Gtx 780 pcb help

[aaronmcg123]

Hi,

I was wondering if you guys could help me out im looking to buy a different cooler for my gtx 780 preferably the stock one which i am going to change the color of. I have a windforce model and was wondering if you could tell me what pcb i have whether it is stock or custom ?, http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/b1952/gigabyte-gtx-780-windforce-3x-oc.html that is a link to my card and was looking for some advice on whether it is stock and if i will be able to put the reference cooler on it ?

Thanks

 

[10tacle]

No...you cannot put the reference cooler on that card like this one http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6973/GTX780_678x452.jpg . The Windforce series (and just about all non-reference, non-stock cards) have custom cooling pipe and GPU chip placement designs which are designed for custom fan solutions.

 

[aaronmcg123]

No...you cannot put the reference cooler on that card like this one http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6973/GTX780_678x452.jpg . The Windforce series (and just about all non-reference, non-stock cards) have custom cooling pipe designs which are designed for custom fan solutions.

Thanks for the advice man saves me worrying about whether to buy it or not now thanks again