xIronCrossx
02-20-2013, 01:20 PM
So I got 2 HD 7950s due to the promos (Never Settle + Reloaded), and I don't think air cooling is going to work considering the top card is getting about 1mm of space. So watercooling it is!
The problem is, one is a Gigabyte Windforce. The Twin Frozr III is the 7970 PCB (v277-020 for model) and that shouldn't be an issue. But I am not sure about the Gigabyte. It does have the 8 + 6 pin, and is rev 2.0. But there is no information on that anywhere. Does anyone know if 7970 blocks are compatible with this version? I'll probably take them both out later and just eyeball the bottom of them and maybe try and find a serial number on the PCB.
Anyways on to my next question, let's assume the Gigabyte is compatible with reference 7970 for this, which block is the best for price/performance? I kinda like the Koolance since it's only ~$95 and looks pretty nice. Are there any others that are better? (Please, no EK, not interested in them anymore)
Also, this will be on its own loop with a 240 rad.
The problem is, one is a Gigabyte Windforce. The Twin Frozr III is the 7970 PCB (v277-020 for model) and that shouldn't be an issue. But I am not sure about the Gigabyte. It does have the 8 + 6 pin, and is rev 2.0. But there is no information on that anywhere. Does anyone know if 7970 blocks are compatible with this version? I'll probably take them both out later and just eyeball the bottom of them and maybe try and find a serial number on the PCB.
Anyways on to my next question, let's assume the Gigabyte is compatible with reference 7970 for this, which block is the best for price/performance? I kinda like the Koolance since it's only ~$95 and looks pretty nice. Are there any others that are better? (Please, no EK, not interested in them anymore)
Also, this will be on its own loop with a 240 rad.