7970 brand/custom design experience?

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Originally Posted by Mr. Hankey

I have two of these... very nice and quiet:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102982

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Even quieter in the crawlspace under the house, no? :)

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Originally Posted by Mumps

Even quieter in the crawlspace under the house, no? :)

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haha, no the 7970s are actually on my desk right next to me. The noisy shit goes under the house. I have actually had to do quite a bit of maintenance lately too, so been spending way too much time crawling around down there.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Hankey

haha, no the 7970s are actually on my desk right next to me. The noisy shit goes under the house. I have actually had to do quite a bit of maintenance lately too, so been spending way too much time crawling around down there.

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Hmmm... "Noisy shit goes under the house" If you refer back to your Avatar, that may explain why you've had to spend so much time down there lately. :) =))

Cheers for the ideas, guys. :) Over here XFX warranty is two years, but np with fair refunding, btw. Diamand AFAIK does not appear on the German market at all.

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Originally Posted by John P. Myers

but with 2 or more you'll want ones designed like the one in the link that will blow the hot air out the back of the case instead of just swirling it around inside.

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Interesting thought as my cases extremely support out-taking reference designs (np in handling 5970 + 295 due to outtake flow). However, 2x 570 custom design also worked well, though the middle one takes significantly more heat, the CPU too. It also depends how much air the design gets out, I think there are strong differences. Gigabyte seems to take at least some or enough out.

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Originally Posted by Mumps

Even quieter in the crawlspace under the house, no? :)

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Wish there was one in my flat. :D But I can sleep next to a rig running POEM. :))

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Originally Posted by Mad Matt

Cheers for the ideas, guys. :) Over here XFX warranty is two years, but np with fair refunding, btw. Diamand AFAIK does not appear on the German market at all.



Interesting thought as my cases extremely support out-taking reference designs (np in handling 5970 + 295 due to outtake flow). However, 2x 570 custom design also worked well, though the middle one takes significantly more heat, the CPU too. It also depends how much air the design gets out, I think there are strong differences. Gigabyte seems to take at least some out.



Wish there was one in my flat. :D But I can sleep next to a rig running POEM. :))

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lol, very true. Not on Donate or DiRT, tho

Of course, the 3 shipped just before I cancelled. I'll return them when they arrive. Maybe even return them all.....

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Originally Posted by zombie67

Of course, the 3 shipped just before I cancelled. I'll return them when they arrive. Maybe even return them all.....

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NO Wait!!! Can't you run them for a week then return them? Would that be unethical? I say no. :o

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Originally Posted by Mike029

NO Wait!!! Can't you run them for a week then return them? Would that be unethical? I say no. :o

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I vote 29 days :D

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Originally Posted by zombie67

Of course, the 3 shipped just before I cancelled. I'll return them when they arrive. Maybe even return them all.....

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For the price you paid I would think you shouldn't have any problem reselling them to get your investment back.

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Originally Posted by zombie67

Of course, the 3 shipped just before I cancelled. I'll return them when they arrive. Maybe even return them all.....

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They were just too damn pretty to send back. Like puppies, once they're in your house, it's already too late. :D

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55884901/7970s.jpg