This is what I thought about too. Watercooling is just so damned expensive that this wouldn't really offer much of a value proposition unless it somehow brings down the cost of a water block.
I wonder how the performance of this combined solution compares to a reference card with a standard fullcover waterblock. Do they have older cards with the same cooler system?
A full coverage dedicated waterblock that covers all the components will most likely perform better than this and be cheaper. But I guess this is cool if you plan on eventually upgrading to water down the line.
I think that this is more about opening up the idea of watercooling to users who would not previously have considered it, such as those who did not really want to go about removing the heatsink, or those who didn't wish to potentially void their warranty by removing said heatsink.
If this had it's own pump and radiator combined, then I'd be interested. But this will be nothing more than an overpriced water block... and what's with the hideous black and red color scheme lately... Not everyone likes that. At least offer versions that are all black if you aren't going to do multiple colors.
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r3loaded - Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - link
Nice idea, but it'll probably end up costing more than a reference card and a waterblock combined.Ortanon - Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - link
This is what I thought about too. Watercooling is just so damned expensive that this wouldn't really offer much of a value proposition unless it somehow brings down the cost of a water block.Still pretty interesting, though.
todda7 - Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - link
I wonder how the performance of this combined solution compares to a reference card with a standard fullcover waterblock. Do they have older cards with the same cooler system?Laststop311 - Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - link
A full coverage dedicated waterblock that covers all the components will most likely perform better than this and be cheaper. But I guess this is cool if you plan on eventually upgrading to water down the line.hughlle - Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - link
I think that this is more about opening up the idea of watercooling to users who would not previously have considered it, such as those who did not really want to go about removing the heatsink, or those who didn't wish to potentially void their warranty by removing said heatsink.HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - link
If only every GPU included such options, people with H220's would become far more common.kyuu - Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - link
This is actually pretty cool (pun intended), but the fact that it's ROG branded guarantees that it's going to be overpriced.RAWRscary - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - link
If this had it's own pump and radiator combined, then I'd be interested. But this will be nothing more than an overpriced water block... and what's with the hideous black and red color scheme lately... Not everyone likes that. At least offer versions that are all black if you aren't going to do multiple colors.