I fail at reading fine print

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I fail at reading fine print

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My bother (being a totally awesome baller) bought me an XFX 6970 for Xmas this year, and as much as I love it, the fan was WAY too loud for my taste. So I decided that it was finally time for me to venture into the deep end of the pool and get me some liquid cooling.

Now, allow to to preface this next part by saying, I am (occasionally) an idiot #-o . I ordered an EK Radeon HD 6970 VGA Liquid Cooling Block for my XFX HD6970 without realizing that there were two different versions of the XFX 6970 that look almost identical and are listed under the same model number.

So I now have a waterblock that doesn't fit my card.

No problem, new plan:
Step 1. Buy correct waterblock for the card I already own.
Step 2. Buy correct card for the waterblock that I bought by mistake.
Step 3. Liquid cooled Crossfire!

But now I am now gunshy. Through vigorous research (by which I mean a google search that lead me to several other people who made the exact same mistake I did) I found the correct waterblock for the card I already own.
However, I cannot locate a 6970 I am 100% sure is "reference" design and will fit the EK Radeon HD 6970 VGA Liquid Cooling Block that I bought by mistake.

The only card on the EK compatibility list that I can find (that doesn't have someone posting "Hey, I bought one of these and didn't get the reference design like it shows in the picture. Buyer Beware!") is the Diamond HD 6970 (6970PE52G) which, according to Newegg is this.

Do any of the learned scholars here have any divine insight to send my way? [-o<
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Re: I fail at reading fine print

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can they not exchange it for you? You might be out shipping costs, but should the most logical.
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Getting a refund on the wrong block is better than buying an expensive card just because you have it.
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Frozen CPU is a good company to deal with, return the block you have now then get the proper block to fit it. Now a word to the wise, run the water blocks in parallel with each other if you plan on going crossfire.
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Re: I fail at reading fine print

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ayylmao ez refund sir.
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