(04-04-2014, 08:38 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: I've had an XFX DD cooler, and can say it ran a little hotter than I'd like (80°C under load, which XFX said was safe, and other people said was too hot), but the card had a huge factory OC, and the fans weren't running at high speed. This is, of course, after I moved it out of a PC case which recirculated GPU exhaust and into an airy case. If you do decide to put it into a case with the thermal properties of a pizza oven, then it might shoot up to 99°, then drop to idle clocks and cry as it sits there wondering why you're being so cruel to it.
Is there another gpu you'd more quickly recommend? How would I safely know my heat limits?