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System Name | Bebop |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-2600K @ 4.4Ghz |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3P |
Cooling | ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B |
Memory | G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133MHz |
Video Card(s) | 2x SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 CF |
Storage | OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SATA III x2 Raid 0 |
Display(s) | Asus VG236H 23" 1920x1080 120Hz |
Case | Antec Eleven Hundred |
Power Supply | Rosewill BRONZE Series RBR1000-M 1000W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit |
I recently installed an Accelero Xtreme 7970 VGA cooler on each of my Reference Sapphire HD 7970's.
The cards stay far cooler and are much quieter than the reference coolers. The problem is whenever they are put under load, after a few minutes, my monitors will go black(as if put to sleep) and the system will become unresponsive. I cannot wake it and must hard reset it, in order to bring it back up.
I was initially afraid that maybe the thermal glue holding on the various small heat sinks was shorting something out on the board. I just learned however that the "G-1" thermal glue is non-conductive.
The only thing I can think of that I changed is the crossfire cable. I am now using the back connectors instead of the front.
Help?
The cards stay far cooler and are much quieter than the reference coolers. The problem is whenever they are put under load, after a few minutes, my monitors will go black(as if put to sleep) and the system will become unresponsive. I cannot wake it and must hard reset it, in order to bring it back up.
I was initially afraid that maybe the thermal glue holding on the various small heat sinks was shorting something out on the board. I just learned however that the "G-1" thermal glue is non-conductive.
The only thing I can think of that I changed is the crossfire cable. I am now using the back connectors instead of the front.
Help?