Water Cooling gtx 780

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I plan on using this block
http://www.xs-pc.com/waterblocks-gpu/razor-gtx-titan-780-780ti

But I have a question on which graphics card to buy. I know I need to buy one with the reference cooler. Which of these is the best?

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=136&sort=a6

Can I just get the http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt7020110p for $520 Canadian?

How is that one any different from http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-03gp42781kr which is $60 more?

 

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There really isn't a difference between those other than the retailer's stamp. Just grab the cheaper one.

 

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That's what I was hoping to hear, sweet! Thank you

 

Darknecron

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My pleasure.

 

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Buy from the company that has good customer support and that allows you to put the waterblock on as long as you put the reference cooler back on for RMA's. EVGA and Gigabyte I believe come to mind. Just make sure the block fits the card.

 

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GTXJackBauer said:

Buy from the company that has good customer support and that allows you to put the waterblock on as long as you put the reference cooler back on for RMA's. EVGA and Gigabyte I believe come to mind. Just make sure the block fits the card.

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I have never heard anything against Zotac.

 

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Darknecron said:

I have never heard anything against Zotac.

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Oh I wasn't referring to Zotac. Just stating in general if they allow the removal of the reference cooler for a water block. I remember in the past some companies didn't and some do know. Not sure about the rest.

 

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• Feb 10, 2014

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I know for a while Zotac didn't care AT ALL what you did to your gear, they would RMA it. I'm not sure if that's still their policy.

 

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• Feb 10, 2014

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EVGA with reference coolers are all based on reference PCB and EVGA provides good support/RMA so I would pick one of their cards.
Zotac is as good as any other reference card so if it's cheaper then it's also a good option.