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System Name | Senile |
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Processor | I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7 |
Motherboard | MSI Z97-G45 Gaming |
Cooling | Be Quiet Pure Rock Air |
Memory | 16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper |
Video Card(s) | GIGABYTE Vega 64 |
Storage | Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue |
Display(s) | 34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (3440*1440) *FREE_SYNC* |
Case | Rosewill |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard + HD HDMI |
Power Supply | Corsair HX750 |
Mouse | Logitech G5 |
Keyboard | Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red |
Software | Win 10 |
I'm putting a Swiftech waterblock on an XFX XXX 5870...
Using Enzotech copper coolers, but I cannot get the smaller coolers to stick on the silicon of some smaller VRM chips. Cleaned well with 91% alcohol, etc. Memory and all others are secure. The problem chips are shown here (there's one more towards the fronth of the card):
I see on my cooler and the TPU 5870 and 5850 reviews, that the stock heat plate has cooling pads for those:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/Radeon_HD_5870/4.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_5850/4.html
So, if I leave them BARE, will I do damage, etc.???
Using Enzotech copper coolers, but I cannot get the smaller coolers to stick on the silicon of some smaller VRM chips. Cleaned well with 91% alcohol, etc. Memory and all others are secure. The problem chips are shown here (there's one more towards the fronth of the card):
I see on my cooler and the TPU 5870 and 5850 reviews, that the stock heat plate has cooling pads for those:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/Radeon_HD_5870/4.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_5850/4.html
So, if I leave them BARE, will I do damage, etc.???
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