i was wondering if any one out there has successfully water cooled a sapphire radeon hd 6950 flex edition (2gb). it is not a reference card and i have heard some horror stories about the stick on memory heatsinks that come with the gpu block kits.
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found this - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?264439-Watercooling-an-HD6950&s=a6b4d7fde2880d3dbc588de7ccd3391e&p=4691071&viewfull=1#post4691071
apparently, someone named "ian209" here on OCN managed to watercool his HD6950
apparently, someone named "ian209" here on OCN managed to watercool his HD6950
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If it's nonreference you are generally stuck with universal waterblocks.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_971_240_587&products_id=34037 is a great universal block.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_971_240_587&products_id=34037 is a great universal block.
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