X99A Gaming 7 - SLI 980TI - Heat VS PCIE Speeds

Hi All
Finally installed my second MSI Gaming 6G 980TI yesterday and have some questions.
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Quote from: cmplieger on Yesterday at 23:27:37Doubt the drivers would make a difference on the temperature. If I were you I would give windows 10 no time, there is no rush.
Microsoft will release a first patch this m...

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