Re: Upgraded system advice needed.
2017/06/16 20:01:58
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I shouldn't worry, but I do anyway. Sent my 1080ftw2 back to base for a step up 1080ti SC Black. I already have the hybrid kit ready and waiting. I put the ssd on a pcie riser to give more breath to the ftw3 and temps are back down to normal. Slot spacing is way too tight between the first 2 slots. If I move the ssd into the m.2 slot I loose the 3rd pcie slot, but I can use the hybrid kit in slot 1, keep the ssd in slot 2 as the card won't block the hybrid fan and move the ftw3 to the bottom slot. Then use a set of flexible bridges for SLI when I occasionally game.
Temps still hit 60c or more with the cpu, clocked in at 4.125Ghz, with the gpu clocking in to the mid 60s with the aggressive fan profile (haven't overclocked yet - waiting on final system build).
Things will be perfect once I get my hands on the ftw3 hybrid kit.