AIO GPU Watercooling!

[Feronix]

Seems like buying an AIO waterooling unit to cool your GPU is one step closer now! NZXT are planning to start offering a bracket with which you can fit coolers like the x40 (and probably also Corsair units).

The brackets cost around 15 USD and also have a 92mm cooling fan for the rest of the components on the card.

It starts around the 4:00 mark:
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[airdeano]

since seeing ASUS do it for the 7990 GPU, now it is taken as a normal upgrade.
the AIO upgrade has been around since the H50 release. i see something like that
and figure the owner didn't want to be bothered to run a custom loop.
IMO cheaped out, rather than taking time and effort to do a proper custom loop.
so nzxt is going to make it mainstream to propagate this kind of upgrade for
their AIO kits as well as others... meah

more spaghetti than chef boyardee can shake a wooden spoon at.

 

[AverageNinja]

Not particularly a fan of those. I can't see an H50 improving performance over let's say the EVGA ACX cooler or the ASUS DCU2 cooler.

 

[Feronix]

since seeing ASUS do it for the 7990 GPU, now it is taken as a normal upgrade.
the AIO upgrade has been around since the H50 release. i see something like that
and figure the owner didn't want to be bothered to run a custom loop.
IMO cheaped out, rather than taking time and effort to do a proper custom loop.
so nzxt is going to make it mainstream to propagate this kind of upgrade for
their AIO kits as well as others... meah

more spaghetti than chef boyardee can shake a wooden spoon at.

It's not exactly my cup of tea either, but it's cheap and easy to do. That's probably the reason for most people to do it. AIO cpu cooler + AIO gpu cooler will still be a lot cheaper than a custom loop.

You can't really deny that it would probably run cooler than with most reference, if not aftermarket coolers (Like Twin Frozr and DCU II).

I know it's been around for a while, but now they're bringing it to the mainstream market with extremely agressive pricing. Just don't hope that there are actually going to be people that run a CPU with an AIO loop and then 2 GPU's with an AIO loop... ._.

 

[AverageNinja]

I'd like to see an Eisberg 240L and an Eisberg 120L combined into one loop doing this CPU+GPU! That might just be interesting

 

[Feronix]

I think the bracket will only be for those Asetek block types. Still means that you can fit an x40, H50, H55, H90 or even x60 or H110 of you want to.

 

[Paopee13]

since seeing ASUS do it for the 7990 GPU, now it is taken as a normal upgrade.
the AIO upgrade has been around since the H50 release. i see something like that
and figure the owner didn't want to be bothered to run a custom loop.
IMO cheaped out, rather than taking time and effort to do a proper custom loop.
so nzxt is going to make it mainstream to propagate this kind of upgrade for
their AIO kits as well as others... meah

more spaghetti than chef boyardee can shake a wooden spoon at.

It's only $15 bucks for the bracket and $5-80 bucks for a decent CLC. what do you expect?

It will be way better than any non- reference cooler that ASUS, EVGA,... make. Other than that, this is reusable, which is way way cheaper than buy custom loop and those brackets look kinda nice imho

 

[paulstung]

Is't there a small US modding company who has been doing brackets for the older H100 for a while ?

 

[Paopee13]

Is't there a small US modding company who has been doing brackets for the older H100 for a while ?

Yeah, it's Dwood. He not exactly has a company, just a guy who accept orders and make custom VGA brackets, backplate, test bench, ect in a forum. Unfortunatly, he stop accepting custom bracket orders due to huge demand and he couldnt keep up with the orders.

 

[airdeano]

It's only $15 bucks for the bracket and $5-80 bucks for a decent CLC. what do you expect?

It will be way better than any non- reference cooler that ASUS, EVGA,... make. Other than that, this is reusable, which is way way cheaper than buy custom loop and those brackets look kinda nice imho

i expect it to be proper and not cheaply done..

for a noob, i'd look the other way because of price point,
gamers for a competitive edge, eeeeyeah,
for enthusiasts no excuse.

cheaper isn't always the solution.
functional and aesthetics are the fundamentals and it is what it is, cost-based
and expensive. champagne tastes on a beer budget sucks.
but when 900D cabinets are filled with 3 H100i to cool the CPU an SLI/CFX
i'll chuckle and *faceplam* saying "yeah, that mangled mess looks the
middle-part of a turd..."

 

[iiBetrayforAR]

Not particularly a fan of those. I can't see an H50 improving performance over let's say the EVGA ACX cooler or the ASUS DCU2 cooler.

I bet it would be quieter though, performance isn't always the #1 concern for everyone.

 

[Dark NighT]

Imo if you take the time to pull of your heatsink from the videocard to put a silly all in one on it you are doing it wrong. Either go full custom loop or dont bother.

 

[Vicey]

I like that it makes watercooling more accessible to average people. I personally wouldn't buy one as I do my own custom loops but I'm not opposed to this sort of thing entering the market.

 

[You_What?]

I'd like to see an Eisberg 240L and an Eisberg 120L combined into one loop doing this CPU+GPU! That might just be interesting

I'd be happy with an Eisberg 240 doing the CPU & GPU, is that even possible?

 

[nightlitezzz]

That looks awesome.