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Hi guys, how are you all?
I have a few questions thats kinda been spinning around for ages, kinda stuck to which way I go.
Background: I have a i7 920 @ 4ghz stable all day long no issues on a 240 rad and loop, the NB on the rampage 2 normally hits close to 60+ degrees most days, so I have found an old NB cooler block that will fit this a treat, I want to put x3 6950's on this board and buying the Atcs840 I can now do so as I can use the bottom slot, great.
Issue: If i go with x3 6950's i cannot use my xonar1.3HD, which is a total waste for me,
Resolution 1)can I get a x1 PCI-E flexible riser and sneak it under the bottom slot?
Resolution 2) buy a custom water block for the NB that will alow me to use the top x1 PCI-E slot (any pics anywhere or this block) the one I have will not allow the card to sit in the slot, unless I rise it off of the board?
Resolution 3) Watercool one or two of the 6950's to make them 1 slot boards, allowing acces to the pci-e underneath. (this will then require a second rad in the loop to cool i am sure)
Resolution 4) Buy perhaps the rampage 3 extreme and run tri fire in slots 1,3,4 allowing for the sound card to be used in the gap?
1) is the cheapest option, but am unsure if there will be space underneath the card due the mobo tray arm thing?
2) Can anyone confirm what blocks would be needed for MSI R6950-2PM2D2GD5 and the Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 1024MB (msi are 2gb cards)
3) would a standalone nb cooler alow me to use a full size card in the top pci-e slot?
Any thoughts to this? If I just go silly I would buy a 360 rad and put it all underwater, problem solved
But thats going to be stupid money 
Cheers chaps, pics would be nice
I have a few questions thats kinda been spinning around for ages, kinda stuck to which way I go.
Background: I have a i7 920 @ 4ghz stable all day long no issues on a 240 rad and loop, the NB on the rampage 2 normally hits close to 60+ degrees most days, so I have found an old NB cooler block that will fit this a treat, I want to put x3 6950's on this board and buying the Atcs840 I can now do so as I can use the bottom slot, great.
Issue: If i go with x3 6950's i cannot use my xonar1.3HD, which is a total waste for me,
Resolution 1)can I get a x1 PCI-E flexible riser and sneak it under the bottom slot?
Resolution 2) buy a custom water block for the NB that will alow me to use the top x1 PCI-E slot (any pics anywhere or this block) the one I have will not allow the card to sit in the slot, unless I rise it off of the board?
Resolution 3) Watercool one or two of the 6950's to make them 1 slot boards, allowing acces to the pci-e underneath. (this will then require a second rad in the loop to cool i am sure)
Resolution 4) Buy perhaps the rampage 3 extreme and run tri fire in slots 1,3,4 allowing for the sound card to be used in the gap?
1) is the cheapest option, but am unsure if there will be space underneath the card due the mobo tray arm thing?
2) Can anyone confirm what blocks would be needed for MSI R6950-2PM2D2GD5 and the Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 1024MB (msi are 2gb cards)
3) would a standalone nb cooler alow me to use a full size card in the top pci-e slot?
Any thoughts to this? If I just go silly I would buy a 360 rad and put it all underwater, problem solved
But thats going to be stupid money Cheers chaps, pics would be nice
