Nvm. I wasn't paying attention when you mention the MOBO haha. Checking it out now
Anyway I think the extra Fan isn't neccessary is it? Where I'm at it's 25 C~33 C all year round I just turn my GPU fan to 100%. Or is that bad? I've never really done any Overclocking until now any advice would be good
My GPUs are running at 70 C average. The 5970 goes 90 C once on Windows (CPU@100% problem) so I switch to Linux and it's doing around 70~75 C. Too high?
I think the GPU's are meant to handle up to 80, but whem you overlock your video cards, you NEED to make sure you have proper cooling.
It already voided my warranty on the cards. Without the fan, I run about 70-75 Celcius. (Its hot where I live). With the fan, Im at 65 on one card and 57 on the other.
If I up the GPU fans to 100%, makes too much noise, I hate annoying noises (Specially this fan on my GPU, ZZZZZZZZ) can't sleep lolz..
Some folks like to run 100% fan and keep about 50 celcius, but its just preference.
If you want longer-life for your video card, dont overclock, let it go steady.
If you want to make the most bang for your buck, overlclock slighty, but becareful, I hit 1000Mhz overclocked and blew a circuit fuse at my house. (too many electronics plugged into 1 outlet split into 12 (duh!? stupid me)
MSI afterburner helps, gets tricky but each video card has its own performance pros and cons. You just need to mess with the settings and see what works out best for you.
