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Compare the size of the new air-cooled 40XX cards and the iChill 4090, which is tiny by comparison. The simple answer is just to use liquid cooling if you have
by termie 4y ago
Compare the size of the new air-cooled 40XX cards and the iChill 4090, which is tiny by comparison. The simple answer is just to use liquid cooling if you have a card using 400w. Then all the absurdity just goes away.
- RL_Quine 4y agoThe water cooling on my 3090 is heavier than the air cooling for the same card, as you need a coldplate on both sides of the thing to get rid of the heat.
- 15155 4y agoIf you give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, I will move the world. The length of the 3090 with air cooling is what makes it so heavy on the PCIE connector - localized coldplate weight is not an issue.
- RL_Quine 4y agoThe water block is full coverage, the length of the card on both sides, and is a gigantic block of copper. With the water inside it’s even heavier.
- 15155 4y agoFor the 3090 FE, at least, the card is half the length of the air cooler and an EKWB 3090 FE waterblock is the same length as the board.
- m463 4y ago> Then all the absurdity just goes away. and once you have liquid cooling, maybe you can go to 800w...