Reminds me of the 2013 Cooler Master V8 GTS. A decade on, and vapor chambers still do not make much sense vs the much cheaper but just as thermally effective option of packing heatpipes side by side when you are not extremely volume constrained (which is why laptops use them).
They don't need to make sense. They need to be different enough to cause the unthinking target market to make a purchase based on the perception that the product in question is somehow unique. Its a standard marketing technique that works very well on most potential buyers. In the case of people interested in these things (think younger males that identify as computer enthusiasts and gamers - who else would they be targeting with a product name like Assassin haha!) the buyers are exceptionally uninformed and have been conditioned for years with various marketing to program in a desire to make purchases. These will absolutely sell and the people behind them will do well for themselves.
They make a lot of sense when you have hot spots, like both Intel and AMD are currently dealing with. I'm surprised they say it provides only a 20 W benefit.
> vs the much cheaper but just as thermally effective option of packing heatpipes side by side
Again, the issue there is with hotspots. The outside heatpipes don't do as much work as the others. This is probably the main advantage of using a vapor chamber, and it's probably an even bigger win on AM5.
I hope to see a head-to-head between the DeepCool Assassin IV VC Vision and Noctua NH-D15 Gen2. Preferably with reference points to the normal Assassin IV, original D15, and a similarly priced 360mm/280mm CLC.
The inclusion of a screen is a ridiculous expense. It looks cool but offers no real functionality over a light bar or even a multicolor LED. Surface temperature isn't an important metric anyway - core temperature is.
DeepCool was caught selling hardware to Russia companies on the ban list, and as a result got sanctioned. Their products have been completely pulled from Amazon
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edzieba - Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - link
Reminds me of the 2013 Cooler Master V8 GTS. A decade on, and vapor chambers still do not make much sense vs the much cheaper but just as thermally effective option of packing heatpipes side by side when you are not extremely volume constrained (which is why laptops use them).PeachNCream - Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - link
They don't need to make sense. They need to be different enough to cause the unthinking target market to make a purchase based on the perception that the product in question is somehow unique. Its a standard marketing technique that works very well on most potential buyers. In the case of people interested in these things (think younger males that identify as computer enthusiasts and gamers - who else would they be targeting with a product name like Assassin haha!) the buyers are exceptionally uninformed and have been conditioned for years with various marketing to program in a desire to make purchases. These will absolutely sell and the people behind them will do well for themselves.LauRoman - Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - link
They're targetting pearless assassin buyers...🤦PeachNCream - Thursday, June 20, 2024 - link
Now I wonder if MSI's target market segment is dragons.mode_13h - Thursday, June 20, 2024 - link
> vapor chambers still do not make much senseThey make a lot of sense when you have hot spots, like both Intel and AMD are currently dealing with. I'm surprised they say it provides only a 20 W benefit.
> vs the much cheaper but just as thermally effective option of packing heatpipes side by side
Again, the issue there is with hotspots. The outside heatpipes don't do as much work as the others. This is probably the main advantage of using a vapor chamber, and it's probably an even bigger win on AM5.
meacupla - Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - link
I hope to see a head-to-head between the DeepCool Assassin IV VC Vision and Noctua NH-D15 Gen2. Preferably with reference points to the normal Assassin IV, original D15, and a similarly priced 360mm/280mm CLC.mode_13h - Thursday, June 20, 2024 - link
+1Samus - Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - link
The inclusion of a screen is a ridiculous expense. It looks cool but offers no real functionality over a light bar or even a multicolor LED. Surface temperature isn't an important metric anyway - core temperature is.Slash3 - Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - link
It's a shame that these likely will never be sold in the US now.mode_13h - Thursday, June 20, 2024 - link
Why wouldn't it be sold in the USA?meacupla - Friday, June 21, 2024 - link
DeepCool was caught selling hardware to Russia companies on the ban list, and as a result got sanctioned.Their products have been completely pulled from Amazon