EVGA GTX 770 EKWB backplate without waterblock?

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I am going to buy a standard EVGA blower-design GTX 770 and I have two questions:

1) This is probably a stupid question, but does it have a reference PCB? I'm pretty sure it does, I just want to make sure.

2) I want to buy a backplate for improved aesthetics, and since there are no EVGA backplates in the country I live in, I wondered if I can use an EKWB one. I will not install a waterblock, so will the backplate be compatible? Could it raise the temps of the GPU?
 
Apr 9, 2014
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UPDATE: OK, I found a no-compromise solution. Since I want the EVGA model (not ASUS or MSI) I found this: http://www.coldzero.eu/205-nvidia, pretty cool site with great backplates and ships to Europe. Problem solved.