Ok so i have to identical msi 7800gtx cards. a long time i bought the nv78 block but did not install it right away cause i was a noob at watercooling and well didn't want my system down for more than a day.

So a few months pass and i meet some watercooling guru's and they totally hook me up and my system has been running fine.

I bought another 7800gtx for $200 great deal. i bought the newer koosah block for it as well but its not SLI version because SVC does not carry single SLI prepped blocks. anyway thats fine cause i don't think i need it...

So now my questions.
1: i cannot seem to get the 2 waterblocks in my expert motherboard because the barbs are hitting each other. Do i need to get shorter barbs? is there something i am missing?

2: After doing lots of research on watercooling the last month or so i came to realize that nv78/koosah blocks are really only good if your memory is all on one side.. well both my cards have memory on boths sides of the card. needless to say this makes me feel like i wasted a shit load on money for worse performance than a maze4. Any suggestions or know any 7800gtx exchange programs? =)


Thanks for all the help here. Pretty much the best source of advice on the internet.

I just realized this should probably be in the video card forums. sorry. =(