blastingcap
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Keep in mind that the people claiming reference cooler is ok have BRAND NEW CARDS. When dust accumulates the cooling efficiency goes down and you may get throttling or have to go over 47% fanspeed. My reference 7970's cooler got dusty over a few months of not cleaning it, and temps increased 7 degrees C, for instance.