Z170 Extreme 4: DP1.2 and TB at the same time?

Concern or no concern, if I ever spring for a separate GPU, I want it passively cooled, or no deal. It's just how I'm wired. :)


Edited by EvilDragon - 02 Feb 2017 at 2:33am

EvilDragon wrote: Concern or no concern, if I ever spring for a separate GPU, I want it passively cooled, or no deal. It's just how I'm wired. :)

Active or passively cooled, a GPU will still create heat that must be removed. The heat from a passively cooled GPU will remain inside the PC case unless there are fans pushing or pulling it out of the case.

My EVGA GTX 960 remained in fan less mode (both fans off) while driving three monitors, including one 4K monitor. That is not while gaming of course.

But I was not happy to find the 960 at ~45C in this configuration, with an M.2 SSD in close proximity. Even with three 140mm fans pushing air into the case, and over the video card.

So I installed EVGA's PrecisionX 16, and turned the 960's fans on. At ~1,000 RPM they are barely audible, and the 960 is at 30C now. While that PC is not silent, it is quiet, and I do appreciate and understand what quiet really is.