Comprehensive Guide to Converting G5 Quad to Air Cooling

[mac57mac57]

Agreed @silentdragon95, shipping "across the pond" is not a viable option. I have PM'd you back.

 

[haramia]

@silentdragon95, nice work and thanks for the photos. Well done!

As long as the cooler (a) fits the space and (b) can dissipate more heat than the 970MP can produce, it should work.

From the photos, those CPU cards look like they came from a dual pump LCS? Did they? What did you do with the LCS? If the pump works, I could be interested in buying it (if it is not too expensive). PM me if this might be of interest.

What difference is there between the dual pump and the single pump CPU cards? I thought only the cooler was different.

 

[Matias_]

I suspect the VRM heatsinks, they are shorter on the dual pump LCS because the pumps have to sit on top on them. The CPU cards are likely otherwise identical.

 

[haramia]

Indeed you're right, I was looking only at the PCB.

 

[mac57mac57]

I can confirm that the actual PCB is the same between them. The only difference is the height of the integrated heat pipe / cooler assembly.

I have actually swapped out that assembly from Dual Pump cards with the larger assembly from the Single Pump cards and the result functions perfectly. I visually examined the CPU card PCBs before doing this - they ARE the same card.