MSI HD 7970 Lightning water block

$50 shipping for two of them. :(
Guess I'll wait until they're available locally.

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Originally Posted by jomama22

I put my order for three in as well. So tiborrr...gonna help move us to the front of the shipping line? ;) lol

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Sure, write me your order numbers on PM :yepp:

Dang, I got 5 PM's in just couple of hours :D The order numbers have been forwarded to our end-user shipping.

Anyways, here are the pics:

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/media/catal...-1.jpg_800.jpg

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/media/catal...-2.jpg_800.jpg

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/media/catal...-3.jpg_800.jpg

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/media/catal...-4.jpg_800.jpg

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/media/catal.../file_49_5.jpg

Look's sweet. I think this may be your best block yet.

Very sharp looking block. I am loving it!

I've just ordered mine.

:D

Hi,

Just been reading the instructions of the EK 7970 block.
This will be my first EK block installation.

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EKWB recommends using small drops of electrically non-conductive (for example: GELID GC-Extreme™ or Arctic Cooling MX-2 ™/ MX-4 ™) thermal grease on each phase regulator (that is being covered with thermal pad) in order to even further improve the thermal performance of the EK-FC7970 LTG series water block.

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The above part from the manual.

Q1: Is this necessary / recommended ?
Q2: Has it been proven to help temps?
Q3: When it says small drops on each phase regulator. Is that on the phase regulator itself before the pad is placed or on the top of the pad that meets the block? or to place grease on both sides of the thermal pad?
Q4: Might sound noobie... but what parts are the phase regulators ?

thanks

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Originally Posted by MonsterDK

Hi,

Just been reading the instructions of the EK 7970 block.
This will be my first EK block installation.



The above part from the manual.

Q1: Is this necessary / recommended ?
Q2: Has it been proven to help temps?
Q3: When it says small drops on each phase regulator. Is that on the phase regulator itself before the pad is placed or on the top of the pad that meets the block? or to place grease on both sides of the thermal pad?
Q4: Might sound noobie... but what parts are the phase regulators ?

thanks

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They are talking about placing tim on the mosfets (the flat metal squares/rectangles that are about 3mm off the PCB next to the chokes)

It is recommend to help adhere the thermal pad and create a bit better of contact. Is it necessary? No but it can't hurt.

Does anyone else feel the circles are better representative on this block because of the sheer size and amount of different cuts/heights? I actually like it, helps break it up visually. If it were the old style, it would look quite plain with just a slab of acetel covering it all.

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Originally Posted by jomama22

Does anyone else feel the circles are better representative on this block because of the sheer size and amount of different cuts/heights? I actually like it, helps break it up visually. If it were the old style, it would look quite plain with just a slab of acetel covering it all.

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I know exactly what I will be doing with my waterblocks the second I get them :yepp:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...bastard/c4.jpg

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Originally Posted by l88bastard

I know exactly what I will be doing with my waterblocks the second I get them :yepp:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...bastard/c4.jpg

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This post is so full of win that I feel just like that girl on the right, and you the boy on the left. Must be why I could only connect three

Believe it or not but we have a green light on stock status! :D

Is that before or after all of our pre-orders? lol

After :)

Light is yellow now lol...looks like business will be good for you with these lightnings :clap:

Got my 7970 Lightening block today. Looks very good indeed :)

Looking forward to getting it installed

tiborrr, will you be making these blocks avail in retail shops or just at the EK store?

They should start popping at our resellers in about a week at latest.

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Originally Posted by MonsterDK

Got my 7970 Lightening block today. Looks very good indeed :)

Looking forward to getting it installed

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Mine is still in transit, but its a holiday here:(

Shipped in the 2nd

I can't believe how fast the shipping was....they weren't kidding when they said 3 days, but what really surprises me is that counted the weeked. Shipped on Friday and I have em in hand on Monday!!!! Very, Very nice!!

I just got all four installed.....they look AWESOME!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ard/blocks.jpg

Monstruous! What you can say about the temperatures? I can see that you're probably using the card on serial configuration, toghether with the cpu and the ram...

Temps are zero degrees...my entire build is on hold cause frozengpu forgot to include G1/4 plugs in my order and I don't have any spares layin around :(

Im running one loop on a monster 9x120mm res with 18 fans in a push pull config. It blows alot of air and is dead silent:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...stard/rig5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...stard/rig3.jpg

Mine came in today as well but havnt been able to even open the package as I'm still at work. You have no idea how anxious I am.lol

@l88bastard: Wroom wroom! :D

@l88bastard: is that a completely sanded MM cube?