Evga gtx 260 sli...

[Tázï]

I have 2 gtx 260 sc cards,why does 1 card run hotter than the other?

[thideras]

My guess is the top one runs hotter, correct? If so, it is because it is pulling air over the back of the other card and gets heated up first.

[Tázï]

The top card is hotter,idles at 54,the bottom idles at 45.Now when i play cod4 for 2 hours,the top card is high 60's and the bottom card is at 50.Now i dont have anything overclocked at all yet,still new to ocing,any suggestions.

[Andy Fires']

i just upgraded from a (i believe) 9280 ATI 128mp card to a GeForce 6200 256mb card. now im getting your card doesnt support GL_EXT_complied_vertex_arrray, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_tecture_compression. can someone explain in "lamens" terms how i ficx this? i remember on my ATI it was a simple configuration error on my part with the card settings, but i cant figure it out on this nVidia.

[thideras]

i just upgraded from a (i believe) 9280 ATI 128mp card to a GeForce 6200 256mb card. now im getting your card doesnt support GL_EXT_complied_vertex_arrray, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_tecture_compression. can someone explain in "lamens" terms how i ficx this? i remember on my ATI it was a simple configuration error on my part with the card settings, but i cant figure it out on this nVidia.Please create a new thread since your issue has nothing to do with the thread. You will get much more answer that way ;)

[Goshawk]

The top card is hotter,idles at 54,the bottom idles at 45.Now when i play cod4 for 2 hours,the top card is high 60's and the bottom card is at 50.Now i dont have anything overclocked at all yet,still new to ocing,any suggestions.


I'd imagine the top card runs hotter because of the smaller space in which it draws it's air ( small pocket in between the back of the bottom card and the air inlet port on the top card ) and the temp of that air going in.

From what i've seen of the GTX 260s and the GTX 280s, the backside of those cards get quite hot.


~ Gos

[outhouse]

both cards do not share or have a equal work load. the top card is doing more work in SLI they always do :)

quite normal

[Badbonji]

Heat rises, and the main card will do most of the work like outhouse says, the second only comes under high load occassionally.

[AsusLover]

You could just raise the fan speed on the top one alittle higher to equal it out some if you're really worried about the temps