WOW! OK, so now what should I do? I just purchased the EK block for my MSI 5970. My CPL chips are the same height. Do I do the double thermal pad? Do I return the EK block? Can't return the 5970 obviously. Where do we stand on getting a solution?

I wrote EK-Eddy about the even height chips (not about this cooling bug) and received this reply:

I have already explained and the other users also that this does not change anything.

What is really causing the problem is not determinated and what I have found for now is that the issue are some of the cards.

One user found tha card has a problem that the block cools to good. I'ts the user that first reported that problem.

We have allot of very happy users with card like you and with those two chips at the same height.

And like explained in updated manuals that can be found here:

http://81.90.180.2/ekwaterblocks/sho...1109835128.pdf

That you just use additional layer of 0,5mm thermal pad and the cooling will be 100% effective.

I would also like to express the fact that those chips does not need much cooling as you probably say the stock cooler does not even cool them.



So I am very confidend that the block you have will cool the block as effective as it could do if there were no step.



Happy New Year and best regards,



Eddy