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SLI Problem: GPU 2 is Way hotter

jsfitz54 said:
Independently, each card runs fine. OP has same brand different model mobo. I don't think it is mobo. I was thinking Nvidia drivers somehow. Or as you state, how the sensors are mis reporting the temp.
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Yea this is what iam unsure on, if my m8 has tested his with just one card, that i dont know as he is very stubborn. We thought drivers to, but after going through a ton of them this did not fix the issues. In his case the temps are reading correctly, and he has formatted a few times, so he thinks its the mobo. Time will tell.
 
Beertintedgoggles said:
Well s**t then, could def. be a load balancing problem with the drivers although I would suspect this would be much more widely seen by others.
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I'm now wondering if bottom card reads correct for system and top card is false report as you state it would be seen more widely by others.

I would like a definitive answer as to how the SLI reports with regards to all of our questions.

I don't think it is the TIM or lack of.

I just sent email request to EVGA with link to this post. Sent to sales department so it may take a few days for response.. Monday is Federal holiday in USA.
 
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I tried putting the PSU in right side up but I think it made it worse.
After 5 minutes of gaming

GPU 1: 57c
GPU 2: 96c
 
If you have tried both cards in top slot and temps are always higher for bottom card, to same degree, then I think TIM is not an issue.

96c, I would be concerned that the card would go, pop! That's a big difference in numbers.
 
Poochymama said:
What do you mean by this?
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This is what i mean. In my image, I am folding on GPU-0 which should be the top card.
In the image card 2 is the hotter card, or the one folding.

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Simple reversal of temps. I still think its your top card that is hot, not the bottom one. Or its just F@H reversing it, and Im as lost as the rest of you;)
 
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Dear Customer,

Thank you for contacting the EVGA Customer Service Team.
My name is Matthew Hurwitz and I will be answering your question today.

Answer:

Hello, Switch the cards, if the temps are roughly the same and follow the card they are accurate readings. No 2 cards will run at the same temperature due to a number of variables. Regards, EVGA

It looks like he didn't read the post. The temp does not follow the card, it follows the position of the card.

@ sneekypeet

Why this phenomenon with how SLI reports? (also, side note, sneekypeet's was the name of a nightclub... any relationship?)
 
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Sent second email to EVGA with link to here...waiting.
 
jsfitz54 said:
@ sneekypeet

Why this phenomenon with how SLI reports? (also, side note, sneekypeet's was the name of a nightclub... any relationship?)
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I cant say for sure, but with F@H it became really obvious. No relationship to the bar, unless they want to pay me royalties;)
 
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