Koolance Launches a Shiny Radeon R9-290X Water Block
Koolance joins the list of manufacturers that make water blocks for the R9-290X.
Koolance, a manufacturer of various water cooling components, has announced a new water block for the AMD Radeon R9-290X graphics card. The water block is a full-cover block that cools the card's GPU, memory, and VRM circuitry. It'll be known as the VID-AR290X.
The block is also quite heavy, weighing 0.91 kg; however, do remember that it is a full-cover block. The majority of it is made of nickel-plated copper, with various bits made of acetal. Featuring threading for G1/4" fittings, it should also be supported in most loops. Additionally, it has a 'high-performance microfin' design, which should equate to better heat transfer from the block to the water flowing through it.
The water block will be priced at $129.99.
Actually I think it looks pretty good.
Actually I think it looks pretty good.
Due to the specificity of the waterblock, it will likely only work for that one card. (lots of money for a cooler that will only work for one card.
Due to the specificity of the waterblock, it will likely only work for that one card. (lots of money for a cooler that will only work for one card.
1. There is a market for expensive++ enthusiast custom water cooling in the expensive++ enthusiast cpu / gpu market.
2. That market is small but profitable.
3. You not being able to understand this particular market does not mean it doesn't exist and/or doesn't deserve products.
Yeah I got up on the wrong foot, sue me.
My 290X will keep my house warm during the cold nights. I will consider a water cooled component when Spring/Summer rolls around.
That makes no sense. If anything you should watercool it during winter to better remove the heat from the GPU so you can get the benefit of the removed heat in your house.
While it's true that water cooling will provide better heat dissipation for your card, it won't change the total heat provided by it, so technically the same heat output will be dissipated to your room so overall it'll still get as warm as it is now.
Don't know if it's possible due to the dynamic nature of the card but the only way to decrease heat output is to undervolt.
My 290X will keep my house warm during the cold nights. I will consider a water cooled component when Spring/Summer rolls around.
While it's true that water cooling will provide better heat dissipation for your card, it won't change the total heat provided by it, so technically the same heat output will be dissipated to your room so overall it'll still get as warm as it is now.
Don't know if it's possible due to the dynamic nature of the card but the only way to decrease heat output is to undervolt.
Water cooler will make more heat as the card will be cooler and willing to push more MHz
Because a block like that in a proper loop will far outperform what a H80i could ever hope to achieve. 300W of heat to be dissipated by a 120mm rad, using a weak pump with anti-freeze as your coolant. CLC's just cant touch a proper loop.
Koolance did a great job with the waterblock and I can't wait to see how far I can overclock it.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ekwb-ek-fb-g1.sniper-5-water,25058.html
I think his point was more that in winter, his home is cold enough that air-cooling his GPU should be a non-issue but not in summer.
If the GPU is guzzling 200W, it will get however hot as it needs to get for its cooling to manage to transfer 200 joules per second from the HSF to air as long as that temperature is not hot enough to cause the GPU to roll back its power draw so, as far as its "space-heater" function is concerned, heatsink or water block makes little difference - same amount of heat getting into the air either way as long as the GPU is not having thermal throttling.