R9 390X Cooling

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[Silverforce11]

Looks similar to the GTX design, they just need to add a transparent section above the heatsink.

Hopefully their blowers aren't crap awful and they finally learnt their lesson.

 

[HurleyBird]

I sure hope so. Hopefully they'll also use a less shallow fan as well, which I think is the biggest thing holding their reference blower designs back.

This might mean that the 390X is closer than we think.

 

[Silverforce11]

I sure hope so. Hopefully they'll also use a less shallow fan as well, which I think is the biggest thing holding their reference blower designs back.

Larger radius, deeper, more spacing between the fins will minimize noise while generating good CFM & pressure.

AMD's blower have been the same for far too long and it just doesn't cut it for high TDP cards these days.

Edit: That gap => water cooler AIO tubes!!

 

[3DVagabond]

Reminds me more of the 295X2 shroud than nVidia's.

 

[raghu78]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=36527451&postcount=78

http://www.kitguru.net/components/g...-gpus-made-using-28nm-hpm-process-technology/

Since Tonga has already proven that the >350 sq mm GPU built at TSMC 28HPM part true and is powering the R9 285 / R9 285X, the > 500 sq mm GPU built at TSMC 28HPM is most likely to be R9 295X. Such a GPU is definitely going to be watercooled and priced at USD 650 - 700. The only question unanswered is " Does R9 295X have HBM stacked DRAM" ? My guess is yes. But I think we will know by the end of September. AMD is most probably holding back details of R9 295X for GTX 980 to launch. With HBM the R9 295X could turn out to be a extremely powerful GPU and have an indisputable lead at 4K gaming.

 

[wand3r3r]

^Thanks for sharing that, it basically appears to confirm 390x or the 290x successor (is it actually the 7970 successor - going by chip lines?) (on 28nm) should be nearing the end of the pipeline. I missed it, but if it's true that the smaller of the two is tonga, we are going to have some competition and keep pricing in check on the 980/970.

Now the question is how will it compare? I assume this will be an excellent 4k card.

 

[Gikaseixas]

I'm excited for a 980 GTX vs 295X fight but 28nm is long in the tooth and i applaud both Nvidia and AMD for trying to satisfy they loyal fan base.

If this happens i'm definitely buying one or the other, i need an upgrade yesterday

 

[el etro]

What is the source??

 

[csbin]

What is the source??

source：http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3290317929

 

[csbin]

http://videocardz.com/52302/amd-radeon-r9-390x-cooling-pictured

What you’re looking at is probably the first prototype of future Radeon R9 300 series cooling.
Just 3 weeks ago Asetek announced ‘the largest ever design win’.

Press Release:
Thursday, August 14, 2014 — Asetek® today announced that it has secured a design win with an undisclosed OEM customer for a graphics liquid cooling product. The ambitious project is forecasted by the customer to result in 2 – 4 million dollars of revenue. Shipping is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2015. The design win continues Asetek’s success in the growing graphics liquid cooling market.
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Radeon R9 390X has hybrid cooling
Well as it just turns out, that deal was with AMD to design new R9 300 series cooling solution. The new cooler is almost identical to R9 295X2 (which was design by Asetek by the way). The only difference is that the middle fan has been moved to the side, as only one GPU has to be cooled down. We can even see the place where liquid loop will be connected, so it’s quite obvious now that next Radeon flagship will use hybrid cooling system, just like dual-GPU Radeon R9 295X2 does.
Whether this is a good news or not, it’s a huge progress from plastic reference cooling of R9 200 series. We just hope the decision to use liquid cooling was not dictated by high temperate of the next high-end GPU, but rather a design upgrade.
In July this slide has been popular among tech sites. New GPU designed by Synapse most likely for AMD.
500 sq.mm silicon needs some proper cooling.
The rumors suggest we might be looking at Radeon R9 390X right now, equipped with Fiji GPU. This card is not expected to launch any time soon (like months soon).

 

[Silverforce11]

O.M.G.

Looks like ATI/AMD is FINALLY getting back to massive dies. Exciting times!

If its similar to Tonga with higher bandwidth efficiency, and a 500mm2+ 512bit monster, it will definitely pwn hard at high resolution.

Definitely 300W out of the box else they wouldn't bother giving it the AIO cooler.

Great move, and it'll keep NV honest with GTX980.

 

[KaRLiToS]

I don't find it similar to the GTX Titan/780 cooler at all.

It will probably be another bad reference cooler. (Maybe not )

 

[Ed1]

Having to have water cooled cooler for masses is not good idea IMO .

If that is what is needed to cool it .

 

[SlowSpyder]

Having to have water cooled cooler for masses is not good idea IMO .

If that is what is needed to cool it .

I think AMD took notice of how widely criticized the reference cooler on the R9 290/290X was. On the other hand, most reviews seemed to universally praise the R9 295 for it's hybrid cooler that generally kept the GPU's at boost clocks and was quiet. It's not too hard to see why they went this direction. These will probably be $500+ cards, so I would welcome getting a cooler like this.

 

[wand3r3r]

Water cooling is catching on quick. Less than 5 years ago it basically just started gaining and now (it seems like) most high end CPU coolers are AIO water.

It won't be for the masses, the 390x will be either the fastest, or second fastest gpu when released (presumably) and will likely be 1% (?) of the market.

I'm excited, I prefer silence by far over noise.

 

[csbin]

I don't find it similar to the GTX Titan/780 cooler at all.

It will probably be another bad reference cooler. (Maybe not )

295X2 vs titan z

:biggrin:

 

[Kenmitch]

Yep.... Instantly though water when I saw the image.

 

[guskline]

AIO coolers actually helps custom water coolers(like me) because it exposes new people to what water cooling can do!����

 

[Kenmitch]

AIO coolers actually helps custom water coolers(like me) because it exposes new people to what water cooling can do!����

For some reason a lot of end users frown on water cooling. I guess it's more out of fear of a failure. Seems pretty simple to implement and very little risk if done correctly.

Back when I was using real water I only had one failure. A XSPC bay reservoir that decided to leak from the seam. The rig survived just fine as I would only run distilled water w/silver coil anyways.

 

[guskline]

I agree Kenmitch. I got into custom watercooling over a year ago but I really enjoy it. Just be ready to spend serious$$$

 

[Squeetard]

I will not buy another 28nm card no matter what they come out with. Bring us a die shrink please.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Water is cost, bulkyness etc. Benefit is cooling.

I dont like water either, but its also so hard to fit in MiniITX ^^

 

[caswow]

what a coincidence. the only argument for the titan z. fitting it into a m-itx. thats what everybody does:awe:


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[fleshconsumed]

Meh... I run "the mod" on my 290 because I have no choice - it's the quietest solution and it also happens to be the best temperature wise. The asetek pump whirring noise is a little bit annoying, but it's better than any other alternative. For my CPU I just use Scythe Ninja tower cooler that is more than enough, and bonus - the CPU heatsink itself is fanless, case fans provide more than enough airflow. However for my videocard I do not have such option. Basically I run AIO mod on my videocard out of necessity. I'm ok with it, but I wouldn't do it if I didn't have to.