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April 23, 2013, 05:19:30 PM
#27
Can someone elaborate on the card humping clothes pin trick?

any specific technique to this?

I have 3 7950's in a asrock 970 extreme4  .... middle card runs around 99c and the GPU performance jumps all over the place, I tied the cables to pull them slightly apart, but I might need to try this clothespin trick.

Would LOVE to see a pic
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April 20, 2013, 12:36:06 AM
#26
the quote of every cryptominer

"No, I never overclocked them."

 Roll Eyes
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Only drove them to church on sundays ....lol
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April 16, 2013, 11:08:35 AM
#25
what's so cool about lying that you didn't overclock the gpu's? I am sure you broke a law or too and that's definitely a fraud, hopefully you'll get what you deserve

...Like an accurate receipt of my original purchase so I don't have to walk the employees through the warranty process?  

I love comments that shut trolls up quick. Lol.
legendary
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April 15, 2013, 09:14:46 PM
#24
I figured that running them 24/7 was the best way to deal with hot cards.
Certainly... Cheesy

You made me 'lol' at my own comment.
legendary
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April 15, 2013, 09:12:22 PM
#23
what's so cool about lying that you didn't overclock the gpu's? I am sure you broke a law or too and that's definitely a fraud, hopefully you'll get what you deserve

...Like an accurate receipt of my original purchase so I don't have to walk the employees through the warranty process?  
newbie
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April 15, 2013, 08:05:37 PM
#22
what's so cool about lying that you didn't overclock the gpu's? I am sure you broke a law or too and that's definitely a fraud, hopefully you'll get what you deserve
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April 14, 2013, 01:28:30 PM
#21


Yes, they're practically humping each other, although placing some clothespins between the cards to space them out reduced heat by about 4C on the hottest card, not to mention the air circulation in my basement is terrible.  I figured that running them 24/7 was the best way to deal with hot cards.

As far as the boasting, Tiger Direct can suck it since they're employees tend to know nothing about anything (I basically had to explain their own warranty policy to them).  And truly, the post was meant to be informative under the guise of being boastful.  I figured this would be something miners may want to consider.

And I thought I was creative using clothespins for spacing.  Nice!
legendary
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April 14, 2013, 12:56:30 AM
#20
I figured that running them 24/7 was the best way to deal with hot cards.
Certainly... Cheesy
newbie
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April 14, 2013, 12:40:37 AM
#19
That's pretty awesome Smiley

Whats the going price for 7970's these days?

starting at 399 on newegg
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April 13, 2013, 10:33:25 PM
#18
That's pretty awesome Smiley

Whats the going price for 7970's these days?
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April 11, 2013, 01:08:40 PM
#17
and these kids will fuck us all over with locked voltage (and perhaps other locks in the future)
legendary
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April 11, 2013, 08:27:02 AM
#16
Well if they don't specifically exclude overclocking and state normal usage (I think overclocking can be considered normal usage since most of the manufacturers boast about overclocking) then it's their fault.  Basically you paid for accidental damage and you "accidentally" damaged it.

No, most warranties do not cover overclocking, read up if you are not sure. Yes, very often manufacturers ''advertise'' overclocking and provide tools to do so, at the same time exempting themselves from providing warranty for products that result in malfunctioning due to overclocking. Depending on who gives you a warranty (merchant or manufacturer) and who performs the checking on what's wrong with the card it may or may not be found that the card was overclocked (there are ways of finding it out if the overclocking is what resulted in breaking the card).
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April 11, 2013, 08:19:40 AM
#15
You guys are breaking the quotes... It goes like

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DrG
legendary
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April 10, 2013, 11:58:50 PM
#14

90C+ at 100 fan?   WTH you got the cards humping each other?

Yes, they're practically humping each other, although placing some clothespins between the cards to space them out reduced heat by about 4C on the hottest card, not to mention the air circulation in my basement is terrible.  I figured that running them 24/7 was the best way to deal with hot cards.
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Whooohoo pc porn Tongue love to see hot silicon grinding away  lol
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The pron thread is here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--7216

Got some nice male PCIe terminal on female riser action going on there.  There also some fetish stuff like using milk crates and really kinky stuff like USPS boxes and scotch tape.  I had to look at those at night when the wife was sleeping.

You can tip me at the addy in my sig when your hands are free.
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April 10, 2013, 09:32:46 PM
#13

90C+ at 100 fan?   WTH you got the cards humping each other?
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Yes, they're practically humping each other, although placing some clothespins between the cards to space them out reduced heat by about 4C on the hottest card, not to mention the air circulation in my basement is terrible.  I figured that running them 24/7 was the best way to deal with hot cards.
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Whooohoo pc porn Tongue love to see hot silicon grinding away  lol
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Coin Generator
April 10, 2013, 09:27:31 PM
#12
how did you do it via TD?
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April 10, 2013, 09:01:41 PM
#11
As far as I know the extended warranties only go for one replacement though? You'd have to purchase another set for the new replaced card at least... right?

My mom had phone in bag on boat and it capsized and phone warranty DID say 'water damage' but after getting the gift card for exact purchase amount back, the warranty website says 'no open protections' anymore.
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April 10, 2013, 06:56:35 PM
#10
A classmate of mine used to kill his Sony PDA device (back in early 2000s) by dropping water in it and getting Best Buy to refund him after he used it for a year. 

Lolz.
DrG
legendary
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April 10, 2013, 06:35:26 PM
#9
Eh not exactly the kind of thing I would be boasting about.

It's good they honored their warranty.  Having bought extended warranties 2x at Staples I know to never trust those lying asshats every again.  I just would have answered honestly about the overclock.

90C+ at 100 fan?   WTH you got the cards humping each other?

Yes, they're practically humping each other, although placing some clothespins between the cards to space them out reduced heat by about 4C on the hottest card, not to mention the air circulation in my basement is terrible.  I figured that running them 24/7 was the best way to deal with hot cards.

As far as the boasting, Tiger Direct can suck it since they're employees tend to know nothing about anything (I basically had to explain their own warranty policy to them).  And truly, the post was meant to be informative under the guise of being boastful.  I figured this would be something miners may want to consider.

Well if they don't specifically exclude overclocking and state normal usage (I think overclocking can be considered normal usage since most of the manufacturers boast about overclocking) then it's their fault.  Basically you paid for accidental damage and you "accidentally" damaged it.

A classmate of mine used to kill his Sony PDA device (back in early 2000s) by dropping water in it and getting Best Buy to refund him after he used it for a year.  I wanted to smack his so bad.  I hate Best Buy as a store but don't condone blatant fraud against them.  Stupid asshats ripped off Costco's accommodating policy and now look what happened to that.
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April 10, 2013, 06:25:36 PM
#8
the quote of every cryptominer
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"No, I never overclocked them."

 Roll Eyes
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