I'm going to reflash the two broken cards... which is difficult without them even posting (black screen). I believe I need use a loaner card while flashing the 7970 in dos.
I also bought an after market cooler... a Gelid. Arctic was all sold out, but these Gelids do fill in the gap over the GPU and i've heard decent things about them. Keep ya'll posted.
UPDATE: I installed the Gelid Cooler on a "Dead" Gigabyte 7970. I put it into a Mobo with a loaner 5770. Initially I was going to Flash through DOS... but surprisingly I was able to get into Windows with both cards installed (I've had issues before). Using ATI WinFlash, I flashed the newest Gigabyte 7970 Bios (techpowerup.com). I shutdown and then installed just the 7970. Nothing... absolutely nothing on the monitor (DVI & HDMI). I go back to using the loaner card and installing the oldest bios on the 7970. Same results, but when checking out GPUz, it somewhat recognizes the card. http://s8.postimg.org/ivvq6aof9/Untitled.png
What I find interesting is that GPUz see's it, MSI afterburner see's it, but I still can't use it as a independent card. GUIminer does not see it. I was hoping to use the 5770 to see whats going on while mining with the 7970... no go
What next?
Quick review on the Gelid Cooler on a Gigabyte 7970... not fun! As for the actual temperature improvements... not sure yet. I need a working card. But in terms of installation... the instructions... SUUUCCCCK! And none of the VRM heat sinks work for the gigabyte 7970. I had to use the stock cooler. Not overly impressed... so far.
I also bought an after market cooler... a Gelid. Arctic was all sold out, but these Gelids do fill in the gap over the GPU and i've heard decent things about them. Keep ya'll posted.
UPDATE: I installed the Gelid Cooler on a "Dead" Gigabyte 7970. I put it into a Mobo with a loaner 5770. Initially I was going to Flash through DOS... but surprisingly I was able to get into Windows with both cards installed (I've had issues before). Using ATI WinFlash, I flashed the newest Gigabyte 7970 Bios (techpowerup.com). I shutdown and then installed just the 7970. Nothing... absolutely nothing on the monitor (DVI & HDMI). I go back to using the loaner card and installing the oldest bios on the 7970. Same results, but when checking out GPUz, it somewhat recognizes the card. http://s8.postimg.org/ivvq6aof9/Untitled.png
What I find interesting is that GPUz see's it, MSI afterburner see's it, but I still can't use it as a independent card. GUIminer does not see it. I was hoping to use the 5770 to see whats going on while mining with the 7970... no go
What next?
Quick review on the Gelid Cooler on a Gigabyte 7970... not fun! As for the actual temperature improvements... not sure yet. I need a working card. But in terms of installation... the instructions... SUUUCCCCK! And none of the VRM heat sinks work for the gigabyte 7970. I had to use the stock cooler. Not overly impressed... so far.