Hey all, I am thinking about buying myself a new GTX 770 for my watercooled rig but I need to know which cards have reference design PCB's so I can match it up with a full cover block. I'm gonna go with one of the 2GB models and will be overclocking it so factory o/c's don't matter to me. I haven't really decided which block to get either, thinking about the EK-FC770 Acetal & Nickel or Watercool Heatkiller. Any help would be appreciated...Thanks!

Thanks for the quick response Solar Trans. In the end its gonna come down to price and the best deal. The warranty doesn't matter and will be voided as soon as I remove the stock cooler. I just want a something good and reliable which is why EVGA is my first choice.

Well considering you are looking to watercool a GK104, a good option would be to buy a 680 Classified Hydro Copper off of eBay. This would retain a majority of the warranty (3 years from original purchase date from manufacturer, and any person can use it it doesn't matter how many accounts it's been registered to or how many times it's changed hands. The ONLY benefit you get from buying a card directly from EVGA or an authorized retailer is Advanced RMA, and you can still do a standard RMA), and you would have a card with quite similar performance to a 770. If I were in your shoes this would DEFINITELY be the way I'd go. The only benefit of a 770 over a 680 is higher memory speeds, and with a 680 classy it would be easy to OC the memory to 770 levels. You could probably Find an HC 680 Classy on eBay for a good price, or there may be one here on the forums.


EDIT: Just saw your post ransan, and I do believe I stand corrected. Only the TITAN and 780 share the same PCBs but have no resemblance to the 600 series. From what I have read, the 670 FTW, 680, and 770 could all share full cover water blocks but after seeing those pictures I see that wouldn't work. I'm not sure why I said that 6 series blocks would work on the TITAN and 780, probably because it's really hot right now XD.