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I have a MacPro5,1 with a Titan X from MacVidCards that I believe is heating my other PCIe cards to temperatures above their maximum operating temperatures.
My computer is a 2 x 2.93 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon MacPro5,1.
This is actually my second 10 GbE NIC. Before the SmallTree NIC, I had an ATTO NT12 FastFrame. Without any knowledge of how hot the Titan X was getting, I was frustrated that the ATTO NIC kept disconnecting from my server. Thinking that the ATTO card was merely defective, I went to replace it with the SmallTree NIC. When I pulled the ATTO NIC out, I noticed that the ATTO NIC looked burnt. I didn’t think anything of it, because the SmallTree NIC was working well for a few days. Then, I started to notice similar disconnections to my server from the SmallTree NIC, just as the ATTO card had been disconnecting.
The heat from the Titan X also explains why I’d occasionally seen bizarre purple lines on my image image coming out of the DeckLink.
My hunch is that the Titan X has been consistently bringing the temperatures of the NIC, whether ATTO or SmallTree, and the DeckLink, above their intended maximum operating temperatures.
How can I keep all four PCIe cards in place and cool the Titan X down? I don’t have any slots available, so an extra fan for the Titan X that would take up a PCIe slot won’t do.
I saw that there’s a kit from EVGA to take off the shroud and add in water cooling, but given that this is a MacPro, I don’t know where I’d fit the radiator: http://www.evga.com/articles/00935/EVGA ... -X-HYBRID/
I suppose I could try to fit it on the side panel if I were make a custom side panel like this guy:
Please help!
My computer is a 2 x 2.93 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon MacPro5,1.
- The bottom slot has the MacVidCards Titan X, which according to NVIDIA’s site, has a maximum operating temperature of 195°F: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop ... ifications
- Second from the bottom is a Blackmagic DeckLink Mini Monitor, which has a maximum operating temperature of 104°F: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/produc ... s/W-DLK-05
- Third from the bottom is a 10 GbE NIC, which has a maximum operating temperature of 131ºF: https://www.small-tree.com/products/253 ... -10gbase-t
- The top slot is an Mercury Accelsior E2 PCI Express SSD that I’m using as my boot drive, and has a maximum operating temperature of 158ºF: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/PCI ... Tech_Specs
This is actually my second 10 GbE NIC. Before the SmallTree NIC, I had an ATTO NT12 FastFrame. Without any knowledge of how hot the Titan X was getting, I was frustrated that the ATTO NIC kept disconnecting from my server. Thinking that the ATTO card was merely defective, I went to replace it with the SmallTree NIC. When I pulled the ATTO NIC out, I noticed that the ATTO NIC looked burnt. I didn’t think anything of it, because the SmallTree NIC was working well for a few days. Then, I started to notice similar disconnections to my server from the SmallTree NIC, just as the ATTO card had been disconnecting.
The heat from the Titan X also explains why I’d occasionally seen bizarre purple lines on my image image coming out of the DeckLink.
My hunch is that the Titan X has been consistently bringing the temperatures of the NIC, whether ATTO or SmallTree, and the DeckLink, above their intended maximum operating temperatures.
How can I keep all four PCIe cards in place and cool the Titan X down? I don’t have any slots available, so an extra fan for the Titan X that would take up a PCIe slot won’t do.
I saw that there’s a kit from EVGA to take off the shroud and add in water cooling, but given that this is a MacPro, I don’t know where I’d fit the radiator: http://www.evga.com/articles/00935/EVGA ... -X-HYBRID/
I suppose I could try to fit it on the side panel if I were make a custom side panel like this guy:
Please help!
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