Recommend me a Waterblock for MSI 7970 OC GPU

[Uncle Petey]

Not as much as Sapphire, judging by my last card

 

[whyscotty]

Yep, msi love a bit of tim don't they

I think they work on the theory of, you can't have too much !

 

[pgi947]

This was the result of my 10min tussle with my MSI cooler, could have done with a crowbar

 

[whyscotty]

You may have to go direct to manufacturer for them...

Yeah looking now. cheers

I bought mine direct, postage was around £11 and took 4 days.

I would use Heatkiller back plates - but that's just me

 

[pgi947]

So would I (HK backplates!).

Delivery is a damn sight cheaper then EK direct, they're usually £29 minimum 5 day delivery

My last order from them did a grand tour of eastern Europe before making it to me too

 

[whyscotty]

So would I (HK backplates!).

Delivery is a damn sight cheaper then EK direct, they're usually £29 minimum 5 day delivery

My last order from them did a grand tour of eastern Europe before making it to me too

Just checked their website and prices have jumped from when I ordered mine.

Postage is 17.95 euros - so not that bad

Delivery was rapid - ordered Sunday night - delivered the following Thursday

 

[JaseUK]

I ordered 2 of the Heatkiller Nickel blocks and 1 of the Heatkiller Dual links

 

[whyscotty]

What no backplates ?

 

[pgi947]

Be careful with the links, it may be a manufacturers page but it may also be seen as a competitor....

And of course, get some of those awesome backplates ordered!!

 

[JaseUK]

I'd have thought they weren't a competitior being the Manufacturers n'all.

Just to be on the safe side could you remove the quote please 'whyscotty' ta

I am not really a fan of the Heatkiller backplates I prefer black like the EK ones. I will look into getting some at a later date though.

 

[whyscotty]

sorted

Get the back plates now

 

[pgi947]

I just remember a member of staff (rjk?) Saying it was ok to reference manufacturers and their own stores, but not to link directly to their store pages.

Get some custom plates made

 

[JaseUK]

Well I have fitted both my Heatkiller Waterblocks to my 7970's but I ordered the wrong Dual Link

GPU-X² / X³ Dual-Link (1-Slot)

It doesn't reach both cards using the top two PCI-E slots on the UD5H motherboard. Can't believe I didn't realise before I ordered.

 

[martos123]

Well I have fitted both my Heatkiller Waterblocks to my 7970's but I ordered the wrong Dual Link

It doesn't reach both cards using the top two PCI-E slots on the UD5H motherboard. Can't believe I didn't realise before I ordered.

Did you put backplates on the cards or not bother? I am looking for Waterblocks for my 7970s so am interrested in how these blocks perform too?

 

[JaseUK]

Did you put backplates on the cards or not bother? I am looking for Waterblocks for my 7970s so am interrested in how these blocks perform too?

I didn't bother with backplates but I will be putting some on at some point.

I will post some pics of the build tomorrow

 

[paulstung]

The MSI OC is a complete stock V1 reference layout.

Don't touch the Alphacool blocks, they don't offer active cooling on the VRM's.

They do a revision 2 block, with active cooling, I have just finished installing 1 today. The rev 1 by all accounts was awful, people were recording upwards of 100 on the vrm's .

 

[martos123]

I've never bothered with backplates before either, seem a bit over priced for not much benefit. I know they make the card more rigid, but it's not like my pc ever moves!

 

[pgi947]

The MSI OC is a complete stock V1 reference layout.

Don't touch the Alphacool blocks, they don't offer active cooling on the VRM's.

They do a revision 2 block, with active cooling, I have just finished installing 1 today. The rev 1 by all accounts was awful, people were recording upwards of 100 on the vrm's .

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