Where to buy 7970 copper spacer?

I.M.O.G.

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• Nov 15, 2012

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I need a copper spacer for a 7970. As you can see, the heatsink on this thing is extended over the core, to reach the core past the shim that surrounds it. I'll be using a cooling pot that doesn't have the extension over the core, so I need a spacer to fill in the gap. I've seen them around, but don't know where they are sold?

 

jiccman1965

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IM using my 7970 on water I just took off the spacer and they work fine. But if you need the spacer here is one site.

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/vga...ries/ek-vga-supreme-hf-hd7970-cu-adapter.html

 

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I.M.O.G.

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I couldn't find that on their site for the life of me, had emailed them asking earlier today. Couldn't find them sold anywhere else.

Looks like the core sits lower than the shim around it, I'm surprised you can run water without the shim or a waterblock designed to hit the core. Thanks for the info.

$3 for the shim. $30 for the shipping. lol

 

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Matt... Hit me with a PM or on AIM with your address...

I bought a crap load of them for the same reason.

I have 15 of them sitting here cause I couldn't justify the shipping.

I'll drop one in the mail for ya.

 

Last edited: Nov 16, 2012

jaymz9350

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Are those needed for any cooling aside from the stock cooler? Just curious as I would like to water cool and eventually take mine cool.

 

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Yep...

The shims are actually marketed to watercooling guys.

Need them to mount an LN2 / DICE pot also though...

 

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I made one from part of older notebook cooler, 5 mins with dremel

 

jiccman1965

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I just removed the shim they put on and used my water block.

 

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Ya, I thought about doing that. Little chicken of crushing the core, since these come with the spacer... Although mist gpus I do go direct on the die.