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Title: water blocks for vid cards
Post by: ebfd11 on June 18, 2012, 10:53:32 AM

OK I was looking at purchasing water blocks for my video cards and I enticed on some of the blocks it says not for version 1.

Now my question is how can o determine which version of the water block do I use. Ie how can I tell which version of the video card do I have.

I have 2 GTX570hd cards by EVGA.

Any help on how to identify the difference would be a great help.

Lawndart

Title: Re: water blocks for vid cards
Post by: guncrasher on June 19, 2012, 01:30:05 AM

lawn, your video cards dont really run hot enough to require water cooling.  unless of course you plan to oc the crap out of it.


semp

Title: Re: water blocks for vid cards
Post by: Chalenge on June 19, 2012, 02:22:31 AM

They cannot free up another slot by converting them either because of the DVI riser.

Title: Re: water blocks for vid cards
Post by: Masherbrum on June 19, 2012, 08:38:03 PM

Quote from: ebfd11 on June 18, 2012, 10:53:32 AM

OK I was looking at purchasing water blocks for my video cards and I enticed on some of the blocks it says not for version 1.

Now my question is how can o determine which version of the water block do I use. Ie how can I tell which version of the video card do I have.

I have 2 GTX570hd cards by EVGA.

Any help on how to identify the difference would be a great help.

Lawndart

EK makes water blocks for them.   Without knowing your Model #, it was impossible to link the exact one.

Title: Re: water blocks for vid cards
Post by: Chalenge on June 20, 2012, 03:33:00 AM

Lawndart where were you looking for the water block?

Usually on the back of the GPU card there will be a white sticker that will say EVGA GTX570HDrev1 if its a revision. Otherwise it should say Geforce EVGA GTX570HD.

Title: Re: water blocks for vid cards
Post by: ebfd11 on June 20, 2012, 08:44:46 PM

Well it figures I have to be at home to figure this out.. but these are the cards that I have..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130622

But which version I dont know just yet..

Quote from: Masherbrum on June 19, 2012, 08:38:03 PM

EK makes water blocks for them.   Without knowing your Model #, it was impossible to link the exact one.

I was thinking of getting this block for both of my cards..

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/vga-blocks/fc-geforce/5x0-gtx-series/ek-fc570-gtx-se-acetal-en-nickel.html

Title: Re: water blocks for vid cards
Post by: Chalenge on June 20, 2012, 10:33:44 PM

That card is marked P1263 down by the PCI connector. Either the sticker on the back will be marked as rev1 or rev1.1 or it will might possibly be marked near the PCI connector. Because its just an inductor change it probably wont be stamped on the card. Also you can call FrozenCPU for help with this one. I would just to be sure.