09-12-2013 12:33 AM - last edited on 03-06-2024 07:44 PM by ROGBot
09-12-2013 04:28 AM
09-12-2013 04:44 AM
HiVizMan wrote:
You can and it will not be a problem. The temp is not an issue on the small chip at all.
Enjoy your system.
09-12-2013 05:03 AM
09-12-2013 06:07 AM
HiVizMan wrote:
The plex chip (that is what I think you are talking about) is there to provide additional PCIe switching. The chip can run for hours at over 100'c
09-12-2013 06:19 AM
09-12-2013 06:34 AM
Chino wrote:
The first and third PCIe lanes on your motherboard are the native lanes which means that these are the ones that go directly to your CPU bypassing the PLX chip. If you put your GPU in any another PCIe lane, you will have to go through the PLX chip. Normally, you shoul be using the native lanes. You shouldn't need to use the PLX chip until you're using a 3 way SLI/Crossfire configuration.
On a sidenote, the thermal shutdown for the PLX chip occurs when you hit 110C. So, as you can see, you still have a lot of headroom before that happens. 😉