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Old July 25, 2008, 09:35 PM
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I get it Sir Vortex.

Yup Magic, the D5 pump is ugly as it looks lol. So a new shiny block to it will make something old look new.

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Old July 25, 2008, 09:52 PM
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Yeah, I just hope it comes in stock soon!!
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Old July 25, 2008, 11:11 PM
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Why do you guys buy full-cover blocks? Core-only blocks have better performance, and are cheaper. So do you guys use fc blocks because of convenience?
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Old July 26, 2008, 08:26 AM
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Because core-only blocks cool just that: the Core, not the power regs. and the memory chips - and you still need a good airflow to cool them. A FC block takes care of all that.
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Old July 26, 2008, 09:08 AM
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I as well am waiting to see what these cards will do with water :)
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