SOLVED which hd 7970??

matt2950 · Jan 15, 2013

so think i blew the vrm's on my 7950 this morning having a computer shop take a look at it to make sure, but there was smoke and bad noises so doesn't look good

i will get a 7970 if it cant be repaired but i have a universal watercooling block ready to go so dont need to pay extra for cooling

i was wondering if any types of 7970 were better than others in terms of how high you can overclock?

Ajay57 · Jan 15, 2013

Wow Matt how did you manage that? And if your going to use a water block i think the members would say. You need a reference card so you can fit the block onto it. AJ.

Pierre3400 · Jan 15, 2013

matt2950 said:
so think i blew the vrm's on my 7950 this morning having a computer shop take a look at it to make sure, but there was smoke and bad noises so doesn't look good

i will get a 7970 if it cant be repaired but i have a universal watercooling block ready to go so dont need to pay extra for cooling

i was wondering if any types of 7970 were better than others in terms of how high you can overclock?

First off, RMA it, and second off, what make was it? Cooling? OC?

As for 7970, is really doesnt matter much if your going WC. Get the cheapest Ghz model and overclock it sky high. :thup:

matt2950 · Jan 15, 2013

is was a sapphire hd 7950 vapor x oc edition. i was fitting new heatsinks to the vrm's nothing complicated just take old ones off put new ones on. then as soon as i turned on pc i got crackling noises then smoke

fornoob · Jan 15, 2013

I personnaly do love the reference design which requires only two slots instead of three in the ASUS design for example.
For the cooling, as far as I know, there is a small metal plate around the GPU which is slightly thicker than the chips and prevent the cooler with flat basis to be efficient.
Be careful and double check it if your actual cooler is really compatible with the 7970 :thup:

matt2950 · Jan 15, 2013

for my universal water block i had to use a 0.5mm copper shim on the 7950

matt2950 · Jan 15, 2013

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221171061441?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

think this would do? its a reference design

Ajay57 · Jan 15, 2013

Well Matt this maybe a reference card which you could use with that water block, but get it checked first! AJ. :shrug:

1, http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-...z-2048-cores-2x-dp-dl-dvi-i-hdmi-plus-free-ga

fornoob · Jan 15, 2013

matt2950 said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221171061441?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

think this would do? its a reference design

I guess yes: any brand is fine as long as it is the reference design, companies have to follow strictly AMD's spec

This one is a reference design too with a different cooler (don't care much about it since you will remove it :thup:

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reference design

Taking into consideration the conversion euro/ £, it could be a good deal, let's check if you can find it in the same range in your currency

PS: GHz edition is useless if you can find cheaper without. The GHz is such a piece of cake to achieve with these cards :thup:

matt2950 · Jan 15, 2013

the thing annoying me the most is that im setting up 3 monitor eyefinity and i just ordered a active dp-hdmi adapter but all the 7970's i look at are mini dp so i'll have to order a new on of them too lol

fornoob · Jan 15, 2013

matt2950 said:
the thing annoying me the most is that im setting up 3 monitor eyefinity and i just ordered a active dp-hdmi adapter but all the 7970's i look at are mini dp so i'll have to order a new on of them too lol

Couldn't you just use the adapter on the HDMI port of your monitor and connect it with mini DP - DP cables?

matt2950 · Jan 15, 2013

yeah didnt think of that, wud still have to buy one of them tho

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