guys! :D

Another wee question; what difference does having a push/pull setup on a CPU radiator as opposed to it just exhausting over the radiator?
 
Superpatsy said:
GPU is less than a month. 60Hz monitor. I can max out current games and normally get around 60FPS with some drops. I'll be looking to upgrade my monitor relatively soon.
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If you can max out all games there is no point in adding an extra card as you will not see any difference because your monitor is only 60Hz
 
William-Mathew said:
If you can max out all games there is no point in adding an extra card as you will not see any difference because your monitor is only 60Hz
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I could have worded that a bit better. The most recent game in terms of release I have been playing is probably Titanfall and that runs perfectly. I have been playing BF4 and Metro: Last Light but I have had to turn down some of the AA to get it to run at 60FPS. Want to get Watchdogs when/if it ever gets fixed and all of the newest releases to be running completely maxed. I'll be upgrading my monitor as well at some point, hopefully by the end of the year.
 
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Make sure you check the card size first - assuming if you have a 280x already and that fits, you won't have a problem, but if you decide to go for 2 290x double check it.

I got a 7990 and found that it doesn't fit the case without taking out the mid HDD cage.
Good for cooling since it removes blockage between the fan and the GPU, but not so good for the HDDs I had ;)

Temps aren't an issue with mine (seem to be inline with what a 7990 usually runs at), so you should be fine in that regard. As others have said, you can set a side mount fan that more or less sits right on the GPUs to pull or push air (as appropriate for the card)
 
I already have a 280X in the case so it should fit. I will be going for 290's at some point but I will have a new case by then anyway. It'll be a bloody close fit for the side fan though.
 
Superpatsy said:
So it does!

May need to order one of them then! :D
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That model is 4-pin PWM so have a think about how you will run it. If there's no access to a PWM header on the motherboard, it will run at full 12v and might be a little noisy. You probably knew already but for justin.

Other colours and a low noise adapter:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Raijintek Aelous Alpha 140mm - Black / White £7.99
1 x Raijintek Aelous Alpha 140mm - Black / Black £7.99
1 x Noctua NA-SRC7 4-Pin PWM Low-Noise Adaptors, 3 pack £4.99
Total : £26.95 (includes shipping : £4.98).

 
Danny75 said:
That model is 4-pin PWM so have a think about how you will run it. If there's no access to a PWM header on the motherboard, it will run at full 12v and might be a little noisy. You probably knew already but for justin.

Other colours and a low noise adapter:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Raijintek Aelous Alpha 140mm - Black / White £7.99
1 x Raijintek Aelous Alpha 140mm - Black / Black £7.99
1 x Noctua NA-SRC7 4-Pin PWM Low-Noise Adaptors, 3 pack £4.99
Total : £26.95 (includes shipping : £4.98).

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My MB has loads of unused pin headers so that's not a problem. Noise won't be a problem because I use noise cancelling headphones anyway! Thanks!
 
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