The backplate i'm question:
http://shop.watercool.de/HEATKILLER-GPU-Backplate-GTX-680/en
So I had asked in another thread whether or not the backplate was optional.. whether it actually served a purpose or was just for looks.. well the answer is that it's just for looks. In the past 2 weeks I've fried 2 GTX 670 FTW cards and couldn't figure out why.. there was no water leaks, no damage to the capacitors or anything.. i emailed another forum member who started a thread about whether a 680 waterblock fits the 670 FTW (and they do, since they're a 680 style card), but he didn't use the backplate.
Upon inspecting the back of the card, I noticed that the capacitor pins stick out through the back quite far, far enough in fact to make contact with the metal backplate accessory. That contact was causing an overload in the card, and basically frying it.. So just for everyone's reference, if you're going to use the HeatKiller GPU Backplate, use some insulating tape or something to create a barried between those pins and the backplate, else you're going to be going to the UPS store quite often until you figure it out.
and photos for fun
http://shop.watercool.de/HEATKILLER-GPU-Backplate-GTX-680/en
So I had asked in another thread whether or not the backplate was optional.. whether it actually served a purpose or was just for looks.. well the answer is that it's just for looks. In the past 2 weeks I've fried 2 GTX 670 FTW cards and couldn't figure out why.. there was no water leaks, no damage to the capacitors or anything.. i emailed another forum member who started a thread about whether a 680 waterblock fits the 670 FTW (and they do, since they're a 680 style card), but he didn't use the backplate.
Upon inspecting the back of the card, I noticed that the capacitor pins stick out through the back quite far, far enough in fact to make contact with the metal backplate accessory. That contact was causing an overload in the card, and basically frying it.. So just for everyone's reference, if you're going to use the HeatKiller GPU Backplate, use some insulating tape or something to create a barried between those pins and the backplate, else you're going to be going to the UPS store quite often until you figure it out.
and photos for fun
