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I have looked and looked and I cant find anything anywhere. I work in a metal fab hop, but it's not quiet like that, we build fence and rail not components. I did find another shop that thought they could make one, but the cost was so high it would have been cheaper to just buy 2 - 980 ti. LOL. If anyone knows anything or has heard anything, let me know
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/21 18:57:46
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what's the point of putting a water block on 970 lol.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/21 18:59:29
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What part numbers are your cards? There is a waterblock, but it would be necessary to know a part number to make sure it fits.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/21 20:22:57
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what's the point of putting a water block on 970 lol.
Silence and lower temps. :) There are certain models of 970's that don't offer a block. I think they were the FTW cards [39xx part #] http://www.ekwb.com/configurator/
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/21 20:45:52
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what's the point of putting a water block on 970 lol.
Silence and lower temps. :)
There are certain models of 970's that don't offer a block. I think they were the FTW cards [39xx part #]
http://www.ekwb.com/configurator/
That's like buying a NH-D15 to cool a core i3. It just doesn't make sense to me cost-wise lol. You could just grab a custom 980.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/21 21:44:37
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Aesthetics are even better with a waterblock and some people prefer the look. I don't like the air cooler at all.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 03:36:33
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Yes, I have the FTW+ My luck that will be the only block I cant find. Scarlet, I thought for sure you would know where one was, if there was one to be found. I love the looks of those blocks. I found a local shop here in Orlando that claims they can build one, but like I said in a previous post, the cost is more then just buying a new 980 ti. Scarlet, my part numbers are below, and they are the same. On my box and in my profile one EVGA site. Let me know what your thinking!! I have been having all kinds of issues with my display driver, and my PrecesionX software screwing up, and resetting itself. Really acting weird...... Let me know if you need any other numbers off my cards I have checked a few of the links above and I'm pretty sure I have found a block that will work. What sucks is the cost. Scarlet, I know you use water, besides the block ( and I hope it comes with a backplate) what else do I need??? I know I need a Res, a pump, lines / hoses, radiator, fans, and fittings. Ofcourse, I have 2 cards so I know I need the 2 blocks w/ fittings, but I only need one of everything else right???
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 06:02:39
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Sadly, I don't know that any of the full cover blocks are compatible with the Ftw+. I will look around and let you know for sure, but I think that has been one of those cards that don't have the luxury of a block because of when it was released.
You may speak with Nateman_doo and see if he can conjure up a new block for it.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 06:20:43
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Damn! That Sux! I think it would have looked bad ass + I know it would have helped when I added the 3rd card. If I only knew then what I know now..... You know I was getting ready to do a board , chip, and Mem, upgrade and it was going to be close to $1400.00. But now I'm thinking, stick with the board and chip that I have ( this setup is super fast, and how can you complain about having ONLY.... having 2x 970s) and spending the 1400 on twinn 890s. ?????
But then would my board handle twin 980s ??????
Honestley though, how much better proformance would I get running a water cooled card over a standard air cooler??? I know it would look alot cooler to have the water-blocks, thats for sure.
What to do....what to do.....
Let me know what your thinking??
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 06:45:35
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Remove your serial numbers from your post, no one needs those but you and EVGA.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 06:48:06
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Thanks man, I didnt even think about that... Good looking out!!!!
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 08:14:01
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what's the point of putting a water block on 970 lol.
Silence and lower temps. :)
There are certain models of 970's that don't offer a block. I think they were the FTW cards [39xx part #]
http://www.ekwb.com/configurator/
That's like buying a NH-D15 to cool a core i3. It just doesn't make sense to me cost-wise lol. You could just grab a custom 980.
Then you have no idea what you're talking about.... People like to overclock their cards. The 970s are EXCELLENT overclockers, and the cooler you keep Maxwells, the better they run. My 970s run better than most mildly overclocked 980s.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 08:15:57
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Damn! That Sux! I think it would have looked bad ass + I know it would have helped when I added the 3rd card. If I only knew then what I know now..... You know I was getting ready to do a board , chip, and Mem, upgrade and it was going to be close to $1400.00. But now I'm thinking, stick with the board and chip that I have ( this setup is super fast, and how can you complain about having ONLY.... having 2x 970s) and spending the 1400 on twinn 890s. ?????
But then would my board handle twin 980s ??????
Honestley though, how much better proformance would I get running a water cooled card over a standard air cooler??? I know it would look alot cooler to have the water-blocks, thats for sure.
What to do....what to do.....
Let me know what your thinking??
Thanks Man,
Alphacool makes a block for the 970 FTW+. It's not a true full coverage block, but with decent air flow in the case, they work pretty well. I know a couple of guys with them and they're very satisfied with the results. Performance PCs can get them in for you, ya just have to email them and ask for it. http://www.alphacool.com/product_info.php/info/p1600_Alphacool-NexXxoS-GPX---Nvidia-Geforce-GTX-970-M10---incl--backplate---black.html
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 09:22:20
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Scarlet-Tech
You may speak with Nateman_doo and see if he can conjure up a new block for it.
My ears started to tingle. Now I know why. ;) (and lol @ "conjure")
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 09:29:17
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what's the point of putting a water block on 970 lol.
Build a MODS RIGS  of your Computer, I would like to see what type of Computer you have built or have assembled.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 10:06:18
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Build a MODS RIGS of your Computer, I would like to see what type of Computer you have built or have assembled. What do you want to know, besides whats in my Sig?? I'm just learning and I'm what you would call extremley in-experinced and I'm trying to learn as I go. I used to kinda build higher end rigs but I was just starting to learn. That was 5-6 years ago, and now that I can afford to build again I'm trying to get back into it. But I'm very new and I'm the first to admit I know very little, I'm doing it as I go. I'm going to post one of my good scores before my cards were all screwed up, right now, 1 card runs at stock speeds, and the 2nd one runs at 135??? I posted a different thread about it because this one is getting long. If I post a score when it was running right, maybe you can see what I have done.  I think this was my best score, but again, right now, my score is in the low 5ooo and I'm trying to figure out why, but again, I'm so inexperinced I will have to take it to my buddy who helps me when I'm really stumped!!! Let me know what you think, no matter what, I would love to add water to this if I make the board and chip upgrade, it's just the more I think about it, I might be better to put off the board and chip and just get some 980s I could always get a few bucks out of these 970, help pay some of it. Again, give me your opinion!! Thanks everybody!!!!
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 10:15:28
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My ears started to tingle. Now I know why. ;)
(and lol @ "conjure")
You know I am ALWAYS trying to overwork you. It never ends.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 10:55:58
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You may speak with Nateman_doo and see if he can conjure up a new block for it.
My ears started to tingle. Now I know why. ;)
(and lol @ "conjure")
Is that similar to engineering !
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/22 21:22:45
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We'll I just ran BF 3 for 2 1.2 hours straight perfect gameplay sweet temps, . I'm +101 & +385 and its running nice like that. I wanted to get back on and let reeverybody know I really apprciate all of the help I get on this site, Thanks Again!!!! Hey also, to get back on topic, did we ever find a block.???? It looked like there were a few on that one site that would work. But then there was a video of someone having to make one, or make 4 actually. Anyways, if anybody can find a link, send it to me. I would love to watercool these things when the rest of my parts get upgraded, 2 months maybe 3 away.... WoooWooo Thanks Again Everybody!!!!
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/23 16:59:57
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Ok, I think I found one. You guys take a look at it and tell me what you think??? Thanks all!!! 
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/24 14:26:42
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If there is enough desire, I can make a waterblock for it that would be full coverage.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/24 14:36:31
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I just posted 5 seconds ago a new thread asking you guys to look at something I found. I mean, as soon as I posted it, I got the email that someone replied to this thred. Take a look at the attached and tell me what you think. If you can make one or 2 really, I need 2 of them, I would be willing to make it worth your while, it's important to me, and learning what Iam is important to me to. I was going to do a big chip and board upgrade in the next few months, and instead I was just going to postpone the board and chip and stick with what I have, and then order the 980 that has a water block on it. Let me know what your thinking for making those for me, Im deffinatley interested. I looked at a few of the links you had and I saw where you were, or someone was literally making one, It was cool. Let me know what you wanna do, and tell me if the attached will work??  Thanks a bunch man
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/24 16:48:26
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I can do a small batch if others want in. Its a lengthy process building a block from scratch. There is measuring, CAD modeling, prototyping, fixture plate making, material acquisition, milling, drilling, tapping, finishing, testing and a myriad of things along the way. So I try to make them at least in a batch. This way the cost is spread around a few people rather then just 1.
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/25 01:45:58
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Alright, let me do some looking around and see how many other's I can in on it. What would the cost be, and how many would we need to make, to make it worth everyones while??? And when we know how many, of course, how much each???
Let me know, I have a buddy down here in Orlando that has a computer / gaming rig store, and he would probably help me push them.
Lets get the above totals figured out, and because all we have right now for sure, are my 2, lets keep the cost's as low as possiable and we will work from there.
Thanks Nate,
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/25 09:08:27
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I just posted 5 seconds ago a new thread asking you guys to look at something I found. I mean, as soon as I posted it, I got the email that someone replied to this thred. Take a look at the attached and tell me what you think.
If you can make one or 2 really, I need 2 of them, I would be willing to make it worth your while, it's important to me, and learning what Iam is important to me to.
I was going to do a big chip and board upgrade in the next few months, and instead I was just going to postpone the board and chip and stick with what I have, and then order the 980 that has a water block on it.
Let me know what your thinking for making those for me, Im deffinatley interested.
I looked at a few of the links you had and I saw where you were, or someone was literally making one, It was cool. Let me know what you wanna do, and tell me if the attached will work??
Thanks a bunch man
That's like the one I linked above.... The M10 is made specifically for the FTW+. Scroll up for the link. Performance PCs can order it in for you. It's not a true full coverage block. It's a universal GPU block with a heat sink "full coverage adapter". As I said earlier, I know a few guys with these blocks, and they work pretty good as long as you have decent air flow in the case. But again....they aren't true full coverage blocks, as they only passively (air) cool the VRM and memory. FYI. The M04 version you linked is NOT compatible with the ACX 2.0+ pcb. You need the M10, as I linked above. http://www.alphacool.com/...ty%20list%20Nvidia.pdf
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Re: Is there just no such thing as a "Water Block for GTX 970
2015/11/26 08:54:57
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We'll another thing I was going to do, and do pretty quickly is go to a little bit bigger case. I'm going to water within the next 8 - 12 months ( at the longest, depending on these blocks) I have to upgrade my chip and board first, and get blocks for my 970s, then I will add water for my CPU at the end and a 3rd 970 with a block. I have seen 3 970s running with stock fan heatsinks, and the cards just run to hot, the middle one for sure was running real hot, and the 3 - 970 were barley as good as the 2x 980s ( Basically same FPS but no heat problem with the 2 980s)
If Nate can build some blocks ( I don't think they are full coverage either, but I haven't asked him yet) and I can get a few guys to go in with me to spread cost's. Or, If I can get these blocks, from the link above, then I can stick to my original plan of upgrading the chip and board. Then once that's done and paid for, I can add the 3rd 970 w/ a waterblock and some real power, I might need to add some power anyway if I get blocks. This CX I have is junk and just bottom of the barrel!!! Corsair really put it together with some cheap ass parts. I have a few days left to get a PSU at 35% off because I just got my second card like 3 weeks ago, and I only have 30 days to use the coupon. I'm just having trouble talking my chick into spending another 160.00.
If I couldn't get blocks for my 970s then I was going to sell them, for whatever I could get. I know a few guys that would buy them, and I can get 250 for each of them, I paid 365, but what the hell, it will give me 500 towards my 2 980s. I was going to get 2 980 Hydro Coppers and just postpone the chip, board, and PSU upgrade.
What ya think............... I know its alot of info but..... "Better to have the info and not need it, then need it and not have it" <~~~~~ One of my favorite sayings
Thanks a bunch Everybody!!!!!
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