7970 for overclocking

[MJOLNITR VIPER]

I am looking for a 7970 that has great overclocking capability as well as overvolting on a stock PCB because I am planning on water cooling it so it needs to be compatible with most 7970 water blocks.

[killerx525]

Chances are that the one that has great overclocking capabilities are the ones that non-reference pcb. It's all really luck if get a good gpu chip that can overclock well.

[Dim]

If I'm not mistaken, the HD 7970 Lightning would be the best option for watercooling with overclocking -- it's the fastest reference-sized 7970, so it stands to reason that it would fit most waterblocks and would overclock quite nicely!

[Dim]

If I'm not mistaken, the HD 7970 Lightning would be the best option for watercooling with overclocking -- it's the fastest reference-sized 7970, so it stands to reason that it would fit most waterblocks and would overclock quite nicely!

http://www.overclock.net/t/1290624/my-watercooled-quadfire-7970-lightning-3770k-build-for-my-5x1-eyefinity-array

Have a look at that, if you want. And this.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16887/ex-blc-1203/EK_MSI_Lightning_Radeon_HD_7970_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_Block_-_Acetal_Nickel_CSQ_EK-FC7970_Lightning_-_AcetalNickel.html?tl=g30c309s1590&id=26utX7wy

[MJOLNITR VIPER]

I would love to do the lightning card but the biggest problem with the block is the look of it. My system is already set up with a black and red theme and the silver of that block just would not work in my system. I also just found this block http://www.swiftech.com/komodo-hd7900.aspx#tab3

[Dim]

I would love to do the lightning card but the biggest problem with the block is the look of it. My system is already set up with a black and red theme and the silver of that block just would not work in my system. I also just found this block http://www.swiftech.com/komodo-hd7900.aspx#tab3

Seems fair enough, just make sure the number of rear brackets on the card fits with the waterblock (not sure if this would matter? Sorry)

[Umeshwarnath]

I would buy the his ice q x2 if available.

msi lightning one is superb too!!