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780 CLASSIFIED

pgi947 said:
360 in the front would have to be slim.

I very nearly went for that case until I realised it wouldn't fit the radiators I wanted, now patiently waiting for the enthoo to release :)
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I was looking at the ethoo till a few reviews pointed out that the fan hub is only powered from the header on your mobo so it limits the fans you can attach to what the header can provide and that the case has a few issues with GFX card space/length you have to remove cut outs and or the water cooling bracket to get stuff in (atleast the reviews stated this) if its any good let us know pgi :D
 
So which waterblocks fit the lightnings?

PGI, where can I find more info on overvolting the reference 780s? My max with a modded bios is 1.215V and the max temps the card goes to is 33/34 C on full load at 1215 MHz core. It can do so much better with more volts and doesn't seem thermally limited.
 
Lightning blocks are currently in production with ek, as are classified blocks for those that don't want swiftech blocks.

Over voltage on 780's search something like "ncp4206 780" you'll find a few ocn threads about it, you may need a custom bios with it too as the power limit will go through the roof :p

The above hack should work on any card with the ncp4206 controller so, titan, 780, 690 & real 770's (not 680 rebadge).
 
pgi947 said:
Lightning blocks are currently in production with ek, as are classified blocks for those that don't want swiftech blocks.

Over voltage on 780's search something like "ncp4206 780" you'll find a few ocn threads about it, you may need a custom bios with it too as the power limit will go through the roof :p

The above hack should work on any card with the ncp4206 controller so, titan, 780, 690 & real 770's (not 680 rebadge).
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Thanks, great help :cool:.
 
schizo said:
My thoughts on the 580 classified i had 6 months ago...Damn it was loud !!!

As much as i loved the card it had to go because of the noise,couldn't get a waterblock for it as they are very rare now,very power hungry,needed 2x8 pin and 1 6 pin to power it.

Not sure what a 780 is like but that was my 580 classified.
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Hi,

the 780 Classi is now also available with the EVGA ACX cooler so noise is defently much much lower then with the 580/680 exhausting models.
 
pgi947 said:
^yep

In all honesty nick if they aren't going on water I'd save some cash and grab some of the msi gaming edition 780's. Some may get 13-1400mhz on air with the classifieds but I doubt they are sustainable 24/7, 1.35v generates a shed load of heat for these cards.

Oh and someone has figured out how to control the vrms on stock titan/780/690's, just needs a little perfection atm ;)
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There are might tweaks available for those cards but the lifetime of them will get really down because the power management of them was not designed for it like with the classis or lightning. If you want to run them stable for a while I would suggest to go with one of the two extended PCB/better power management cards....
 
EVGAdominik said:
There are might tweaks available for those cards but the lifetime of them will get really down because the power management of them was not designed for it like with the classis or lightning. If you want to run them stable for a while I would suggest to go with one of the two extended PCB/better power management cards....
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Very true but you also have to look at how someone views a cards lifetime, for me I'm lucky to hold on to a card for more then 6 months (current record is a whole 9 months!!:D). Again I suppose it depends what you deem 24/7 use as it's a term loosely used as 'at those clocks when I game/bench' or it could mean 'I'm folding literally 24 hours a day'. The latter I agree could cripple a reference card fairly quickly.

I am absolutely in agreement that the classified/lightnings of the world have far superior power management.
 
Was chatting to a supplier this afternoon who is expecting the classified blocks second week in September and the lightning blocks by the end of the month if that helps
 
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