Cooling Tri-SLI

04-05-10, 11:38 PM

I just added a third 285 today and boy does it get hot.

Anyone know of a good deep fan I can use as my intake fan to get a little bit more air to the cards?

Muppet · 04-06-10, 05:14 AM

One of the Scyth Ultra Kaze will do it nicely. I'm using 2 of the 3000 rpm versions on my CPU heatsink and a good fan controller. They pump some serious air, even at low fan speeds.

**lduguay** · 04-06-10, 07:17 AM

I use to have serious heat issues in TRI-SLI with my 285 FTW. I switch my case (Antec P182) to a Antec Twelve hundred, and i was amazed by the results. The temps went down by 20-25C. Although not a Lian Li or a TJ10, the twelve hundred is good at cooling.

LabShark · 04-06-10, 12:42 PM

I had trouble keeping my 3x 280s cool - even in my Lian Li. I finally went with Quad 295s and spread my 280s out in backup machines. But in lieu of that - any kind of air moving is helpful.

Revs · 04-06-10, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Muppet

One of the Scyth Ultra Kaze will do it nicely. I'm using 2 of the 3000 rpm versions on my CPU heatsink and a good fan controller. They pump some serious air, even at low fan speeds.

Recently got a few Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1450rpm fans myself and they're superb. Very good with static resistance, really quiet and well balanced. Scythe is good stuff

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04-06-10, 01:33 PM

Thanks Everyone

I need to look up the specs on those fans' you suggested. I have everything in a LIAN LI PC-7B plus II, and I scythe s-flex g's as my front intake and on my lian li drive cage (ex-34?).

onmikesline · 04-06-10, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Roliath

Thanks Everyone

I need to look up the specs on those fans' you suggested. I have everything in a LIAN LI PC-7B plus II, and I scythe s-flex g's as my front intake and on my lian li drive cage (ex-34?).

omg, i bet the room that has your pc is really hot?

04-06-10, 06:24 PM

Okay I love your avatar.

I came home for lunch, I turned on the PC and went to my afternoon client which is like 5 minutes from my house. I came back 3 hours later, and **** the room was HOTHOTHOTHOTHOT. I checked temps and they were fine, i7 idling at high 40's (normal for me) and gpu's all at 51/48/40. Keep in mind there was no ceiling fan or a/c on in my house for the time. Around load they are 94/88/72.

I have a dell 840 sitting right next to my gaming computer that runs 24/7, but it doesn't get hot and is pretty silent (i swapped out the stock fans).

I need to order a new intake fan tonight, and possibly a side intake fan and mount to my side panel.

ninja edit: I only turn on my gaming pc a few times during the week, I work soley off my mbp, and vm's from my server. so its not like its running for 9 hrs a day, at the most it will see a total of maybe 15~20 hrs of uptime throughout the week.

04-05-10, 11:38 PM	#1
Roliath Guest Posts: n/a	Cooling Tri-SLI I just added a third 285 today and boy does it get hot. Anyone know of a good deep fan I can use as my intake fan to get a little bit more air to the cards?

04-06-10, 05:14 AM	#2
Muppet Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 3,107	Re: Cooling Tri-SLI One of the Scyth Ultra Kaze will do it nicely. I'm using 2 of the 3000 rpm versions on my CPU heatsink and a good fan controller. They pump some serious air, even at low fan speeds.

04-06-10, 07:17 AM	#3
lduguay Un-Ripped Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Montreal, Canaduh! Posts: 1,968	Re: Cooling Tri-SLI I use to have serious heat issues in TRI-SLI with my 285 FTW. I switch my case (Antec P182) to a Antec Twelve hundred, and i was amazed by the results. The temps went down by 20-25C. Although not a Lian Li or a TJ10, the twelve hundred is good at cooling. __________________ Evga X58\|I7 965 3.8GHz\|Ultra 120 Extreme\|Evga GTX 480 SC\|2 x Intel X25-M 80GB RAID 0\|Intel 520 - 240 GB\|WD Black Caviar 1TB\|6GB Corsair XMS3 1600C8 \|Corsair 1000W PSU\|Antec Twelve-Hundred\|DELL U3011\|Logitech G500\|Logitech G19

04-06-10, 12:42 PM	#4
LabShark Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 277	Re: Cooling Tri-SLI I had trouble keeping my 3x 280s cool - even in my Lian Li. I finally went with Quad 295s and spread my 280s out in backup machines. But in lieu of that - any kind of air moving is helpful. __________________ EVGA X58 Intel i7 965 Quad GTX 295 1200W Thermaltake PS 6GB G. Skill RAM X-Fi Fatality Intel X25-M SSD 300GB Raptor 640GB WD Cavair 16MB LG BluRayDisc LG SuperDisc Lian Li PC80 Armorsuit W7 64 bit

04-06-10, 01:33 PM	#6
Roliath Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cooling Tri-SLI Thanks Everyone I need to look up the specs on those fans' you suggested. I have everything in a LIAN LI PC-7B plus II, and I scythe s-flex g's as my front intake and on my lian li drive cage (ex-34?).

04-06-10, 06:24 PM	#8
Roliath Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cooling Tri-SLI Okay I love your avatar. I came home for lunch, I turned on the PC and went to my afternoon client which is like 5 minutes from my house. I came back 3 hours later, and **** the room was HOTHOTHOTHOTHOT. I checked temps and they were fine, i7 idling at high 40's (normal for me) and gpu's all at 51/48/40. Keep in mind there was no ceiling fan or a/c on in my house for the time. Around load they are 94/88/72. I have a dell 840 sitting right next to my gaming computer that runs 24/7, but it doesn't get hot and is pretty silent (i swapped out the stock fans). I need to order a new intake fan tonight, and possibly a side intake fan and mount to my side panel. ninja edit: I only turn on my gaming pc a few times during the week, I work soley off my mbp, and vm's from my server. so its not like its running for 9 hrs a day, at the most it will see a total of maybe 15~20 hrs of uptime throughout the week.