On Monday, Corsair revealed the Hydro Series HG10 GPU cooling bracket, a new accessory that enables users to replace a graphic card's stock cooler with any Corsair Hydro Series liquid CPU cooler. This setup promises a reduction in GPU temperature by as much as 50 degrees Celsius, lower fan noise and reduced GPU throttling.
According to the company, the liquid cooling bracket is compatible with reference design GPUs, thus this solution also cools the VRMs and VRAM installed on the graphics card, lowering the temp by up to 25 degrees Celsius when compared to the stock GPU fan by itself.
To install, users simply grab a screwdriver and swap out the stock fan for the new Corsair bracket without the need for setting up "open loop" liquid cooling. The bracket actually re-uses the stock cooler's radial fan to maintain compatibility with the GPU's built-in fan control circuitry, the company reports.
"Don't be afraid to push that overclock and extract every bit of performance from a graphics card — paired with a Hydro Series cooler, the HG10 can quickly dissipate large amounts of heat, and will reduce noise significantly compared to the GPU's stock fan," the PR states.
The HG10 will cost $39.99 and will be made available in several editions for specific AMD and Nvidia graphics cards layouts. The first version will appear in June and will fit on AMD 290x/290 reference cards. Nvidia flavors and other AMD editions will be made available later this year.
Corsair also announced a new "LED-infused" versions of its Air Series SP120 and SP140 static pressure fans. These will arrive in five different colors: red, white, blue, green, or purple, and two sizes: 120 mm and 140 mm. The lighting will illuminate the clear-frosted blades with four LEDs, which should create an interesting lighting design on any "windowed" desktop.
