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Got the EK-FC7970 Installed. Getting great temps!
wicked! Looks like something out of the movie "Alien"
how many rads worth of cooling you got? 3x120?
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Got the EK-FC7970 Installed. Getting great temps!
YOUR OLD RIG GOT HIT BY LIGHTNING?!
Running any overclock with stock voltages is safe. See if you can run the CCC max stably. MSI Afterburner is still kind of buggy, so if you aren't going for insane clocks, sticking to CCC limits will net you a ton of performance for little effort.Just got a Diamond reference card, already had Afterburner installed, what's a safe o/c and do I use CCC or Afterburner to set the o/c settings? Won't they conflict with each other?
It depends on the matrix used. As long as they stay between the RAM and the block, you're good to go.So, just got my EK full coverage block. Probably won't have a chance to install this along with the rest of my new WC stuff until the weekend.
This might seem like a silly question, but are the thermal pads for the RAM and such not supposed to be sticky at all?
Totally unrelated to the thread, but do you have pics?Yeah, it was weird. It didn't come through the normal 'power' side, it decided to hit the coax going into the cable modem and scatter across the network. It was one of the most amazing things I've seen (and so, so costly).
Of course, it was the excuse needed to upgrade from a Phenom X4/4870 512 rig to the new one.
Don't want to take my rig apart until I have all the parts to assemble everything, so won't be able to find out for a few days. It just seems like it would be tough getting them to stay in one place while I work with it.It depends on the matrix used. As long as they stay between the RAM and the block, you're good to go.
Running any overclock with stock voltages is safe. See if you can run the CCC max stably. MSI Afterburner is still kind of buggy, so if you aren't going for insane clocks, sticking to CCC limits will net you a ton of performance for little effort.
TIM is TIM, mixing most shouldn't matter. It seems the pads are just there to fill the gap more than anything. Therefore, add a dab of MX-4, it won't hurt and should keep them in place until you get the block compressing it.Don't want to take my rig apart until I have all the parts to assemble everything, so won't be able to find out for a few days. It just seems like it would be tough getting them to stay in one place while I work with it.
The instructions did recommend a small dab of MX-4 on the RAM chips in addition to the pads. Thought that was interesting, didn't realize you could mix them...
That's what I do for my daily gaming; I use OSD to check out framerates and temps. The only problem I've had is using both applications to apply clock speeds over one another. Sometimes the card gets funky and stays locked in a low 3D mode (500MHz core, 1375MHz vRAM)is it ok to still keep MSI Afterburner running after I use CCC to o/c? I use Afterburner to control/monitor my fan and usage levels..
So, just got my EK full coverage block. Probably won't have a chance to install this along with the rest of my new WC stuff until the weekend.
This might seem like a silly question, but are the thermal pads for the RAM and such not supposed to be sticky at all?
Oh, mine arrived with plenty of protective film. Most of it just wasn't attached to the pads.I wondered that too when I installed my block. Instruction says peel the protective film. THERE'S NO FILM FFFFFFFUUUUU. Took me a while to just say fuck it and used a tiny dab of paste to hold the pads in place.
I wondered that too when I installed my block. Instruction says peel the protective film. THERE'S NO FILM FFFFFFFUUUUU. Took me a while to just say fuck it and used a tiny dab of paste to hold the pads in place.
Not in the least, just give it a good wipe with some 91% isopropyl alcohol and you'll be good to go (you can pick that up at your local CVS/Walgreens/etc.).I'm wondering if I use a dab of thermal paste as well as the pads, if that'll make it a real pain to clean up if I ever need to re-install the stock HSF (like if I need to RMA it)?
I'd be wary of using just TIM on RAM chips. They're very rough and you really have to gob it on to fill in the gaps. It might not make a difference, but generally the thermal pads perform the best since they're designed to fill the space. TIM performance suffers exponentially the thicker the space between the two mated surfaces.lol same here. was a film on one side - not both like the instructions insinuated and neither side was sticky. I just re-used the stock tim for memory.
I'd be wary of using just TIM on RAM chips. They're very rough and you really have to gob it on to fill in the gaps. It might not make a difference, but generally the thermal pads perform the best since they're designed to fill the space. TIM performance suffers exponentially the thicker the space between the two mated surfaces.
I wonder if there's any reason not to? Are the ones that come with the waterblock better?in this case the tim I'm refering to is the stock thermal pads. The ram chips had no grease.
No worries then, that's perfectly finein this case the tim I'm refering to is the stock thermal pads. The ram chips had no grease.
I wonder if there's any reason not to? Are the ones that come with the waterblock better?
Right. I was just wondering if there would be any performance difference or something. Though I guess it would probably be marginal even if there was.The stock ones were sorta rubbery and sticky. Teh ones that came with the EK block seems sorta like really thin paper/foam kinda stuff - not sticky at all.
im looking at the zalman reserator
http://www.zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?Idx=183
how much cooling power does this have in comparison to traditional 3x120 watercooling setups?
I had the same problem with Leo demo... 1150 seems to run fine. If you go higher than that, it's driver crash or black screen. I think it's the demo cannot handle the speed of it or it is too stressful compared to other software?Edit: Looks like the AMD Leo demo made a liar out of me. I can do only hit 1150 on the core while running it. If I go any higher, the video driver fails and my screen goes black. I was able to run the Heaven Benchmark for hours with no issues. I guess Leo is quicker at telling you if you've got a stable clock or not?
So, what is a good overclock on these cards? Also, what is safe voltage? Trixx says I am at 1.175 or something.
I had the same problem with Leo demo... 1150 seems to run fine. If you go higher than that, it's driver crash or black screen. I think it's the demo cannot handle the speed of it or it is too stressful compared to other software?
Maybe driver?
The Leo demo fully utilizes the capabilities of the 7970, much more so than Heaven.
I want to see everyone to try Leo with their OC settings higher than 1150 core. If they can then this mean Leo is a great way to test your OC stability isn't it?I guess everyone should be running the AMD Leo demo instead of Heaven on loop to test the stability of their clock?
I guess that would depend on the outside temperature. If it's cold enough outside (like in the winter) that it could beat a 360 by quite a bit you might have to worry about condensation inside your case.
If it were inside the house the 320 would be better.
edit:
looking at the specs I see this:
Material : Anodized Pure Aluminum
could be bad. very bad.
Galvanic corrosion occurs when you put aluminum and copper parts together in one loop.what is bad about the anodize pure aluminum, will it corrode in the rain?