Watching the RTX 3000 announcement from Nvidia I'm very keen to get a 3070, or possibly 3080, for bootcamp usage on my 7,1 after seeing the amazing performance to price ratio.
But as flagged by some others on this forum, and power requirements aside, the fan array on the reference cards looks designed to play well with standard PC gaming cases but not Mac Pros.
What concerns me about the RTX 3000 series is the beefy power draw and therefore generating a LOT of heat. In a config like mine (see below), I'm concerned the hot air blown downward near the front of the case right on top of my the MPX module won't allow enough room for optimal heat dissipation. That's the "danger zone" I see with these cards. I'm worried it could lead to a big revving up of the fans during demanding tasks.
What do people think? Will the Mac Pro 7,1's case airflow be enough to handle RTX 3000 front fans without problems?
![Mac Pro RTX 3000 Airflow.jpg]( "Mac Pro RTX 3000 Airflow.jpg")
But as flagged by some others on this forum, and power requirements aside, the fan array on the reference cards looks designed to play well with standard PC gaming cases but not Mac Pros.
- The half of the card with a fairly traditional blower design looks fine. Suck in from inside the case, blow out the back. The 7,1's case fans compliment this well enough.
- What they do NOT complement well is the half of the card that blows heat down nearer the front. This is designed to blow heat "upward" in a PC case to the back top section where there are usually 1 or 2 rear case fans. Owners of 5,1 and 7,1 MPs know due to the motherboard placement on our systems GPU's are "upside down" compared to regular PC placement.
What concerns me about the RTX 3000 series is the beefy power draw and therefore generating a LOT of heat. In a config like mine (see below), I'm concerned the hot air blown downward near the front of the case right on top of my the MPX module won't allow enough room for optimal heat dissipation. That's the "danger zone" I see with these cards. I'm worried it could lead to a big revving up of the fans during demanding tasks.
What do people think? Will the Mac Pro 7,1's case airflow be enough to handle RTX 3000 front fans without problems?
