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Meh!!! We need another Uncle Peter DIY cooling solution. Cmon Pete, you know you want to 
A couple of these MK-Dons will work nicely.
A couple of these MK-Dons will work nicely.
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** Prolimatech MK-26 Multi VGA Cooler - R9 280/290/290X Compatible
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Soldato
Hahaha
Thanks for the weight info. 550g is not all that much! Guess it is mostly aluminium though, my 580 waterblock weighs just over 700g!
You can see where my concern from weight comes from now. Wonder how much a 7990 block weighs...
Thanks for the weight info. 550g is not all that much! Guess it is mostly aluminium though, my 580 waterblock weighs just over 700g!
You can see where my concern from weight comes from now. Wonder how much a 7990 block weighs...
Soldato
Meh!!! We need another Uncle Peter DIY cooling solution. Cmon Pete, you know you want to
A couple of these MK-Dons will work nicely.
Oh, I'd love to. I already asked Gibbo to send me a 290X and an Alpenfohn universal cooler but I don't think he's going for it
I do love staring at my UV watercooling monsta goodness, but I have to say I'm bored by the complete lack of tinkering involved...
It's a little different with waterblocks if they're routed cpu-gpu as that usually provides a lot of the support and kind of locks it in place, plus the weight of the block is tight to the card.
The aircoolers just hang off the card and it's sometimes helpful to use the pcie cables to help keep them up or use fishing line/ninja wire or something for support.
I used the pcie cables to help a little, though it wasn't really necessary.
ED: I will say that I'm a lot more comfortable with transporting the rig in a car now.
With the huge aircoolers, I had to lay it flat in the boot and take it easy on the corners. With the loop, I can just leave it upright between the front and back seat with no worries.
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Soldato
Sweet. That's a lot more viable for many.
while we are talking about prolimatech, i would highly recommend their ultra sleek vortex 140mm fan. i have high end offerings from bequiet and noctua in my case as well, but for crucial CPU cooling, i use the prolimatech and would recommend it to anyone. it's the thinnest, quietest, provide most head as well.
it's the thinnest, quietest, provide most head as well. 
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I agree, perhaps Techlabs could use the cheaper coolers for the 290 nonx ?
Soldato
The accelero's are around the same price as the MK-26, so it's unlikely...
They'd probably sell more though.
They'd probably sell more though.
Not quite the same price though as the accelero includes x3 fans.
Soldato
Yeah, but they don't include fans with the 290X/MK-26 bundle, so they're not factored into the price. Just the base cooler is 
Soldato
Evening
The Peter uses a bracket bolted to the pci slot for fan attachment.
The MK-26 uses clips to attach fans to the heatsink.
They both take up 4 pci slots with fans attached.
The Peter comes with better quality VRAM/VRM heatsinks.
They can both use anything up to 2x140mm fans, though I'd say the MK-26 probably works better in stock configuration due to being less thick/dense, which means that more air gets to hit the chip heatsinks.
The MK-26 is a lot wider, which can be an issue in some cases, whereas the Peter is pretty much the same width as the card.
Out of the box, the MK-26 is probably the better solution, but the Peter would likely beat it if you went to extra lengths like cable tying a couple of 92mm fans directly to the heatsink and using the pci fan bracket to mount a couple of side exhaust fans.
/phew...
The Peter uses a bracket bolted to the pci slot for fan attachment.
The MK-26 uses clips to attach fans to the heatsink.
They both take up 4 pci slots with fans attached.
The Peter comes with better quality VRAM/VRM heatsinks.
They can both use anything up to 2x140mm fans, though I'd say the MK-26 probably works better in stock configuration due to being less thick/dense, which means that more air gets to hit the chip heatsinks.
The MK-26 is a lot wider, which can be an issue in some cases, whereas the Peter is pretty much the same width as the card.
Out of the box, the MK-26 is probably the better solution, but the Peter would likely beat it if you went to extra lengths like cable tying a couple of 92mm fans directly to the heatsink and using the pci fan bracket to mount a couple of side exhaust fans.
/phew...
Ha, yeah I read that thread where you messed around with different configs, little too ghetto rigged for me.
Looks like the best solution is to pick up the MK-26 and use the heatsinks from the Peter, especially the hench VRM one.
Apparently Prolimatech's own ultra sleek 140mm fans work great, compares favorably to a couple of Noctua's according to this thread.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1741368
Should get to bed soon...
Soldato
Ghetto rigging is crazy fun I tells ya! You clean cut guys are missing out
Mk-26+Peter sinks are the way to go if your jib is sensibly cut
The Peter is certainly the fiddler's choice.
Mk-26+Peter sinks are the way to go if your jib is sensibly cut
The Peter is certainly the fiddler's choice.
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shiny 
.. tho you could have at least included the fans at that price
.. tho you could have at least included the fans at that price
Shame ocuk cant un-correct the prices
Alternative is spend £429.99 on an ocuk 290x card
and then 52 or 57 quid on this beast and attach yourself to save 60-70 quid.
Man that is quite a bit of cash to install it, if your not confident in doing it yourself and considering £400-500+ type card perhaps its worth spending the extra !
I love large coolers, and silence is a big factor in gaming for me so this would be perfect.
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Does the 290x have the same hole spacing around the core as the 7970? In that case I think the regular peter won't work.
The Peter 7970 edition got extra holes in the retention bracket to fit 7970 so you would need that bracket or drill the holes yourself.
Do you need a shim on the 290x?
The Peter 7970 edition got extra holes in the retention bracket to fit 7970 so you would need that bracket or drill the holes yourself.
Do you need a shim on the 290x?
Right then
Some more information here to answer drunkenmasters questions and hopefully explain a little more about the setup on this card.
this picture shows the rubber underneath the backplate and the mounting method as well as the half height heatsinks next to the heatpipes from the cooler.
You sold me on this, hope you get paid commission
I have just taken delivery of the below:1x Prolimatech Black Series MK-26 Multi-VGA Cooler
1x Alpenföhn Passive DRAM / VRAM Chip Coolers
1x Akasa AK-TT12-80 Thermal Adhesive Tape
2x Haribo Tangfastics packets - woop woop
I've had a look through the Prolimatech kit and see it comes with a '7970/7950 Heat Spreader Copper Base'. Do I need to apply this for mounting to the 290X? From the pictures I see the 7970 die is rotated 45 degrees, whilst the 290X die is square with the rest of the PCB. I assume therefore I do not need this additional base but wanted to check how you did it?
TIA