5970 installed

DeadMan · 20 Nov 2009 at 16:57

Ben-Irvine93 said:
Looks good mate, from what I can see, your waiting for the waterblocks to become available for the 5970 ?

Indeed, apparently the EK block should be ready today but it will be a couple of weeks before stock hits our shores.

BigRazer93 · 20 Nov 2009 at 17:07

DeadMan said:
Indeed, apparently the EK block should be ready today but it will be a couple of weeks before stock hits our shores.

You think the block will be exspensive? From what I could see when blocks where available for other cards, around £100?

DeadMan · 20 Nov 2009 at 17:10

Ben-Irvine93 said:
You think the block will be exspensive? From what I could see when blocks where available for other cards, around £100?

I reckon it will be around the same price as the Nvidia 295GTX block.

asoxedri · 20 Nov 2009 at 17:28

looks nice, but its bloody long.

RavenXXX2 · 20 Nov 2009 at 17:30

asoxedri said:
looks nice, but its bloody long.

That's what she said..

^JP^ · 20 Nov 2009 at 17:42

Any luck with the Afterburner app?

DeadMan · 20 Nov 2009 at 17:49

^JP^ said:
Any luck with the Afterburner app?

I will try it tonight when I get home from work

LoadsaMoney · 20 Nov 2009 at 17:57

RavenXXX2 said:
That's what she said..

BOOM BOOM

DeadMan · 20 Nov 2009 at 18:57

^JP^ said:
Any luck with the Afterburner app?

Afterburner app works fine

^JP^ · 20 Nov 2009 at 18:59

DeadMan said:
Afterburner app works fine

Good stuff, let us know how it clocks

DeadMan · 21 Nov 2009 at 14:53

1st bit of advice, do not install the Beta Drivers from AMD.

TAC4U · 21 Nov 2009 at 15:07

DeadMan said:
1st bit of advice, do not install the Beta Drivers from AMD.

Any particular reason? Unstable? Perform badly?

robin66 · 21 Nov 2009 at 15:14

Diggsy said:
Not sure about the OP, but I used little cable tie-downs and small cable ties. Just make sure you clean the surface well with something non greasy first. Works very well and is really neat...

I saw those cable ties on my travels the other week...And thought nah.

But after looking at the work you've done, I think I'll go and pick some of those up. Thanks for showing me how useful they really can be.

As I still have to finish my bro's cable management on his 800D.

And grats on a really nice card DeadMan.

buttkinz · 21 Nov 2009 at 16:10

strange the voltage tool sais your card isnt supported :E although im sure the msi afterburner app we all use doesnt change the memory voltage, thats the big advantage of the amd app!

DeadMan · 21 Nov 2009 at 16:30

I used the AMD overvolt tool seems to work although still testing...

Weirdly the displayport will only output 640x480!

DeadMan · 21 Nov 2009 at 16:50

TAC4U said:
Any particular reason? Unstable? Perform badly?

Well where to start, they are "very beta" sometimes when I boot up I get a working desktop sometimes I do not.

Windows explorer seems to throw a wobbler and keeps restarting itself.

Aero turns off and windows changes to classic mode.

Quite a few times the screen goes black/red vertical lines for no apparent reason.

Very unstable for me at least.

GobzzzMp3 · 21 Nov 2009 at 17:16

Looks sweet mate... Jealous much...

MoRT489 · 22 Nov 2009 at 14:08

robin66 said:
I saw those cable ties on my travels the other week...And thought nah.

But after looking at the work you've done, I think I'll go and pick some of those up. Thanks for showing me how useful they really can be.

Where'd u get them (not the ties but the sticky things the ties attach to)?

DeadMan · 22 Nov 2009 at 15:11

HI DE HI Electronics sells them..

Durzel · 22 Nov 2009 at 15:35

Some people have more money than sense!

(there's a reason that's in green - I'm jealous! Grats on purchase and case tidyness)