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AMD's R9 295X2 Gets Its First Water Block

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A big water block for a big graphics card.

Aqua Computer, which you might have guessed is a water cooling component manufacturer, has announced a new water block for AMD's almighty Radeon R9 295X2 graphics card. This block will be known as the Kryographics Vesuvius.

This water block is probably one of the biggest water blocks out there. It spans the entire length of the card and covers every heat-source on it. As such, both GPUs are covered, all the memory is covered, the VRM circuitry is covered, and the PCIe bridge adapter is covered.

The paths for the water flow are not in series but rather in parallel. Both of the paths have been built to provide equal resistance, meaning that an equal amount of water will flow over each of the GPUs and that one of the GPUs won't suffer higher temperatures due to heat from the other GPU flowing over it. Mounting fittings to it should be a snap due to support for standard G1/4" fittings.

Aqua Computer has made a standard bare copper version available, as well as a nickel-plated copper version. They'll cost €169.90 and €184.90, respectively. Backplates are coming in May.

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    N.Broekhuijsen , April 24, 2014 8:04 AM
    A big water block for a big graphics card.

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    patrick47018 , April 24, 2014 8:20 AM
    Awesome, can't wait to see some reviews of it and what temps/OC's it can give
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    Blaise170 , May 18, 2014 11:40 AM
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    actually, AMD introduce the first water blocks for this card....get your facts correct


    The stock AMD cooler is not a full waterblock, it is hybrid air/water.
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    tipmen , April 24, 2014 8:32 AM
    Wow, That is one sexy looking water block! Nice water cooling design.
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    jhanschu , April 24, 2014 8:48 AM
    With the power constraints of the PCIE slot and only two 8-pin connectors I doubt that there's enough power to get monster overclocks out of it. But still, will be interesting to see the true limits of this beast!
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    fil1p , April 24, 2014 8:57 AM
    I really like such full cover blocks, this one looks epic. As for other cards EK makes some nice blocks but what I don't like is that their full cover blocks don't fully cover the whole card. It doesn't affect performance but it doesn't look as nice as a block that covers a card from edge to edge.
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    John Wittenberg , April 24, 2014 10:04 AM
    "Kryographics Vesuvius" - Mt. Vesuvius, Italy. So when Kryographics Vesuvius erupts, instead of superheated gases vaporizing people in Pompeii, it will do that to your PC innards? Ahaha - I really couldn't help but draw together the similarities!
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    clonazepam , April 24, 2014 10:16 AM
    Someone's gonna cover that and the boards in that dragon skin / clay, and run refrigerated coolant through and really blow some sh** up. Can't wait :)