AsetekDennis

We're monitoring the potential demand for such a solution right now, and if we feel there's adequate demand, we'll definitely bring it to market for DIY as well That's not entirely wrong. However, form-factors can be quite limiting, and so can cases. The difficult part is achieving all parameters (better thermals, better acoustics, better performance) while still achieving a form factor that offers the most possible versatility and highest ease of use

Great to hear. I will try my best to be as active as possible I absolutely get it. I'm an enthusiast myself I've tried to emphasize it a few times. The numbers are relative performance differences in an Aurora chassis, between their standard blowerstyle GPU and the same GPU with our Rad Card solution. All testing was done by Alienware. I'll be getting a few samples next week, and I will try to allocate 2 of them to go to media

I'll just allow myself to quote my last post as well Feel free to ask more questions - happy to answer

Hi Everyone, As I am seeing a lot of comments about how this is "just" an iteration on/derivative of something similar done years ago I would like to offer some additional insides into the technology that we've actually used in our Rad Card, for those interested I've had a chat with one of our Senior Specialists in R&D on the matter, and he helped by clarifying a few things We believe there's a major difference between earlier "similar" technology and ours in the construction of how we dissapate the heat. Allow me to elaborate. The older coolers that are referenced have used single pass radiators, which wouldn't be able to stand up to the performance offered by current (or the last few) gen technology. At least not with desirable performance. What we've done on the Rad Card is implement a multi-pass, counter-cross flow radiator into the unit, which allows for much better performance, than other solutions. I'd be happy to answer further questions, of course

That's wonderful to hear! We are absolutely listening to our partners and we have a few ideas for some pretty cool ID as well.

It's being taken care of right now

I'm actually getting a few cards to my desk within a few days, will be able to better comment on weight then So the main weight is carried by the PCI bracket and the inner structure of the card. Shouldn't sag to my knowledge.It's lighter than a normal 2 slot card. It doesn't connect to the PCI slot electrically, but rather there's a PWM controller under the sleeving to the GPU that is then controlled by the onboard header on the GPU. However I could think of a thing or two to use the PCI for electrically

Ohh, well that just goes to show how pictures can screw everything up. Having looked at it so much, I figured it was common sense - but now that you say it, I get why it isn't Again, any questions about this or other Asetek products, feel free to let me know. Happy to help

Not exactly sure where you seem to imply the rad is? But for clarification: Top card is a "traditional" hybrid GPU build. Tubes exit to bottom card along with a fan-control cable (that has been hidden in the sleeving) Bottom card is a custom made radiator, that fits in the PCI form-factor (and is located at the "end" of the card - closest to the PCI slots on the back of the case) with a blower in the usual spot of blower cards

Well, actually this card exhausts the heat out of the case

Initially it's Alienware unique. However, we'll of course listen to AiBs and if we scope an interest in it as a stand-a-lone for DIY, we could probably figure out a way to make that happen (though it would require some sort of limitation, like FE only or similar). Dell / Alienware's testing has showed them the following: Up to 69% reduction in noise Up to 20% temp drop Up to 6% performance increase. More info: https://eu.alienwarearena.com/experiences/alienware-aurora-r11 Speaking to the effectiveness, we've found, in-house, that it roughly compares to a 120mm in an open-air setup. Now this all comes down to fan-speeds, test suites etc. So to be frank, it's hard to give a one-size-fits-all blanket style answer The RPM blower can scale as you (or the board) wants it to. I believe it ranges from something like a few hundred RPM to around 5000 at the top (which I haven't tried it at... because... 5000 RPM). It's practically not necessary but allows it to run, reasonably, quiet at lower RPM and for someone who just doesn't care about noise levels to go mental

Hi guys, Thought I'd join in and try to lend a helping hand First of all, feel free to toss as many questions you want, my way. I'll do my best to answer as much as I possibly can. For the Rad Card, we had a very specific request from Alienware who wanted to optimise on their current GPU Cooling setup, while still remaining true to their unique form-factor. To solve that we came up with the Rad Card. The card itself (to my knowledge) is built by MSI and the cooler by us. As for performance the following is the result of Dell's in-house testing: Noise reduced by up to 69%, Temperature reduced by up to 20%. Up to 6% performance uplift You can read it over here: https://eu.alienwarearena.com/experiences/alienware-aurora-r11 Again, any questions (Rad Card or not) feel free to contact me, in thread, PM, Twitter - whatever suits you ) Best, AsetekDennis

Also, Cooler Master aren't using Asetek Pumps What Velcade said is also true - Enermax don't use any Asetek technology.. It's a common misconception that ALL pumps are Asetek, when in fact we do not make anything close to all pumps. There are plenty of products out there, similar to our design

Pretty much this. Our retention kits are so, that if you tighten the thumbscrews all the way down, the correct amount of force needed for optimal performance is applied to the coldplate. We do a lot of research on retention mechanisms and how to make sure they apply the correct force to the CPU for optimal heat transfer Now what can often be an issue is a couple of things: 1) TIM / Thermalpaste application is uneven or not providing full coverage 2) Thumbscrews are only "fingertight" or otherwise loose. You're more likely to break the thread of the thumbscrew than to overtighten to the point you break something (don't be stupid, of course) 3) IHS is simply not level (several YouTube videos show how you can benefit greatly from a perfectly level IHS) 4) Contact between die and IHS can be sub-par (delid) - however, that's less relevant here as the 9900K is a sautered piece Best, Dennis @AsetekDennis