7950 Watercooling

[Ghost]

I am having such a head ache trying to find a 7950 that has a reference PCB.

Half the cards are supposedly using 7970 reference PCBs.

This is so confusing I've been browsing for about 2 hours now and can't find a definite answer on anything. I can even trust coolingconfigurator because I know its wrong with at least one of the cards listed.

Any tips?

[Oxide]

Try the: HIS Radeon HD 7950 IceQ X² Boost 3 GB (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_7950_X2_Boost/images/front.jpg)

The PCB looks almost exactly like: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7970/images/front.jpg

[Ghost]

Try the: HIS Radeon HD 7950 IceQ X² Boost 3 GB (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_7950_X2_Boost/images/front.jpg) The PCB looks almost exactly like: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7970/images/front.jpg

It doesn't work like that. Some companies even change the PCB within the same product line for no apparent reason.

[MostlyHarmless]

By reference 7950 PCB do you mean something like this?

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n3324[/ATTACH]

I thought that MOST models are released with this PCB and sometimes you can find a 7950 with a 7970 PCB. Its possible youre mistrust of cooling configurator is because some lines of 7950s are coming out with BOTH 7950 and 7970 PCBs and its up to luck which one you get, I've heard this with the MSI 7950 Twin Frozr III.

Also, check the post i made on this thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/computer-hardware/water-cooling/80218-help-woth-picking-a-hd7950-for-watercooling?p=86039#post86039

I have 2 Powercolor PCS+ Boost 7950s, they both are using 7950 PCBs.

[Ghost]

By reference 7950 PCB do you mean something like this? [ATTACH=CONFIG]n3324[/ATTACH] I thought that MOST models are released with this PCB and sometimes you can find a 7950 with a 7970 PCB. Its possible youre mistrust of cooling configurator is because some lines of 7950s are coming out with BOTH 7950 and 7970 PCBs and its up to luck which one you get' date=' I've heard this with the MSI 7950 Twin Frozr III. Also, check the post i made on this thread: [url']http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/computer-hardware/water-cooling/80218-help-woth-picking-a-hd7950-for-watercooling?p=86039#post86039 I have 2 Powercolor PCS+ Boost 7950s, they both are using 7950 PCBs.

I think I'n just going to try to get lucky with it and on the MSI 7950 V2 OC and I will just return it if it does not have a reference PCB.

I just want a card that has a reference PCB of any sort.

[BeyondNight]

I know for a fact that Gigabyte uses a Reference PCB, what Waterblock are you looking to use ?

[Ghost]

I know for a fact that Gigabyte uses a Reference PCB, what Waterblock are you looking to use ?

Any WB, as long as it works.

I think I actually might go with the Gigabyte. The MSI TF3 just looks better for some reason.

[Ghost]

I think I've decided to go with the gigabyte.

I sent in a "probing" email to ask about thier warranty with watercooling GPUs. I'm sure I could have looked it up on forums etc but I wanted to see how open they are to discussing watercooling etc. MSI and XFX just say "We do not support watercooling" which is what really got me annoyed with MSI and XFX.

[BCMods]

Gigabyte

MSI (Not TFIII)

HIS (Not IceQ)

XFX (The one with two fans and only one DVI port. The one with two DVI ports WILL NOT work)

ASUS DCII (EK Waterblocks are available)

Hope that helps a bit! I bought an MSI card a few days ago to watercool :)

[Ghost]

Gigabyte MSI (Not TFIII) HIS (Not IceQ) XFX (The one with two fans and only one DVI port. The one with two DVI ports WILL NOT work) ASUS DCII (EK Waterblocks are available) Hope that helps a bit! I bought an MSI card a few days ago to watercool :)

I ended up ordering a; EXDISPLAY MSI HD 7970 OC 3072MB for £280

Which is actually a really good deal.

[Fordox]

http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/

on this site, you will see which waterblock will fit on your chosen card.

and according to the list you get from that gpu:

http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/step1_complist?gpu_gpus=634

you do have a lot of compatible full cover blocks for that card.

[Ghost]

http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/ on this site' date=' you will see which waterblock will fit on your chosen card. and according to the list you get from that gpu: [url']http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/step1_complist?gpu_gpus=634 you do have a lot of compatible full cover blocks for that card.

Thats exactly why I picked that card.

​And cooling configurator is wrong sometimes. You cant take what it says as a good source.

[BCMods]

Nice one, you won't be disappointed :)