That title should be something like: "First retail water cooled RTX 2080 TI". The feature here is the watercooling without modding, not the single slot nature of a water cooled card.
yeah. I clicked in hoping to see something about how obscenely loud a fan and/or severe underclocking were needed to to avoid cooking a 250W TDP design with a single slot cooler.
Even though I water cool my gaming boxes GPU I'm not particularly interested in a factory block because lacking the air cooler limits my ability to use it in a secondary box or resell it after replacing it with a newer/faster card.
But it not first nor it has other benefits over other models like the Evga hydro Cooper, Msi sea hawk Ek x or Gigabyte auros waterforce wb Xtreme nor it looks any better. It does however have the option for single slot installation (competition is lacking in that regard) making it attractive for people who have bunch of Pcie cards and they want to use every slot they have on mobo or just want the better aesthetics.
Wouldn't be surprised if they meant it to attach solely via the drilled holes in the perspex, then found out it cracked under thermal expansion and so decided to exert force via the plate as well.
That’s a cool card and some impressive engineering!
Having said that, where the heck do these companies recruit their designers? At a rave?!
Is it too much to ask, when you spend 500$-1500$ on a piece of hardware, that it DOESNT look like it could be worn around the neck of somebody tripping balls at an Ibiza dance party?
I mean, you can always configure it so it isn't a unicorn vomit mess...most folks it seems don't take the time however, and the whole appeal of addressable RGBs is lost. You can do some cool things with colorways, or just slap it in and call it a day...
So its got a water block on it , where exactly does the heat go after that? normally a radiator somewhere ?? IANTTA, a single-slot card would be nice ..
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Death666Angel - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
That title should be something like: "First retail water cooled RTX 2080 TI". The feature here is the watercooling without modding, not the single slot nature of a water cooled card.DanNeely - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
yeah. I clicked in hoping to see something about how obscenely loud a fan and/or severe underclocking were needed to to avoid cooking a 250W TDP design with a single slot cooler.Even though I water cool my gaming boxes GPU I'm not particularly interested in a factory block because lacking the air cooler limits my ability to use it in a secondary box or resell it after replacing it with a newer/faster card.
Eliadbu - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
But it not first nor it has other benefits over other models like the Evga hydro Cooper, Msi sea hawk Ek x or Gigabyte auros waterforce wb Xtreme nor it looks any better. It does however have the option for single slot installation (competition is lacking in that regard) making it attractive for people who have bunch of Pcie cards and they want to use every slot they have on mobo or just want the better aesthetics.CharonPDX - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
Exactly. The *card* may be technically "single slot," but it certainly requires more than just the single video card slot to operate.Ryan Smith - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
Point taken. I've updated the title.Ninjawithagun - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
It’s not the first retail water cooled RTX2080Ti. Aorus has had one for several months now.Gunbuster - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
Whats with the random metal plate overlay on the block? This thing look like a prototype or unfinished.DanNeely - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
I assume it's an accent to help the frag harder disco lights do their thing better.GreenReaper - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
Wouldn't be surprised if they meant it to attach solely via the drilled holes in the perspex, then found out it cracked under thermal expansion and so decided to exert force via the plate as well.V900 - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
That’s a cool card and some impressive engineering!Having said that, where the heck do these companies recruit their designers? At a rave?!
Is it too much to ask, when you spend 500$-1500$ on a piece of hardware, that it DOESNT look like it could be worn around the neck of somebody tripping balls at an Ibiza dance party?
glitchmodule - Monday, June 24, 2019 - link
I mean, you can always configure it so it isn't a unicorn vomit mess...most folks it seems don't take the time however, and the whole appeal of addressable RGBs is lost. You can do some cool things with colorways, or just slap it in and call it a day...dromoxen - Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - link
So its got a water block on it , where exactly does the heat go after that? normally a radiator somewhere ?? IANTTA, a single-slot card would be nice ..Ryan Smith - Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - link
Yeah. You'd use it as part of an open loop system, so you'd attach it to a loop to be cooled.