Zabuzaxsta
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I'm assuming everyone is familiar with the VRM problem on the new HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation cards:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1666378&page=1
http://www.overclock.net/t/1200211/stay-away-from-xfx-7970-black-edition-design-flaw
My problem is that everyone mistakenly refers to the double fan model as "the black edition." That's not true - there are two black editions, which is quite obvious on the XFX page:
http://xfxforce.com/en-us/Products/Graphics-Cards/ATI/AMD-Radeon-HD-7000-Series/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970.aspx
Under that little "Black Edition" sub-heading, there are two cards - one has two fans (thus double dissipation), the other has one fan (is this what they call a "reference" design?). All the Black Edition part refers to is the fact that it has been factory overclocked, which is something I want.
My problem is that I am going to run two of these cards on crossfire for a few weeks/months/whatever, then upgrade to a water-cooling system (probably). Regardless, I can't find out if the VRM problem is just for the Double Dissipation version, or if it applies to all black editions. Can anyone tell me? I want a black edition, but not if both black editions have VRM problems. If the "reference" version of the black edition doesn't have any VRM temp problems, I'm going to get that - can anyone confirm?
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1666378&page=1
http://www.overclock.net/t/1200211/stay-away-from-xfx-7970-black-edition-design-flaw
My problem is that everyone mistakenly refers to the double fan model as "the black edition." That's not true - there are two black editions, which is quite obvious on the XFX page:
http://xfxforce.com/en-us/Products/Graphics-Cards/ATI/AMD-Radeon-HD-7000-Series/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970.aspx
Under that little "Black Edition" sub-heading, there are two cards - one has two fans (thus double dissipation), the other has one fan (is this what they call a "reference" design?). All the Black Edition part refers to is the fact that it has been factory overclocked, which is something I want.
My problem is that I am going to run two of these cards on crossfire for a few weeks/months/whatever, then upgrade to a water-cooling system (probably). Regardless, I can't find out if the VRM problem is just for the Double Dissipation version, or if it applies to all black editions. Can anyone tell me? I want a black edition, but not if both black editions have VRM problems. If the "reference" version of the black edition doesn't have any VRM temp problems, I'm going to get that - can anyone confirm?