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GPU door on aurora r3
Hi there, I just upgraded my gpu, however the door that closes over the video card would not close due to the size of the new card so I removed it. Could this compromise the heat management or something if its gone??
thanks
DELL-Milena M
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September 17th, 2013 09:00
Hello Reap3r!
Don’t worry you will not compromise any component by removing that cover.
DaDAWG1
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September 18th, 2013 07:00
What card did you put in? The door acts as a wind tunnel to move the air by the card.
REAP3R
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September 18th, 2013 16:00
Msi gtx 760 twin frozr gaming.
Temps haven't seemed to spike without it..so I guess it isn't a crucial piece of the case's overall heat management.
DaDAWG1
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September 19th, 2013 02:00
I was just curious. My 770 ACX fit in with not problems. Have you noticed your case temps being higher with the fans blowing into the case? Mine went up a bit about 2-3c. Temps on the card under load are about 70c.
REAP3R
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September 19th, 2013 05:00
what manufacturer is your 770? I'll check, gpu temp was fine, 69 degrees under load. I've heard of others not having any issue with the non-reference cooling.
DaDAWG1
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September 19th, 2013 11:00
EVGA, got it back in July. Just saw you have the 4gb, nice to have the extra ram. Mine is only 2gb. I wonder if your is slightly taller because of the extra memory.......
REAP3R
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September 20th, 2013 11:00
I wondered that also, most reviews have my card taking an 8 pin & 6pin connector (my version takes 2x8s) so there are diferences between the 2gb and 4gb. I ran BF3 last night on ultra for several hours and the case temp never went above 30 degrees C. The GPU again never went above 69 degrees C. I also had it overclocked using the MSI gaming app (OC mode) which bumped it up to just shy of 1200mhz and memory 3000. So it seems the Aurora case is better at managing the heat (from this card at least) than I had originally thought. I would imagine yours being similar since I've read good things about the EVGA cooling.
DaDAWG1
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September 20th, 2013 13:00
Those are nice temps and being able to easily overclock is nice. I put an additional Corsair 120mm on the inside of the radiator for a push/pull config, brought my CPU temps down and also dropped the case temps a bit, but not much. My case temps are around 27-28 but the room temp varied during the summer. I am still waiting for DELL to allow us control over the CPU fan. That alone would move more air through the case.
Little over a month till BF4 is out so I will see how the card does with more demanding graphics.
REAP3R
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September 20th, 2013 19:00
Another quick update. I was playing with MSI afterburner a bit more and got the card running stable at 1280 mhz, memory 3800. Under load for an hour the case hit 31 degrees and the gpu was stable at 78 degrees! I've checked around and it seems that's an OK temp for gaming - anyone other thoughts?
jakearmstrong92
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September 19th, 2014 09:00
Hi there was just wondering how u removed the gpu door as I cant figure it out thanks
REAP3R
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September 21st, 2014 07:00
I has just 2 round tabs holding it in place at the door hinge, top and bottom, I was able to gently (but with some force) pop the tabs out. good luck.