GPU working scorching? An aftermarket air cooler might resolve your issues | Tech Fluent

Trying ahead: German {hardware} producer Raijintek has introduced a brand new model of its in style Morpheus aftermarket GPU heatsink that guarantees to maintain all the pieces however the RTX 4090 cooler than the unique cooler. It additionally appears to be like nice if you happen to benefit from the industrial aesthetic of two uncovered followers strapped to a black anodized aluminum hull.

Raijintek unceremoniously introduced the Morpheus 8069 through Igor’s lab this weekend after leaked pictures of the cooler surfaced on-line late final week. However he had already allowed Igor’s Lab to run some checks on an early prototype just a few months in the past, so it was no shock.

The Morpheus 8069 takes the alternative strategy to most motherboard coolers: as a substitute of placing extra metallic on the heatsink and utilizing sooner followers, it depends on cautious engineering and cautious building to attain comparable or higher outcomes with much less stuff.

It weighs simply 515g (1.1lbs) and measures as much as 245 x 110 x 44mm. For comparability, the RTX 3090 FE cooler it was designed for weighs in at 2125g (4.7lbs) with the PCB and is barely longer at 313 x 124 x 52mm. The GPU has a TGP of 320W, and the 8069 can dissipate as much as 360W with two followers, not included.

Within the renders it appears to be like just like the cooler has six warmth pipes, however Raijintek guarantees that it has 12, every 6mm in diameter. All of them sit on the GPU array earlier than half of them are branched out via the PCB and the opposite half are wrapped across the array. Raijintek says they might have been joined into six tubes, however he discovered that dividing them into shorter paths had huge benefits.

The 8069’s plus-shaped nickel-plated copper base extends to cowl the reminiscence modules of all trendy GPUs, guaranteeing they run amply cool. Included within the field are 5 copper and three smaller aluminum warmth sinks that may be glued onto any VRM lane. Igor’s Lab discovered that they labored superb, however had been vulnerable to falling out if the GPU was put in downwards. The outlet says the danger is manageable with some information of heating pads, however does not suggest the method for first-time builders.

The mounting {hardware} was examined with Nvidia RTX 3000-series and AMD Radeon 6000-series GPUs, however will in all probability be appropriate with their subsequent generations as properly.

Igor’s lab solely briefly examined the 8069 prototype with two 125 x 25mm case followers mounted and located it did a very good job of protecting an RTX 3080 cool. it held at 55°C with a breeze in a 24°C room and solely maxed out at about 70°C in a single hotspot, which is a good consequence. Learn his report for the complete breakdown (in German).

Personally, I am excited to see how the Morpheus 8069 performs as a passive cooler. It does not appear to be it is able to passively cooling something highly effective whereas working a sport, however as a result of its design is so open, it ought to be capable to deal with a bit longer than different coolers earlier than turning on the followers.

It is going to solely be per week earlier than it hits the market on November 1 and we could know extra. Raijintek is ready till then to announce availability and pricing, however most of its merchandise can be found worldwide via companions. Newegg at present lists its older however comparable Morpheus Vega for $95, so we think about the Morpheus 8069 would land within the $150-200 ballpark.