Has to be said that is a really nice block, the most polished one by far.
Cant find any pricing on here in the UK though
Has to be said that is a really nice block, the most polished one by far.
Cant find any pricing on here in the UK though
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Dunno I bought my 6990s the second they were available. Just purchased two Epsilons, so its going to be interesting.
o.O I hope Gabe doesn't mind me asking but did you have to get permission from AMD to use their logo on your block?
Yes you do, as with any trademarked logo on a commercial product.
A question about the chrome plating....does that come in contact with the water in the block???.....just wondering because wouldn't there be a possibility of it flakying off
Just asking because I'm considering getting 2 x of the 6990 blocks after reading about the nickel plating fiascoe happening here http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=270567
Originally Posted by lowdog
A question about the chrome plating....does that come in contact with the water in the block???.....just wondering because wouldn't there be a possibility of it flakying off
Just asking because I'm considering getting 2 x of the 6990 blocks after reading about the nickel plating fiascoe happening here http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=270567
Yes the entire copper base is plated, and thus is in contact with the coolant.
Our bases are not nickel plated, they are chrome plated. It's a bit more expensive, but it looks much whiter than nickel that has yelowish reflects.
Knock on wood, we haven't had any complaints about our plating coming off to this date. All I can say in general is that pre-treatment (cleaning/etching) is considered absolutely critical for a durable plating and preventing peel-off etc..
For reference, our plating consists in 3 "coats":
1/ Copper: thickness: 0.004mm
2/ Nickel: thickness: 0.005mm
3/ Chrome: thickness: 0.05mm
CEO Swiftech
I didn't know it was chrome!
Sounds fantastic, and should look great, too!
Nice, must be pretty durable, then.
Thanks for the info, Gabe!
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Chrome pltg: It's always been that wayI didn't know it was chrome!
Sounds fantastic, and should look great, too!
Nice, must be pretty durable, then.
Thanks for the info, Gabe!
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Hey Gabe just a heads up!
I tried to order 2 x 6990 blocks froom your website, I tried the order process 4 times with my cc (I live in Australia) and it was declined each time. I received email's stating that the orders were declined???
However I have sent 5 emails to Michelle over the course of this week and as of yet I have not received 1 reply regarding this issue and any info on how I can order these blocks from you.......pretty poor customer service it seems so far....what do you think!!!!
Dom.
Last edited by lowdog; 06-01-2011 at 11:09 PM.
We do not ship direct to consummers outside the US/Canada. Our credit card processor doesn't accept foreign cc's, reason why your's was declined.
About emails: had long week-end (memorial day) so workload accumulated for Michelle over the week-end. she responded today.
Mittoni (Australia master distrib, see contact info on site) will be receiving their 6990 blocks next week, patience
CEO Swiftech
Ah thanks....just got an email from Michelle saying similar things to what you just said....pitty about not shipping direct to customers abroard....makes it EXTREMELY difficult for me to get hold of these things here now....looks like I'lll just have to wait and see what happensWe do not ship direct to consummers outside the US/Canada. Our credit card processor doesn't accept foreign cc's, reason why your's was declined.
About emails: had long week-end (memorial day) so workload accumulated for Michelle over the week-end. she responded today.
Mittoni (Australia master distrib, see contact info on site) will be receiving their 6990 blocks next week, patience
The blocks shipped to Mittoni yesterday :-) They'll be available in Australia very shortly.Ah thanks....just got an email from Michelle saying similar things to what you just said....pitty about not shipping direct to customers abroard....makes it EXTREMELY difficult for me to get hold of these things here now....looks like I'lll just have to wait and see what happens
CEO Swiftech
Cool and thanks
Gabe....still waiting here in Aus for 2 of these 6990 blocks....whats the story with Mittoni?????????......Auspcmarket is saying there is still no word from the supplier (Mittoni) about these blocks and i ordered from them on the 6th June.....shouldn't they already have them by now??????.....just getting impatient because I want to get this build up and running.
Any ideas if these blocks are available in Europe (Germany or UK)?
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