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5/18/13 at 9:42am
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Grats fellow diamond owner. thumb.gif

Oh how many did you get? I would run them in serial for better temps if you have enough flow.

Checkout this guide, keep it for reference.

Thanks TSM! thumb.gif I ended up getting two cards. Debated the third for tri-fire but decided against it even though I game at 1440p. I did do some research on parallel vrs. serial and everything I read stated the temp. difference was so negligible that it really didn't matter. In any event, I ended up ordering a parallel EK bridge. For now both cards and 3770k will be under a 480 rad until I case upgrade. Sad thing is, I have 2 360 rads just sitting around but I refuse mount a rad externally, looks terrible IMO. A caseblabs SM8-X or 900d will be my next purchase.
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5/18/13 at 9:43am
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Ek is better, much better for the amount of cards he's running.

very true... but i sir am a swiftech fanboi!~ ( just go ape over the level of customer service... they bend backwards for you ... )


No argument there. Swiftech is actually 20 minutes from me. When I use ek stuff it leaves a bad taste on my conscious. lol
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5/18/13 at 9:44am
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Ek is better, much better for the amount of cards he's running.

very true... but i sir am a swiftech fanboi!~ ( just go ape over the level of customer service... they bend backwards for you ... )

I have been extraordinarily pleased with these.
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5/18/13 at 10:12am
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I remember that now. There was some uncertainty over whether msi was actually still selling the original reference card. Considering now that they have moved all the rest of their cards to their alternate pcb, it wouldn't surprise me that they've done so with their original reference card sku as well.

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I have two of those with blocks on them and they are reference design. not actual green sticker reference, but physically reference matching. So if you are looking to block them, they will fit. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

(the boxed one is a MSI MSI R7970-2PMD3GD5)

Out of curiosity how much do the alternate and AMD reference differ? I get they are physically the same, but does one use cheaper components than they other?
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5/18/13 at 10:14am
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very true... but i sir am a swiftech fanboi!~ ( just go ape over the level of customer service... they bend backwards for you ... )

Everytime i called i got some guy who could barely speak english.

There gpu blocks are quite a bit over priced for there performance numbers there rads are just ok.

But there cpu blocks / pumps are some of the very best. Im using an Apongee drive II pump / block and another 35X pump they work well but the 35X pump does get hot.
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5/18/13 at 10:54am
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I remember that now. There was some uncertainty over whether msi was actually still selling the original reference card. Considering now that they have moved all the rest of their cards to their alternate pcb, it wouldn't surprise me that they've done so with their original reference card sku as well.

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I have two of those with blocks on them and they are reference design. not actual green sticker reference, but physically reference matching. So if you are looking to block them, they will fit. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

(the boxed one is a MSI MSI R7970-2PMD3GD5)

Out of curiosity how much do the alternate and AMD reference differ? I get they are physically the same, but does one use cheaper components than they other?

From what I can ferret out (and TSM 106 may know the particulars) the only difference is the PCB itself and maybe the choice of outputs. The Caps,Voltage reg, inductors (at least on mine ) are all the same. This was the case for the XFX GHOST R7970 and the aforementioned MSI.
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5/18/13 at 11:13am
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I jus got my 7950 TFIII Boost Edition, and it won't boot PAST BIOS. It posts and I hear the beep but I can't get into windows.

I have a 7950 TFIII (V2) and that works fine, any suggestions?

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5/18/13 at 12:00pm
Did you try both bios? If your connected with HDMI try DVI.
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5/18/13 at 12:21pm
Hi Guys,

Picked up a Gigabyte 7990 to validate our new Komodo HD 7990..



The temps are in the low 40's at full load.

Trying to MAX out the OC using MSI Afterburner. We unlocked the GPU & Memory fine, but we need more voltage, and it remains locked.

Anyone has any idea how to unlock the voltage ?

Thanks in advance :-)

Note:
Also I read this Post by tsm106, which made me cringe..
Ek is better, much better for the amount of cards he's running.

It’s exactly the opposite. We do have higher pressure drop by design in order to improve thermal efficiency (thin pin matrix over GPU). Now, if we eliminate the idea of a serial configuration which I demonstrated to be a less than ideal setup here it ensues that in a parallel configuration which reduce the overall PD in the loop and result in low flow rates in the VGA blocks, our blocks will yield better performance due to higher thermal efficiency..

Just wanted to shed some light on urban legends..
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5/18/13 at 12:33pm
I dont think most people realize you receive a backplate and a single slot pci connector with the Komodo blocks. If you buy the EK equivalent block with backplate and single slot connector the price comparison is almost equal. That being said, what if S***tech only sold the nickle Komodo block? Pricing it inline with EK an others. Then it would be a performance based selection only. When you look at 100$ EK vrs 150$ Switftech block and a performance difference of <5c probably under load, why would you spend 50% more money for such little gain?
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