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Thread: MSI HD 7970 Lightning water block

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    Xtreme Enthusiast Gunslinger's Avatar
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    Seriously just thinking of selling the working watercooled cards I have and just moving on to Titan.
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    Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?
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    Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
    You got two balls don't you?
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    Very strange. Is some part of your guys blocks touching any components and shorting them out? I've installed four EK blocks on four Lightning 7970's and they all worked great.
    GPU: 4-Way SLI GTX Titan's (1202 MHz Core / 3724 MHz Mem) with EK water blocks and back-plates
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    Just got one of my 7970 Lightnings back from RMA today. Going to install the waterblock on it tomorrow. Wish me luck :-/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Callsign_Vega View Post
    Very strange. Is some part of your guys blocks touching any components and shorting them out? I've installed four EK blocks on four Lightning 7970's and they all worked great.
    I've looked at the PCB closely and can not find anything even remotely close to looking like a short, but that has to be what is happening. Four deaths is all I'm willing to tolerate at this point. I've been trying to get the 4th card going now for almost 2 months...

    I asked a contact at MSI to see if possibley there is a small PCB change from the initial launch Lightnings and the newer GHZ editions, but have not heard anything final yet.
    Quote Originally Posted by chuchnit View Post
    Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?
    Quote Originally Posted by Movieman View Post
    Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
    You got two balls don't you?
    I rest my case!


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    Well I had success installing the waterblock on my RMA'd card. The only that sucks is I can't run my 2 cards any faster than 1125/1600 in crossfire. I was hoping for 1200/1700 :-/

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    Help!!

    Hi all after reading this i am now cacking it lol.I just brought an msi hd7970 lightning boost edition and on the 23rd was going to buy an ek water block and then found this thread and now the panic has set in i dont think i'm not capable its just if there is something wrong with the block,so i have two questions #1 is the lighning block the same as the lightning be and #2 would it be worth putting electrical tape round where the cooling isn't required may seem abit stupid but just thought if somthing is earthing out that might stop it.Thanks all

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    It sounds like its hit and miss with these things..... but i have never killed a video card until putting the EK 7970 Lightning waterblock on my card....

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