If I go SLI will my top card suffocate?

[SimpleMan67]

I don't have a lot of room between my two PCIE slots (see mobo). If I add a second GTX 580, will I be cutting off the air supply to the top card?

My 580 is already hitting 80C at full load and I don't really want to use the Corsair mesh side panel for my case because there's not dust filter.

ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z
i7-2600K (Noctua NH-U12P SE2)
EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 580 1536MB
Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (4x4GB) CML16GX3M4A1600C9
Intel SSD 320 Series 160GB
Corsair AX1200
Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB
Corsair 650D
Windows 7 64-bit

 

[ShadowVVL]

yeah those are a bit close together, not sure how much space they need but it looks too close IMO.


did you turn you fan up on the 580?

is it oced?

 

[SimpleMan67]

yeah those are a bit close together, not sure how much space they need but it looks too close IMO.


did you turn you fan up on the 580?

is it oced?

Haven't done any overclocking. I might OC my CPU to 4GHz but I'm not going to touch my GPU.

I haven't touched the fan speed. I'd like to keep it a little cooler at full load.

 

[ShadowVVL]

download evga precision or msi afterburn and turn the fan up to about 65 or 70 and it will run cooler.

 

[SimpleMan67]

download evga precision or msi afterburn and turn the fan up to about 65 or 70 and it will run cooler.

Will do. Thanks.