I bought a Visiontek 7970 Ghz Edition card a few weeks ago. I'm pleased with the card but I want to keep it cooler. I bought a Thermaltake WATER2.0 Pro Closed-Loop CPU cooler on sale last week and want to use it for the 7970. From what I've read, a lot of people have had success with it on nvidia performance cards, but the only issue was the bracket. There is a guy that makes bracket video cards (link to his website) and I was wanting to know if anyone had success with it. Any suggestions or reasons this setup won't work?
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11/3/12 at 1:09pm
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Should work. If not you can just use zip-ties.
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11/5/12 at 3:51am
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They probably were doing it wrong. There is the official mod club you can read on this topic. Using a AIC is really no different than using a gpu only block. Don't forget you need a proper shim for the tahiti die, it sits lower than the raised protective spreader.
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11/5/12 at 4:54pm
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I have the same card as you.
If you're going to do the mod, make sure you buy heatsinks for the VRMs. They get very hot without them.
This is what I had tested:
BF3 Maxed 1920x1080
Same with heaven dx11.
reference:
VRM 43
GPU 57
620 (No copper shim):
VRM 74+
GPU 63
620 reseat (No copper shim):
VRM 63+
GPU 53
VRM 75
GPU 63
If you're going to do the mod, make sure you buy heatsinks for the VRMs. They get very hot without them.
This is what I had tested:
BF3 Maxed 1920x1080
Same with heaven dx11.
reference:
VRM 43
GPU 57
620 (No copper shim):
VRM 74+
GPU 63
620 reseat (No copper shim):
VRM 63+
GPU 53
VRM 75
GPU 63
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11/5/12 at 11:07pm
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Originally Posted by MrSkim 
I have the same card as you.
If you're going to do the mod, make sure you buy heatsinks for the VRMs. They get very hot without them.
This is what I had tested:
BF3 Maxed 1920x1080
Same with heaven dx11.
reference:
VRM 43
GPU 57
620 (No copper shim):
VRM 74+
GPU 63
620 reseat (No copper shim):
VRM 63+
GPU 53
VRM 75
GPU 63

I have the same card as you.
If you're going to do the mod, make sure you buy heatsinks for the VRMs. They get very hot without them.
This is what I had tested:
BF3 Maxed 1920x1080
Same with heaven dx11.
reference:
VRM 43
GPU 57
620 (No copper shim):
VRM 74+
GPU 63
620 reseat (No copper shim):
VRM 63+
GPU 53
VRM 75
GPU 63
wait what? you get those temps without using a copper shim?
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11/5/12 at 11:11pm
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Sir it's 100% totally okay. You need VRM cooling at least air flowing over some sort of heatsink/plate that comes with it.
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http://www.overclock.net/t/1237219/tript-cc-620-920-h50-h70-gpu-brackets-fan-grills-custom-case-badges/
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