NV-78 question

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Does the NV-78 turn my GPU into a two-slot card, or does it remain a single-slot card? One would argue that I'm wasting my money on a full-coverage block, but the MAZE 4 block takes up two slots and is fuck ugly. I'm getting a DFI LANPARTY SLI-DR mobo soon, want to go SLI, so I need the two PCI slots for an X-Fi and an 802.11g card.
 
I've got a NV-68. I would advise against it. It seemed like such a good idea at the time, but now I wish I'd gone with the Maze4. They make a NV-78 version for SLI...link. I don't know if their SLI block blocks the PCI slot. My NV-67 definitely blocks the PCI slot adjacent to the AGP.
 
The stasis block is a full coverage block and only is a 1 slot design. Check it out here, the x8 PCIe lane is free so you could fit another card in there (think of the x8 lane as your x16 lane since i have the expert board)

pcie.jpg
 
Mark305TBI said:
I've got a NV-68. I would advise against it. It seemed like such a good idea at the time, but now I wish I'd gone with the Maze4. They make a NV-78 version for SLI...link. I don't know if their SLI block blocks the PCI slot. My NV-67 definitely blocks the PCI slot adjacent to the AGP.
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Any other reason you advise against it besides it blocking a PCI slot?

n00btard said:
where would I buy that block?
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http://www.shopstasis.com/
 
Cript said:
Any other reason you advise against it besides it blocking a PCI slot?
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I actually don't mind the blocking the PCI slot ;) .

It's big.
It's heavy.
It's hard to mount.
It only fits reference cards.
It's heavy.
It's pricey.
I don't think it works any better than a Maze4 and ramsinks.
 
Mark305TBI said:
I actually don't mind the blocking the PCI slot ;) .

It's big.
It's heavy.
It's hard to mount.
It only fits reference cards.
It's heavy.
It's pricey.
I don't think it works any better than a Maze4 and ramsinks.
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does that apply to EK blocks as well?
 
I have SLI NV 78s and a DFI Lanparty Expert mobo. Works fine. here are pics:


From old setup before tearing out ram blocks and replacing piece of crap Thermaltake CPU block
 
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