ssiperko1
What about KPE owners? 
 
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fkrIII
is your site configurator correct when it says it uses the same block for both the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-2975 / 04G-P4-3975).  I thought these had different size pcb's and also the mounting points are different.  I know that the backplates are not compatible from evga.
 
it says it is a visual confirmation 
 
 

EK_Luc
From the info we received the block will fit both.  Maybe you will have to ask someone directly from EVGA to know the PCB differences

EK_Luc
This is the instruction sheet for the block.  It will show you which screw holes we use to secure the block.
 
 
 
Let me know 

fkrIII
well lets not get upset until we know whether or not ek will make a new block for the new cards.  I just want to keep this post civil and productive.
 
remember that ek is not part of evga and they can only react to what evga produces.  there is no way really for ek to know that evga would be making three revisions of a card in the first 6 months of production.  I can understand the frustration but lets also wait and see if everything is fixed in the end first.  patience is a virtue and lets be happy that we have a community that may resolve this issue before to many people potentially pick up the wrong water block.
 
I am not even a water cooler I just like to help and recommend products to others and I did not want to start telling people about a waterblock that may not fit so I did a little investigation.  I am sure that ek is not huge company that can reliably investigate every waterblock they make and ensure that it will fit every card especially from a simple visual inspection and without an actual card from evga they cannot be expected to always know what will fit.  this is the truth of playing in niche markets.
 
now if evga would just send them dummy pcb's that would be cool but you know...

EK_Luc
I will let them know that and I will even take the pictures you posted to show them and I will let you know.

EK_Luc
Hi everyone!
 
I have a bad news for some of you.  We previously had the 04G-P4-3975 970 SSC and the 04G-P4-3978 FTW+ as compatible GPU for the 970ACX Waterblock but with the detailed pictures of ericleeee30 we have to announce that those 2 GPU won't be compatible. 
 
When we created the block, we weren't able to have detailed images of those new PCB from EVGA and our first visual information of them were from reviews of the card from JayzTwoCents.
 
I'm really extremely sorry about this situation.  We will update the CoolingConfigurator to remove those 2 models from the compatibility list.
 
Thanks

StealthArsenal
Are there plans to make and/or revise the existing block to work on the SSC/FTW+?
 
THanks

AnderssT
I bought the card thinking there was a block for it, like so many others. Since then I have seen a EK block fitted to a 3975 though, and the same block used for the 2975 by BitsPower will also work for the 3975 with some minor modding (you need to bend/remove an unused header on the PCB).
Although the 3975 is longer the relative position of components are the same and all but one mounting positions used by the EK block are identical. What is needed to make it work is either digging out the channels for the condensers and room for the DVI connector or simply cutting off the leftmost part of the block (the changes only affect the cosmetic top of the block, no active parts).
I've made a rough mockup of the regular and ACX 2.0+ PCBs with markers to see how things line up. Yellow circled holes are the EK mounting points and the blue line is where the differences are (everything to the left of the blue line. On the right the 'offending' header is marked,