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purecain · Feb 22, 2011, 07:00 PM

@inferKNOX- you are exactly right... the power circutry is differant. dont use a 6970 bios, the pcb's are not the same(unfortunatly)...

your definatly safe using up to 1.250 for 24/7... i use 1.225 for 960mhz on 6970real...
good luck everyone...

System Name:	1badassPC
Processor:	i7 2700k@34.8Ghz
Motherboard:	Maximus4extreme-Z Z68
Cooling:	Corsair H70 using only 1 fan
Memory:	8Gb Kingston hyperX 8Gb Samsung LowProfile
Video Card:	Sapphire Hd7970 OC Boost
Hard Disk:	1TBseagate60GbForceGT-SRT-750gbHitachi Deskstar-500gbWD
Optical Drive:	samsung writemaster
CRT/LCD Model:	40"samsung R74 lcd - 26"Samsung T260 lcd
Case:	Thermaltake Level10 Battle Edition
PSU:	1200wThermaltake Toughpower
Software:	windows7Ultimate.64bit

Feb 22, 2011, 07:00 PM	#95
purecain Join Date: May 2006 Location: leeds Posts: 441 (0.17/day) Thanks: 172 Thanked 92 Times in 70 Posts System Specs	@inferKNOX- you are exactly right... the power circutry is differant. dont use a 6970 bios, the pcb's are not the same(unfortunatly)... your definatly safe using up to 1.250 for 24/7... i use 1.225 for 960mhz on 6970real... good luck everyone...