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Msi R6870 Hawk, changing heatsink and fan

post #1 of 5
9/8/12 at 4:03am
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Hi,


I have a Msi R6870 Hawk with "Twin Frozr III", I have a problem with a fan and I need to change it.
The problem is tha compatibility with my GPU because I don't think my Msi R6870 is the same as the default AMD RADEON 6870 one, so I don't know what to choose.

Do you know a very good heatsink for my gpu and 2 very good fans to buy? I'm watching the Zalman fans (92mm), they are amazing so I need a heatsink that is compatible with my gpu e the zalman fans.

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post #2 of 5
9/8/12 at 4:08am
Eh, can you elaborate on 'problem' with the fan?

The hawk fans are really good and if it's defunct just do a RMA, otherwise i can't remember if you're able to change the HSF on the non twinfrozr/hawk models of MSI cards.
Someone correct me if i'm wrong.
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9/8/12 at 4:20am
Yeah, as above, if it's broke, RMA. The TFIII is a damn good cooler.
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post #4 of 5
9/8/12 at 8:44am
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thanks,
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Eh, can you elaborate on 'problem' with the fan?
The hawk fans are really good and if it's defunct just do a RMA, otherwise i can't remember if you're able to change the HSF on the non twinfrozr/hawk models of MSI cards.
Someone correct me if i'm wrong.

it's a strange noise from one fan, I used lubrificant and now luckly it's good but I don't know. Usually the fans are are structured in a way that lets you open them and clean them but this fans are different. in the meanwhile I'd like to find a replacement because I can't use RMA.
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post #5 of 5
9/15/12 at 9:27am
You might want to look into the Ultra U12-40659 Carbon X4 as a replacement similar to the twin forzor but it's Direct CU with twin 92mm fans. Picked it up from TigerDirect for $15 each.Used them for 2x 6850s which used the 6870 reference layout.
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