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Appraise 7970s ek acetal blocks and backplates

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7/26/12 at 8:53pm

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2 MSI 7970s

2 Acetal Copper Blocks

2 Full cover backplates (Black)

would like pricing for

-blocks/backplates alone

-blocks/backplates with the cards

These do 1200 on the core and 1600 on the mem and have never ran over 44c

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Intel i5 3570k @4.8ghz	MSI z77 MPower	MSI GTX 680 Lightning @1306/3110	8GB Corsair Vengeance White
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Intel 520 Series 120GB	WD Caviar Black 1TB	NZXT Havik 140	W7-Home Edition x64bit
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ASUS 23.5@ 1920x1080 120hz	Logitech G110 Black USB Wired LED Backlit	Corsair AX 750	Corsair 600T SE
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Intel 520 Series 120GB	WD Caviar Black 1TB	NZXT Havik 140	W7-Home Edition x64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS 23.5@ 1920x1080 120hz	Logitech G110 Black USB Wired LED Backlit	Corsair AX 750	Corsair 600T SE
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7/26/12 at 9:25pm

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-Backplate/block ~105 shipped

-Card/backplate/block ~500 shipped

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2600k @ 5GHz 1.42V	Asus Maximus IV Extreme	XFX HD 7970	Gskill RipjawX
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OCZ Vertex 3 128GB Max Iops Raid0	Win 7 HP x64	Dell U3011	Silverstone 1200W Gold
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Caselabs M10 with Pedestal
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2600k @ 5GHz 1.42V	Asus Maximus IV Extreme	XFX HD 7970	Gskill RipjawX
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
OCZ Vertex 3 128GB Max Iops Raid0	Win 7 HP x64	Dell U3011	Silverstone 1200W Gold
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Caselabs M10 with Pedestal
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7/26/12 at 9:39pm

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thank you , how much for the cards alone ?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 3570k @4.8ghz	MSI z77 MPower	MSI GTX 680 Lightning @1306/3110	8GB Corsair Vengeance White
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series 120GB	WD Caviar Black 1TB	NZXT Havik 140	W7-Home Edition x64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS 23.5@ 1920x1080 120hz	Logitech G110 Black USB Wired LED Backlit	Corsair AX 750	Corsair 600T SE
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Logitech G700	GIGABYTE GP-MP8000 Extreme Accuracy Gaming Pad
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Intel i5 3570k @4.8ghz	MSI z77 MPower	MSI GTX 680 Lightning @1306/3110	8GB Corsair Vengeance White
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series 120GB	WD Caviar Black 1TB	NZXT Havik 140	W7-Home Edition x64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS 23.5@ 1920x1080 120hz	Logitech G110 Black USB Wired LED Backlit	Corsair AX 750	Corsair 600T SE
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Logitech G700	GIGABYTE GP-MP8000 Extreme Accuracy Gaming Pad
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7/26/12 at 9:51pm

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They are good cards so around ~390-400 shipped depending on buyer should be fair.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2600k @ 5GHz 1.42V	Asus Maximus IV Extreme	XFX HD 7970	Gskill RipjawX
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
OCZ Vertex 3 128GB Max Iops Raid0	Win 7 HP x64	Dell U3011	Silverstone 1200W Gold
Case
Caselabs M10 with Pedestal
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2600k @ 5GHz 1.42V	Asus Maximus IV Extreme	XFX HD 7970	Gskill RipjawX
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
OCZ Vertex 3 128GB Max Iops Raid0	Win 7 HP x64	Dell U3011	Silverstone 1200W Gold
Case
Caselabs M10 with Pedestal
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7/27/12 at 12:01am

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Appraisal on RX 360also ?

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Intel i5 3570k @4.8ghz	MSI z77 MPower	MSI GTX 680 Lightning @1306/3110	8GB Corsair Vengeance White
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series 120GB	WD Caviar Black 1TB	NZXT Havik 140	W7-Home Edition x64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS 23.5@ 1920x1080 120hz	Logitech G110 Black USB Wired LED Backlit	Corsair AX 750	Corsair 600T SE
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Logitech G700	GIGABYTE GP-MP8000 Extreme Accuracy Gaming Pad
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series 120GB	WD Caviar Black 1TB	NZXT Havik 140	W7-Home Edition x64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS 23.5@ 1920x1080 120hz	Logitech G110 Black USB Wired LED Backlit	Corsair AX 750	Corsair 600T SE
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Logitech G700	GIGABYTE GP-MP8000 Extreme Accuracy Gaming Pad
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7/27/12 at 12:12am

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about $75 shipped me thinks

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i7-3770k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH	Asus HD7950 DCII Summer has killed my OC :(	G.Skill TridentX 2400 2 x 4GB
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Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
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Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
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1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	DSM3.2 [built on linux]	stock	stock
Other	Other
Synology DX510 Expansion unit	5 x 1TB WD Cavier Blacks in a RAID 6
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH	Asus HD7950 DCII Summer has killed my OC :(	G.Skill TridentX 2400 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	DSM3.2 [built on linux]	stock	stock
Other	Other
Synology DX510 Expansion unit	5 x 1TB WD Cavier Blacks in a RAID 6
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7/30/12 at 1:01am

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each set could fetch about 80 shipped I imagine

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 970	Asus Rampage 3 Extreme	3x MSI GTX 680 4gb	12gb GSkill Trident 2000mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Sandisk Extreme 128gb SSD (Boot), 6tb+ Storage ...	LG Blu-Ray Burner	Raystorm CPU Block > MD5 w/ EK Top > Swiftech M...	Windows 7 Ultimate \| Ubuntu Dual Boot
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3x 23'' VG236H ASUS in 3D Surround + 42'' LCD TV	Logitech G510	Coolermaster 1200w Gold+	LIAN LI PC-T60B Black
Mouse	Audio
Corsair Vengeance M60	Beats Pro by Dre
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 970	Asus Rampage 3 Extreme	3x MSI GTX 680 4gb	12gb GSkill Trident 2000mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Sandisk Extreme 128gb SSD (Boot), 6tb+ Storage ...	LG Blu-Ray Burner	Raystorm CPU Block > MD5 w/ EK Top > Swiftech M...	Windows 7 Ultimate \| Ubuntu Dual Boot
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3x 23'' VG236H ASUS in 3D Surround + 42'' LCD TV	Logitech G510	Coolermaster 1200w Gold+	LIAN LI PC-T60B Black
Mouse	Audio
Corsair Vengeance M60	Beats Pro by Dre
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