Quote from: Dalkore on February 12, 2013, 05:32:09 AM

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Quote from: Inaba on February 11, 2013, 02:37:38 AM

That entire heatsink on each card is saturated at 50C! Holy hell on a crutch!

Are those IR pics accurate? That seems excessive... if it actually is 40 - 50C, what's going to happen to them in hot weather?

Maybe Jeff can heat up a room to 85F or so and let it run to see what happens.

Why would he want to do that? I think we can guess what happens. Either they slow down or it hits a temp cutoff that shuts down mining. FYI, high temperatures will have adverse effects on mining operations. What happens to BFL singles when they get too hot, they down-clock until they are within the optimal temperature range.

I don't know if you noticed, but many parts of the world get to be 85F or more during the summer months. Personally, I would want to know if my expensive mining hardware was going to shutdown when the temp rose as it would dictate how much power I had to consume to cool the thing with an AC unit. Maybe you don't care, but I sure as hell would.

In many places where I have lived it is 85F when the air conditioner is running.

Guess what, those places might not be suitable for bitcoin mining. Power cost and climate are things to take into consideration.

Yeah, you are probably right... so it's wise to investigate whether or not the hardware you are buying will fail miserably in the climate you live in, don't you think?