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[Greedo]

DB will be jealous of your giant cathoDDes...

[mullet]

Originally Posted by Greedo

DB will be jealous of your giant cathoDDes...

[mullet]

Originally Posted by ViN86

Just got my second 6970 installed.

Nice job dude, very clean indeed!!!

[ViN86]

Originally Posted by mullet

Nice job dude, very clean indeed!!!

Thanks mullet.

I need to find something to clean those fingerprints off that heatsink... I tried rubbing alcohol but no go. Anyone have any ideas? I think it's aluminum.

[Roadhog]

Originally Posted by ViN86

Thanks mullet.

I need to find something to clean those fingerprints off that heatsink... I tried rubbing alcohol but no go. Anyone have any ideas? I think it's aluminum.

Windex... if that doesn't work use tuff stuff.

[EciDemon]

Originally Posted by ViN86

Thanks mullet.

I need to find something to clean those fingerprints off that heatsink... I tried rubbing alcohol but no go. Anyone have any ideas? I think it's aluminum.

Aluminium is nice but very soft, the fat and oils from finger prints will etch into it so it's not really stains you can just clean. I would try to sand it away with some really fine grained sanding paper and make a new shiny surface
When done rub some WD-40 with a piece of cloth to give it some protection.

[ViN86]

Originally Posted by Roadhog

Windex... if that doesn't work use tuff stuff.

Originally Posted by EciDemon

Aluminium is nice but very soft, the fat and oils from finger prints will etch into it so it's not really stains you can just clean. I would try to sand it away with some really fine grained sanding paper and make a new shiny surface
When done rub some WD-40 with a piece of cloth to give it some protection.

Thanks, I'll give windex a try but I'll probably end up sanding it like eci said.

[mullet]

Sand WTF don't do that VIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! The aluminum is anodized it will look like hell.

[ViN86]

Originally Posted by mullet

Sand WTF don't do that VIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! The aluminum is anodized it will look like hell.

Yea, I was thinking 1000 grit, to kind of buff off the fingerprints. But that may make it look bad if one part is shiny and the rest of it is dull...

Whatever, maybe I'll just leave it. It doesn't make a difference.

[Roadhog]

Originally Posted by ViN86

Yea, I was thinking 1000 grit, to kind of buff off the fingerprints. But that may make it look bad if one part is shiny and the rest of it is dull...

Whatever, maybe I'll just leave it. It doesn't make a difference.

Tuff stuff will clean it no problem...

[EciDemon]

Yeah maybe try what Roadhog recommends because if it's coated then I dunno.

[ViN86]

Originally Posted by slaWter

Awesome! Good luck with CF!

Love the case. I had the long version (as well?) years ago and really loved it. But it wasn't great for a lot of HDDs and a larger PSU so I had to get a different case.

Thanks.

Crossfire has been much easier to use than I expected to be honest. The Catalyst Application Profiles handle most modern games very well. I got a very nice boost in BF3 at ultra settings and each GPU uses runs at about 85-95% load. It's nice to see them both being used. I played MW3 for a bit too and it was only using about 15-20% of each GPU lol.

Temperatures get a little warm on the primary card (tight spacing). I put in a spacer to separate the cards a little, and with a custom fan speed/temperature curve, it keeps it around 60C. It is loud when the fan speeds up, but with my closed headphones, I can't hear a thing.