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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??
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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.
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.
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?
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Posted September 19th, 2014 09:00
Hi there was just wondering how u removed the gpu door as I cant figure it out thanks

Milena M458
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Posted September 17th, 2013 09:00
Hello Reap3r!
Don’t worry you will not compromise any component by removing that cover.