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RIP MSI GTX 970

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I want you to avoided same situation I am in, you should order a EKWB GTX 980Ti backplate to stop it leak into PCB.
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It will just run under the back plate dude, making it worse.

I had a Coolit Eco leak on me a few years back and I lost around £400. Unfortunately Coolit are nowhere near as stand up as Corsair so just advised that I wash all the parts in deionised water. When I told them that the damage had already been done they just sent me a link to their disclaimer.

I lost two GTX 480s and a motherboard....

This is why I only use Corsair now if I am using AIOs. Mind you having said that I will only use Asetek branded Corsair units. I will never, ever buy another Coolit rebrand again.
 
I know you wouldn't want it to happen anyway but gigabyte coat some of their gpus with some sort of clear coating thing which can protect against dust/corrosion/water


God knows how bbq sauce simulates dust but yeah...

I've just bought myself a GTX 970 extreme gaming and this was one of the reasons.
 
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 Arctic Accelero Hybrid III - 140
 Arctic Accelero Hybrid II - 120
 Arctic Liquid Freezer 120
 Arctic Liquid Freezer 240
 Corsair Hydro Series™ H110i GTX
 Corsair Hydro Series™ H100i GTX
 Corsair Hydro Series™ H80i GT
 Corsair Hydro Series™ H105
 Corsair Hydro Series™ H90
 Corsair Hydro Series™ H75
 Corsair Hydro Series™ H55
 CRYORIG A Series
 EVGA GeForce GTX 900 HYBRID Series
 Intel BXTS13X Liquid Cooling
 NZXT KRAKEN™ X31
 NZXT KRAKEN™ X41
 NZXT KRAKEN™ X61
 Thermaltake WATER3.0 Ultimate
 Thermaltake WATER3.0 Extreme
 Thermaltake WATER3.0 Pro
 Thermtaltake WATER3.0 Performer

http://www.asetek.com/customers/available-from/
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Maybe these and the new corsair ones will be better quality then

Been 12 days since they got my 780 ti and mobo and I have still not heard from the damage team

@AthlonXP1800 Im guessing they aren't going to send your damaged 970 back to you?

Edit - Now 14 days and no email from them
 
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Well got my reply today after I messaged them to wonder what was happening,

Hi David,

Our Engineering Team has completed a thorough analysis of the components.

We will replace your CW-9060009-WW with a brand new CW-9060021-WW.

We will offer the following compensation based on current market value:

GPU: EVGA GTX780Ti (03G-P4-2883-KR) – $340.00 = £ 225.21

The following components tested fine, and we will be returning them to you:

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V Premium - Detected all devices connected; temperature is normal

CPU: i7 3770k - Passed IDT; Normal temperatures during idle and load

SSD: Liteoit LMT-21L3M (not mentioned on DC form) - Detected without issues; no files



Please confirm if you agree with the compensation mentioned above.

The refund will be in the form of an electronic transfer which typically takes 2-3 weeks for processing and delivery. Please provide us with the following bank information:
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Only just over 18 months ago I paid £505 for the 780ti from ****, they are offering me less than what it would cost me to even get a downgrade in an 970.

Absolute joke, I would have to pay an extra £60 for a new 970 downgrade

Sent a message back to them, and if they wont at least get it close to £412 then I will be posting on reddit and some other places
 
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A 970 is only slightly slower than a 780TI, http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1072?vs=1355 , and they overclock well.

Those will be reference level cards ^^^

The reference 780TI runs at 928Mhz, i don't know what the average overclocking is on AIB cards but looking around reviewers they seems to be getting <1100Mhz, about +21%

Reference 970 boost to 1178Mhz, average AIB 970 overclock to about 1450Mhz, +23%

So once in a users PC the performance of the two cards is as near as makes no difference identical. :)

Edit: make that 1200Mhz on the 780TI, so +30%. was looking at HardOCP needlessly complicated write-up that doesn't then tell you what you actually want to know :rolleyes:
 
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humbug said:
A 970 is only slightly slower than a 780TI, http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1072?vs=1355 , and they overclock well.

Those will be reference level cards ^^^

The reference 780TI runs at 928Mhz, i don't know what the average overclocking is on AIB cards but looking around reviewers they seems to be getting <1100Mhz, about +21%

Reference 970 boost to 1178Mhz, average AIB 970 overclock to about 1450Mhz, +23%

So once in a users PC the performance of the two cards is as near as makes no difference identical. :)

Edit: make that 1200Mhz on the 780TI, so +30%. was looking at HardOCP needlessly complicated write-up that doesn't then tell you what you actually want to know :rolleyes:
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Yes I understand your trying to make me feel a bit better but if you go look at benchmarks between a 970 stock and a 780ti sc then there is quite a bit of difference with FPS on games. Right now with corsairs offer I could not even afford a 970 anyway so yeh. On reddit george from corsair asked me for my DC number and said he will look into it so fingers crossed, as I am skint for a while with 4 kids and having to make sure they have a nice christmas.
 
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threads like this was why i went for a larger case and a chunky air cooler rather than a smaller case with an AIO, im just not willing to risk it
 
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threads like this was why i went for a larger case and a chunky air cooler rather than a smaller case with an AIO, im just not willing to risk it
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it was this thread that made me decide I was getting rid of my AIO and going for a chunky Air cooler
 
So yeh I am just going to accept the revised offer of $500, that will at least allow me to pick up a 970 with some cash to spare or wait a while until I can add to it myself for a 980

Still kinds not happy but I guess its the most they will offer without this dragging on for weeks
 
Probably a good idea to make do with the 970 instead of pinning your hopes on saving for a 980, the new cards will be hitting the shelves in 6 months or so (Guesstimate)

I say "Make do" but i think you'll like it. :)
 
Found the cooler leak on the 9th of November, took till today the 19th of January to get the damage money in the bank, over 2 months from start till end although i did take a week to send the damaged gpu away. Anyway I got an h100i gtx as replacement for the h100i so Im playing devils advocate and just using it. Now to buy a gpu....... yayyy finally.

I got 335 from corsair so I think a wise man would buy a 970 right now for 265 as the new cards will be dropping this year right? I hate the aftermarket coolers and designs I just like the reference geforce cooler with green led writing but think I will be forces to buy an evga acx model.
 
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mizter said:
Found the cooler leak on the 9th of November, took till today the 19th of January to get the damage money in the bank, over 2 months from start till end although i did take a week to send the damaged gpu away. Anyway I got an h100i gtx as replacement for the h100i so Im playing devils advocate and just using it. Now to buy a gpu....... yayyy finally.

I got 335 from corsair so I think a wise man would buy a 970 right now for 265 as the new cards will be dropping this year right? I hate the aftermarket coolers and designs I just like the reference geforce cooler with green led writing but think I will be forces to buy an evga acx model.
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Yer, a 970 will do you well and well done on a resolution (albeit a slow one) :)
 
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