Will the Titan's Cooler fit on my GTX 770's PCB?
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Eggz
September 5, 2013 9:19:34 AM
Dear Interwebz,
My buddy water cooled his Titan and offered me the silver reference cooler for my reference GTX 770. Will it fit? If I swap out the cooler, the sole reason will be so that my card says "Titan," but everything else will look the same. Even though there is no performance benefit at all, I think the free modification will be fun, and if I don't accept my friend's cooler in a week or so, he'll sell it. After looking around online, I can't find any clear information about whether the Titan's reference air cooler block would fit on my 770's PCB without special modification - something I'm not willing to do. The only difference I see in pictures of the two cards' PCBs is one screw hole on the top left of the cards (compare the below PCB pictures of the 770 with the Titan).
If anyone out there has any experience exchanging the 770 and Titan reference cooler, I would appreciate your input. The closest thing I could find online was someone swapping the Titan and 780 non-reference cooler, but the 780 is more similar to the Titan than my 770 (see EVGA Forum on swapping Titan's cooler with 780).
Thanks!
-Eggz
-- GTX 770's PCB --
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http://img1.lesnumeriques.com/test/80/8021/nvidia_gefor...
-- GTX Titan's PCB --
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http://img1.lesnumeriques.com/test/79/7993/NVIDIA_GeFor...
My buddy water cooled his Titan and offered me the silver reference cooler for my reference GTX 770. Will it fit? If I swap out the cooler, the sole reason will be so that my card says "Titan," but everything else will look the same. Even though there is no performance benefit at all, I think the free modification will be fun, and if I don't accept my friend's cooler in a week or so, he'll sell it. After looking around online, I can't find any clear information about whether the Titan's reference air cooler block would fit on my 770's PCB without special modification - something I'm not willing to do. The only difference I see in pictures of the two cards' PCBs is one screw hole on the top left of the cards (compare the below PCB pictures of the 770 with the Titan).
If anyone out there has any experience exchanging the 770 and Titan reference cooler, I would appreciate your input. The closest thing I could find online was someone swapping the Titan and 780 non-reference cooler, but the 780 is more similar to the Titan than my 770 (see EVGA Forum on swapping Titan's cooler with 780).
Thanks!
-Eggz
-- GTX 770's PCB --

http://img1.lesnumeriques.com/test/80/8021/nvidia_gefor...
-- GTX Titan's PCB --

http://img1.lesnumeriques.com/test/79/7993/NVIDIA_GeFor...
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Deemo13
September 5, 2013 9:37:29 AM
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January 25, 2014 6:12:48 PM
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simmons33
January 25, 2014 6:17:43 PM
Eggz
January 26, 2014 4:51:37 PM
I did it, and everything worked! I then sold the card for a little more than I bought it for because the buyer (a friend of mine) thought it was cool, and now I got a 780 for nearly the same overall cost.
Here's a totally unexpected twist to the story, though --
The guy I sold it to swapped the card out on exchange for an actual Titan. Apparently, he bought an actual Titan, switched the coolers, and then returned the 770 with the Titan's receipt. My sense of guilt would prevent me from pulling a scheme like this, but it's crazy that he was able to do it - to each his own.
From doing the PCB swap on my own, I believe he actually pulled it off. For a store clerk to tell whether the returned card was different, the clerk would have to know the memory chip arrangements of each card AND inspect carefully enough to catch the mismatch. He'd have to look REALLY closely or else actually test the card to see how the system recognized it. But where there are winners, there are losers.
The unfortunate thing is that someone out there will buy a Titan and only get a 770, and I told my friend (the buyer of my previous card) that he had done this to someone. He seems convinced that the person will just be able to exchange the card for the right one. I certainly hope so! I am the kind of person that wouldn't turn my friend in for something like this unless there were some kind of police investigation where I would face perjury charges for lying. So, it seems to me that he's gotten away with it - for now at least.
To be clear, I don't recommend anyone else try what he did. He had to put out $1,000+ for the Titan so that he could take it home to switch the PCB and cooler. Even if he didn't get caught, the store could have refused the return, and he would have been out $1,000+. If he got caught, however, he may have gone to jail over a stupid video card just to play games. Totally not worth the risks to me!
Here's a totally unexpected twist to the story, though --
The guy I sold it to swapped the card out on exchange for an actual Titan. Apparently, he bought an actual Titan, switched the coolers, and then returned the 770 with the Titan's receipt. My sense of guilt would prevent me from pulling a scheme like this, but it's crazy that he was able to do it - to each his own.
From doing the PCB swap on my own, I believe he actually pulled it off. For a store clerk to tell whether the returned card was different, the clerk would have to know the memory chip arrangements of each card AND inspect carefully enough to catch the mismatch. He'd have to look REALLY closely or else actually test the card to see how the system recognized it. But where there are winners, there are losers.
The unfortunate thing is that someone out there will buy a Titan and only get a 770, and I told my friend (the buyer of my previous card) that he had done this to someone. He seems convinced that the person will just be able to exchange the card for the right one. I certainly hope so! I am the kind of person that wouldn't turn my friend in for something like this unless there were some kind of police investigation where I would face perjury charges for lying. So, it seems to me that he's gotten away with it - for now at least.
To be clear, I don't recommend anyone else try what he did. He had to put out $1,000+ for the Titan so that he could take it home to switch the PCB and cooler. Even if he didn't get caught, the store could have refused the return, and he would have been out $1,000+. If he got caught, however, he may have gone to jail over a stupid video card just to play games. Totally not worth the risks to me!
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simmons33
January 26, 2014 5:06:32 PM
sL1pKn07 SpinFlo
July 3, 2014 5:02:48 PM
Hi. one question. what thermal pads you use for a memmory and power chips? can you remember your thickness?
i've a EVGA GTX770SC2GB with ACX cooler and a Titan cooler (NO, is not to defraud XD), but the titan cooler is send to me without thermal pads. and canot use thermal pads from ACX because this cooler no need it
greetings
i've a EVGA GTX770SC2GB with ACX cooler and a Titan cooler (NO, is not to defraud XD), but the titan cooler is send to me without thermal pads. and canot use thermal pads from ACX because this cooler no need it
greetings
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Eggz
July 4, 2014 6:39:38 AM
sL1pKn07 SpinFlo
July 4, 2014 8:09:48 AM
Hi
get those thermal pads have no problem, there are several online stores that sell them, the problem is to choose the thickness them to put the sink titan.
according to various internet photos, it seems they are quite fat. but that does not distinguish the thickness
because you have changed that thought sink would remember, more or less, of having thickness
greetings
get those thermal pads have no problem, there are several online stores that sell them, the problem is to choose the thickness them to put the sink titan.
according to various internet photos, it seems they are quite fat. but that does not distinguish the thickness
because you have changed that thought sink would remember, more or less, of having thickness
greetings
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sL1pKn07 SpinFlo
July 16, 2014 11:30:46 PM
finaly:
the heatsink send to me with little paint scratch....
after scrape with acid and sand with scouring pad ths is the result:
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the thermalpad have a 1mm of thick (used the original pads from ACX cooler from ACX fontplate)
The heatsink fit on pcb (in this case is a EVGA GTX770 SC 2Gb with ACX cooler) without any problem (fit like a glove in hand xd)
greetings
the heatsink send to me with little paint scratch....
after scrape with acid and sand with scouring pad ths is the result:
the thermalpad have a 1mm of thick (used the original pads from ACX cooler from ACX fontplate)
The heatsink fit on pcb (in this case is a EVGA GTX770 SC 2Gb with ACX cooler) without any problem (fit like a glove in hand xd)
greetings
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Eggz
July 17, 2014 11:43:56 AM
sL1pKn07 SpinFlo
July 17, 2014 12:13:00 PM
a friend say me is like a Battlestar Galactica XDDD
BTW. the mount is easy, but have a little problem with a srew with springs. that screws is short. can screwing with a much difficult. need a larger screws
what is a dimensions of this screws in the original Titan cooler?. the EVGA ACX screws have a 2.5x6mm. cannot find that information in all web :S
greetings
BTW. the mount is easy, but have a little problem with a srew with springs. that screws is short. can screwing with a much difficult. need a larger screws
what is a dimensions of this screws in the original Titan cooler?. the EVGA ACX screws have a 2.5x6mm. cannot find that information in all web :S
greetings
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Eggz
July 17, 2014 12:25:45 PM
GeForce1012
September 14, 2014 2:52:03 PM
sL1pKn07 SpinFlo
September 14, 2014 3:02:01 PM
GeForce1012
September 14, 2014 3:20:49 PM
GeForce1012
September 15, 2014 1:40:19 PM
sL1pKn07 SpinFlo
September 15, 2014 1:48:32 PM
GeForce1012
September 15, 2014 2:08:54 PM
GeForce1012
September 15, 2014 2:18:47 PM
Avocade
September 15, 2014 2:23:04 PM
sL1pKn07 SpinFlo
September 16, 2014 12:14:20 AM
Eggz
September 16, 2014 10:13:06 AM
From looking at it, the Titan cooler would totally fit the 4GB 770. You'd just leave out a couple screws and have no lights. The capacitors are no problem because you just have to move the thermal pads. They peel off easily for placement wherever you want. Just use a smooth plastic spudger to remove them without tearing.
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September 16, 2014 12:39:54 PM
Eggz
September 16, 2014 12:46:20 PM
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September 16, 2014 1:01:39 PM
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