Quote from: disq on May 25, 2011, 03:28:25 PM

Quote from: allinvain on May 25, 2011, 02:42:50 PM

hehehe..niiice..that is one ghetto rig

Overheating issues on the 5870? Try putting a fan on top of it. This way it will blow cold air right on the cooling fans.

I put the 5970's spare fan on top of the 5870, temp dropped to 84C almost immediately. Thanks!
I definitely need more fans on top of the 5970 now

Btw, the fourth card is a 5850 xtreme. Does at least as much as one core on the 5970, liking it very much.

Quote from: Basiley on May 25, 2011, 03:18:59 PM

using paper/carton-based [surrogate]cases is dangerous, guys.

It's a temp deal, also I'm keeping an eye on it. Should the PSU get hot, I'll put it on the floor (using its fan right now, till I get more fans)
I could also isolate the contact points if it's too much heat.

With the 5970 since it's an externally exhausting design I'd recommend putting the fans in front of the intake vents (or so they're called - they're at the end of the card)

Hmm, this got me thinking. You can also put a box fan or two and set them to blow across the whole area of the motherboard/gpus. I'm talking about those smaller 5 inch desk fans. They're pretty powerful and will provide ample CFMs for cooling pleasure

Hmm about paper catching fire, I dunno, I read somewhere that it takes quite a high temperature to ignite cardboard. Now if you happen to spill some flammable substance nearby Wink

..lol don't drink alcohol near the rigs Wink