gigabyte 7970 water cooled?

obochoman

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As the title may suggest, I am considering a water cooling solution for my 7970. The issue arises though some research I have done which suggests my card may not be reference design. However all the forums I have seen regarding the Gigabyte 7970 (with the windfoce cooler) have been the GHz edition, while my card is not. So, does anyone know if this card is a reference design?

Also probably important to mention is that I have never done water cooling myself. So if anyone has any recommendations on parts feel free to shoot em' my way.

thanks all!
 

obochoman

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I have msi AB and got its core clock up to 1100, but the fans are much too loud for my liking.

straight off the box -- GV-R797OC-3GD AMD Radeon HD 7970/REV 2.1 3072MB GDDR5/384 bit/PCI-E 3.0