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You build is starting to sound more and more like how mine went and not for the better. Arnt specific FTW blocks being made by a company?

The build has seen its ups and downs lol, as far as I know for the just FTW cards, yes blocks from just about every company will fit, but for the FTW+'s no one as of now has made blocks for them, the only company that confirmed that their block would fit was EK, then on the day of EK releasing the block I noticed that one of the capacitors will not line up correctly and that the FTW+ PCB is longer then the original FTW PCB. I brought this to EK luc's attention on EVGA's Forum and he confirmed a couple of days later that in fact the ACX block will not fit the FTW+ cards.

My Sig Rig: "X79 (3970X) -Midas"http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wsjGt6"  "Midas" Build Log - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/59768-build-log-in-progress-code-name-midas/


"The Riddler" Custom Watercooled H440 Build Log ( in collaboration with my wife @ _TechPuppet_ ) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/149652-green-h440-special-edition-the-riddler-almost-there/


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The build has seen its ups and downs lol, as far as I know for the just FTW cards, yes blocks from just about every company will fit, but for the FTW+'s no one as of now has made blocks for them, the only company that confirmed that their block would fit was EK, then on the day of EK releasing the block I noticed that one of the capacitors will not line up correctly and that the FTW+ PCB is longer then the original FTW PCB. I brought this to EK luc's attention on EVGA's Forum and he confirmed a couple of days later that in fact the ACX block will not fit the FTW+ cards.

Ouch, you able to return the cards or blocks?

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Neither, I got the cards from Newegg and the return policy on those cards are exchange for the same cards only, I even tried to bargain with them and told them that if they sent me the original FTW cards, then I would just take the hit on the $30 difference for the FTW+'s cards, and they still said no :(. and at the time of getting the ACX blocks ( day one release), the only way to get them was to order them directly from EK, which is half way around the world from me lol and more of a serous hassle to return them then to just keep them.

My Sig Rig: "X79 (3970X) -Midas"http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wsjGt6"  "Midas" Build Log - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/59768-build-log-in-progress-code-name-midas/


"The Riddler" Custom Watercooled H440 Build Log ( in collaboration with my wife @ _TechPuppet_ ) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/149652-green-h440-special-edition-the-riddler-almost-there/


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Neither, I got the cards from Newegg and the return policy on those cards are exchange for the same cards only, I even tried to bargain with them and told them that if they sent me the original FTW cards, then I would just take the hit on the $30 difference for the FTW+'s cards, and they still said no :(. and at the time of getting the ACX blocks ( day one release), the only way to get them was to order them directly from EK, which is half way around the world from me lol and more of a serous hassle to return them then to just keep them.

Im surprised that Newegg wouldnt let you do anything. Did you already register the EVGA cards to your account? reason I ask is that you might be able to setup to like the 980 and only pay the diference, but youd still need new blocks.

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The HID Liberator: A Cherry MX Mechanical Keyboard Build Log | A Simple Mod: Silencing the EVGA 750Ti FTW w/ ACX

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Man, 3970x isn't something you see that often.

 

I've got one :)

 

They are pretty rare though considering what they cost. Most would have gone with the 3930k.

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I know its been a while, since the last time I gave an update. Last time, I had bought 2 EVGA 970 FTW+'s but none ever came out with water blocks for them, so I had to go back to the drawing board, I came to the conclusion that my only two reasonable options were to either downgrade to just the EVGA 970 FTW ( 04G-P4-2978-KR ) Or upgrade to the EVGA 980ti's. So I did what any self respecting man would do, yep I got the 980Ti's :D and I also got the water blocks, backplates and plexi triple parallel terminal to go with the cards.

 

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Here is what I have accumulated so far on the watercooling parts for this build. The only things I have left to get cooling wise, is the rads and fittings, plus some darkside leds and such.

 

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Now this is just a fun cool pic I took of the 970's and 980TI's together.

 

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I hope you guys enjoy, I cant wait to get this project moving smoothly again :D it's been a long road but its finally coming to an end.

My Sig Rig: "X79 (3970X) -Midas"http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wsjGt6"  "Midas" Build Log - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/59768-build-log-in-progress-code-name-midas/


"The Riddler" Custom Watercooled H440 Build Log ( in collaboration with my wife @ _TechPuppet_ ) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/149652-green-h440-special-edition-the-riddler-almost-there/


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@ericlee30 one uping my still unfinished build again are ya!

When the 980 Ti came out I jacked about selling on my WB'd 980's that had actually yet to be in a loop [emoji14]

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Two 980Ti's... yeah... I'm jelly. :D

 

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I'm so stocked to get the waterblocks and backplates gold plated and see what it all looks like together :)

My Sig Rig: "X79 (3970X) -Midas"http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wsjGt6"  "Midas" Build Log - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/59768-build-log-in-progress-code-name-midas/


"The Riddler" Custom Watercooled H440 Build Log ( in collaboration with my wife @ _TechPuppet_ ) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/149652-green-h440-special-edition-the-riddler-almost-there/


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I'm so stocked to get the waterblocks and backplates gold plated and see what it all looks like together :)

 

Yeah, I bet you do. :) 

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@ericlee30 one uping my still unfinished build again are ya!

When the 980 Ti came out I jacked about selling on my WB'd 980's that had actually yet to be in a loop [emoji14]

You bet I am bro ;) jk jk

Really it was a hard destination to choose and took me quit a while to figure out what the best sanaryo was for me to go with. I really wanted to save some money by getting the 970 FTW ' S but I couldn't justify downgrading from what I had already bought. I ruled out the 980s altogether do to the price to performance vs the 980ti's. Over all I'm very happy with the 980ti's and I'm glad I made that choice :)

My Sig Rig: "X79 (3970X) -Midas"http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wsjGt6"  "Midas" Build Log - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/59768-build-log-in-progress-code-name-midas/


"The Riddler" Custom Watercooled H440 Build Log ( in collaboration with my wife @ _TechPuppet_ ) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/149652-green-h440-special-edition-the-riddler-almost-there/


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I'm so stocked to get the waterblocks and backplates gold plated and see what it all looks like together :)

Are you having it done by someone? I'm doing a similar colored theme and I like what you've done. I'm also getting those exact cards and noticed you used the Titan block. I'm guessing the TI was similar enough?

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Are you having it done by someone? I'm doing a similar colored theme and I like what you've done. I'm also getting those exact cards and noticed you used the Titan block. I'm guessing the TI was similar enough?

Yes I found a local jewelry store that is willing to do the gold plating on the blocks and backplates. Thank you so much for the kind words :) I appreciate it alot.

Yes the 980ti's reference pcb is the exact same as the Titan X, it's just a cut down version ( 6 GB instead of 12 GB on the memory and slightly lower Cuda cores ) of a a titan X. The 980ti is the best bang for your buck card I've seen in a long time for top end gpus. I don't even see why anyone would buy a Titan X since the 980ti is ot now. The Titan X just does not make since anymore at its price point imo.

My Sig Rig: "X79 (3970X) -Midas"http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wsjGt6"  "Midas" Build Log - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/59768-build-log-in-progress-code-name-midas/


"The Riddler" Custom Watercooled H440 Build Log ( in collaboration with my wife @ _TechPuppet_ ) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/149652-green-h440-special-edition-the-riddler-almost-there/


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Not a problem man! I agree. The Titan doesn't make sense for the price point, unless you're doing 4k since the extra VRAM does help.

That's a cool idea! I'm excited to see how that turns out. Looking forward to it. If it turns out good I might get a kit and do the same :D

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