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ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe with 2 EVGA GTX 580 SLI
Hi,
I am considering buying a 2nd EVGA GTX 580 to SLI. However, I don't know if they will be too close to have a good air flow or not. Plus, I don't use water cooling. I only use a 3rd party cooling fan for my CPU, everything else is stock. So I am afraid that the temperature will go up as soon as I add the 2nd card.
Here is my spec:
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
CPU: i7 2600k
Hard drive: 2TB WD Caviar Black.
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw 16GB DDR 1066
GPU: EVGA GTX 580 SC (in the first PCI-E slot), planning to have a 2nd one in 2nd slot.
Case: CoolerMaster HAF 932 Advance
Fan: Zalman 120mm for my CPU.
Should I add optional fans to cool down my GTX 580 in SLI mode? I notice that HAF 932 has a cover for VGA fan, is that the thing to add on the optional fan for graphic card? My single GTX 580 is about 36-42 Celsius on idle, I haven't really run it in full load though since I want to set up the SLI first. And I don't want to set up water cooling for my system (due to my budget of course).