Dual GPU Build - 2x R9700
If you’re wondering, can NR200 fit 2xGPU? Yes, it can.
My hardware setup includes:
- Minisforum BD795i SE motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor and Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM chromax.black.swap fan.
- 2x ASUS Turbo Radeon AI Pro R9700 GPUs with 32GB VRAM (64GB total).
- ASUS ROG Loki SFX-L 1200W Titanium PSU
- M.2 to 10GbE AQC107 Ethernet adapter.
- TISHRIC PCIe 5.0 Gen5 x16 to Dual MCIO SFF-1016 adapter riser card with Bifurcation 128Gbps 8x/8x.
- 2x Crucial 32GB 5600MHz SODIMM DDR5 RAM (64GB total).
- Ubuntu 26.04, along with OpenClaw and LM Studio.
Both GPUs are running at full Gen5 8x speed. I added two Noctua NF-A9x14 PWM fans to a side vertical GPU and limited their power to 225W each. Under full load, and qwen3.6-27B system remains relatively quiet and cool, with the GPUs staying around 70°C at most. The only reason I use power limits is noise; at full blast, the noise level is uncomfortable. I found that at 225W, the fan noise level remains comfortable and performance loss is minimal.
With the new ASUS R9700 BIOS, the GPU fans sit at 12% and are almost silent while idle.
The build is not yet complete. I plan to upgrade the 10GbE to a single 25GbE port and possibly swap the motherboard for the ASUS ROG STRIX X870-| GAMING WIFI and R9950X3D CPU if I find a reliable AIO CPU cooler that can fit at the top of the case. In this scenario, I will connect two more eGPUs via USB4.