Concern about airflowPost Date: 2014-04-09 |
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Wigriff
Newbie Joined: 06 Apr 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11 |
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Topic: Concern about airflow Posted: 09 Apr 2014 at 6:28pm |
This is sort of a follow-up question for anyone who saw my last post.
So, I got the Vanquish II L4, and I bought a Creative Sound Blaster Z to put in it. I didn't notice until now, but because of the micro-ATX motherboard, it looks like -- from the pictures -- that the only place to install the Creative Sound Blaster Z will be directly underneath the GTX770. Is... that going to overheat my GPU? Thanks. |
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Wigriff
Newbie Joined: 06 Apr 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11 |
Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 2014 at 7:48pm |
Never mind. I can just get a PCIe X1 riser extension and mount the card lower down. *facepalm*
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fstcvc
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Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 2014 at 10:55pm |
Shouldn't affect the 770 at all as the audio card won't generate that much heat. if you get an ACX dual fan 770, that will kick a bunch of heat down onto your audio card - then you'd want to move it out of the way a little...
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Wigriff
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Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2014 at 6:55am |
I already ordered a PCIe X1 riser cable so I wouldn't take any chances. It's 6", so I'll just put my soundcard 2 slots lower than the GTX770 and call it a day. It doesn't look like the Creative Sound Blaster Z is designed to take much heat. |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2014 at 7:41am |
Riser card is a great idea.
For a reference single fan 770 it wouldn't be needed but for ACX dual fan cards, like fstcvc said, it'll be better for both cards. Good luck. |
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