Can anything be done
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Where did you get the idea for GPU fittings on your CPU block 
First time water-cooling is it going to be a problem in the long run ? and did not even know there was a differents
p.s have already got a noob water-cooling badge but feel free to give a new one
The way you have done the CPU block with the GPU fittings is how I did Orca mate - thats all I was saying
GPU wise youll be able to straighten them up with the multi link fittings (like the cpu block) to hold them up where they should be
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Oh it looked black! Anyways my comment about GPU's is as above
These are the ones I meant
Its just one way mate - the cards like that with heavy blocks is normal
As Tom says considering the cards don't have backplates and aren't joined together in any way that's totally normal for them to flex that much when fitted with heavy blocks.
One thing which may help would be solid tubing between the cards however there will still be a little flex in the rubber seals. More or less the best thing you can do without any weird mods would be to fit an FC-Terminal bridge which secures each GPU block together effectively holding them all parallel to each other, teamed with then having effectively six screws spread out holding the whole unit of 3 cards to the case that's about as solid as you can get them.
Such as - http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/vga-blocks/multiple-block-connectivity/fc-terminals/ek-fc-terminal-triple-serial-csq.html
There are a number of options with different internal arrangements, spacings, finishes and materials. It's a rather different aesthetic to linking each card with fittings but it can look great. Personally I think with 3 cards they are so close together that fittings look very cramped. They are pretty cheap considering they save the need for 4 or 8 fittings.
JR
One thing which may help would be solid tubing between the cards however there will still be a little flex in the rubber seals. More or less the best thing you can do without any weird mods would be to fit an FC-Terminal bridge which secures each GPU block together effectively holding them all parallel to each other, teamed with then having effectively six screws spread out holding the whole unit of 3 cards to the case that's about as solid as you can get them.
Such as - http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/vga-blocks/multiple-block-connectivity/fc-terminals/ek-fc-terminal-triple-serial-csq.html
There are a number of options with different internal arrangements, spacings, finishes and materials. It's a rather different aesthetic to linking each card with fittings but it can look great. Personally I think with 3 cards they are so close together that fittings look very cramped. They are pretty cheap considering they save the need for 4 or 8 fittings.
JR
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BigDaddyKong
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Nice clean job OP, it looks great!
I have bought this ( http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/B...-Aquapipe-II-22-31mm-carbon-black-_49436.html ) and scrap the fitting idea , you are completely right it looks really bad ,
just waiting on the last 2 are 3 things to frinsh it , and i hope 4k runs flawless
just waiting on the last 2 are 3 things to frinsh it , and i hope 4k runs flawless
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