Superiby123
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Hey there guys.
I recently bought a VTX3d HD7870 Black from aria, and have found it to be awesome, except for one thing.
I think it may be just reaaaaaly poor luck on my part, rather than a widespread issue, but one day, mid benching/stability testing, I heard this unbelievable racket from the case. On further inspection, two of the nine fanblades of the cooler had completely come off, and had flung themselves like ping-pong balls at the innards of my case.
I did ask aria for RMA and they accepted, but I was told that it could take up to a month, because of the odd nature of the fault, and i really dont want to wait that long.
This brings me to the actual question I want to ask.
Does this card use a 7870 or 7950 reference PCB? I would like to stick an aftermarket air cooler, or at least find a replacement cooler, so could i get some recommendations for a nice cooler, thats not too huge *cough*Arctic Accelero III*cough*?
I recently bought a VTX3d HD7870 Black from aria, and have found it to be awesome, except for one thing.
I think it may be just reaaaaaly poor luck on my part, rather than a widespread issue, but one day, mid benching/stability testing, I heard this unbelievable racket from the case. On further inspection, two of the nine fanblades of the cooler had completely come off, and had flung themselves like ping-pong balls at the innards of my case.
I did ask aria for RMA and they accepted, but I was told that it could take up to a month, because of the odd nature of the fault, and i really dont want to wait that long.
This brings me to the actual question I want to ask.
Does this card use a 7870 or 7950 reference PCB? I would like to stick an aftermarket air cooler, or at least find a replacement cooler, so could i get some recommendations for a nice cooler, thats not too huge *cough*Arctic Accelero III*cough*?
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