Most likely not a reference design, I have a 7970 that I have to do the same thing to.
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Yeah, I'm trying to save some cash (it IS a reference card). I have another build where I spent more money on the cooling, that one has dual full cover EK 290 blocks with backplates. This build has a combination of used parts, parts bought on sale, and ghetto engineering
The rip lengthwise was the trickiest, but I should end up with 26 fins about 3/4" tall by 1/8 x 1/16, with a 1/4 base. There will be a 140mm fan blowing on both cards, mounted on the hard drive cage an inch or two from the end of the cards. I just need to nip a bit off the ends, drill some holes to mount it, and clean it up a bit. X 3 heatsinks...
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Originally posted by Midnightoil View PostIts all coool..... and thanks
Hand injuries are no fun. A few years back I tried to earn the name Crusher - dropped the back half of my 1990 535i on my hands. It took about six months to get the use of my right hand back. Stupid, and very lucky!
So, I mentioned earlier that the GPU blocks were obsolete. The issue is that they are for 6xxx series Radeons and their NVidia counterparts from that era. On the Radeon, that means there is a 2mm difference in the hole spacing. I had ordered a cheap NVidia GT200 adapter kit, intending to drill holes in the correct location, but it turns out I was able to make it work by removing the threaded portion of the Radeon adapter plate, exposing a larger hole, and then using some of the hardware from the GT200 adapter kit. Here is the Radeon adpater plate:
And here is the GPU with the heatsinks installed. I've left the nuts off the GPU machine screws so you can see how they are located in the outer edge of the hole (holes are covered when installed). You can also see how my fabricated VRM heatsink turned out (used some other old Swiftech mounting hardware for that one). This gave me a cheap cooling solution for 2 GPUs in this build, plus 1 GPU for another budget WC build.
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Here are the jigsaw results. I harvested this from the section removed from the side of the case in order to install the window.
It's intended for my H220 Unleashed build, which I'm changing around a bit.
And as promised, I picked up the drill again to add a vent to the bottom of the case (on the left in the pic) to install the 2x120 rad there. Had to drill out a ton of rivets first (replacing them with machine screws). I preserved the mounting holes for the HDD cage in case I ever decide to change things around again.
This section won't be seen, as it's the underside of the case and a rad will be sitting on it, so I sacrificed a little quality for speed this time around. Needs some sanding and paint!
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Originally posted by Grinder View PostThanks for the tip Hooded. I guess my attitude is, in for a penny, in for a pound. I might as well carry on and see how it turns out, since if I go for a replacement mesh I'll have to cut the material out of the top of the case anyway. Nothing to lose, except maybe a few more drill bits I'll see how it looks after the first few.
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