MSI GTX 680 Lightning getting too hot!

[Nicklas0912]

Hello boys and girls.

Today I got my 3rd MSI GTX 680 Lightning.
The problem is, if I set the cards normale in 3 way SLI, Lane 1,2,3.
Will GPU 1 be 90c in load and GPU 2,3 62c.


But if I move GPU 2,3 from Lane 2,3 to 3,4 that means there is a space from GPU 1 and 2, so will GPU 2 be 90c max, and others 65c.

I really dont know what is going on?
Hope really some of you have a good idea to fix this!

Thx!

[Rsnubje]

Wait for the cards to get a waterblock, they made one recently for the 7970 Lightning, so I'm expecting they'll make one for this card too.

Problem with your cards is that they don't get enough air into the fans. Next to that, 90c is not very hot, or at least not hot enough to damage the card. do you have fans in your side panel? 1 or 2 fans on the side of these 3 cards will help in temperature for sure.

[Gunslinger]

You're seeing the massive draw back to this type of stock cooler. You can try to stick something between them to create a little more space, which will improve airflow. A small peice of foam or something is what I usually use.