PowerColor Announces Liquid-Cooled Radeon R9 290X (First and Only)

[ajoy39]

"First and only" That pretty odd since I have this exact GPU config in my system. Well, not exact. It's a sapphire branded card. same block though. 

[LogicDeifying]

Water cooling is so hip with the kids these days.

Very.

[mvitkun]

I could always be mistaken, but I swear I've seen one. Wasn't by Swiftech either.

you mean the asetek model?

 

http://www.asetek.com/desktop/gpu-combo-coolers/550qc.aspx

http://www.asetek.com/desktop/gpu-combo-coolers/740gn.aspx

[Advent]

you mean the asetek model?

 

http://www.asetek.com/desktop/gpu-combo-coolers/550qc.aspx

http://www.asetek.com/desktop/gpu-combo-coolers/740gn.aspx

The top one looks like the one I remember. But I'm not 100% sure.

[Mooshi]

Not everyone has or wants to use a custom water loop just for their graphics card, though. There are a very small handful AIO units that are expandable on top of that. That one bracket from NZXT is perfect. If there are to be locked down AIO units with small rads, don't market them to CPUs, you dinguses. Those should be catered to GPUs instead.

[yhatz17]

if the price is atleast on par or less than a reference 290X + GPU block this might actually be a good buy..

[martinrox1568]

My point is this card is great for the novice who is not comfortable with OC'ing and putting their own warranty voiding block on a card.

Think outside the box and not just how a product might effect you.

If you're not comfortable overclocking then chances ar your not comfortable putting water inside a computer.

[dark-D]

i don't get what is wrong with it? it's a reference card with the most common waterblock on it. buy it , install it and you don't have to take the blower off it.

[mgsstar]

Great for users who don't want to mod their card and get a water cooling card out of the box.

[Advent]

If you're not comfortable overclocking then chances ar your not comfortable putting water inside a computer.

Ok. Remove comfort out of the equation. My point still stands and everyone is nitpicking on what are basically semantics.

This card brings a custom card into the market that allows for easy water cooling without voiding any warranties. It is a simple instal process using currently available AIO LC solutions. It can also be paired with bridge-gap AIO's that allow you to effortlessly add on a GPU. Some people don't want to OC, but they do like to run their cards as cool as possible.

[Ryan Leech]

The BIOS better be unlocked

[martinrox1568]

Ok. Remove comfort out of the equation. My point still stands and everyone is nitpicking on what are basically semantics.

This card brings a custom card into the market that allows for easy water cooling without voiding any warranties. It is a simple instal process using currently available AIO LC solutions. It can also be paired with bridge-gap AIO's that allow you to effortlessly add on a GPU. Some people don't want to OC, but they do like to run their cards as cool as possible.

just saying that as long as you put back the original cooler on the card, manufacturers can find out u lost your warrenty. Actually I think Asus even lets you put a custom block as long as when sent back it has the stock one.

[Advent]

just saying that as long as you put back the original cooler on the card, manufacturers can find out u lost your warrenty. Actually I think Asus even lets you put a custom block as long as when sent back it has the stock one.

They can find out you voided the warranty. They have stickers on at least one screw that are designed to be tamper proof. You break that seal and your warranty is void.

[Lays]

if the price is atleast on par or less than a reference 290X + GPU block this might actually be a good buy..

 

why would it be less? If anything it'd be more since they're giving you a warranty+ pre-installing it for you so you don't have to

 

I'd expect maybe 50-150$ more than a block+290x

[martinrox1568]

They can find out you voided the warranty. They have stickers on at least one screw that are designed to be tamper proof. You break that seal and your warranty is void.

I've currently done this fairly recently with MSI and Asus. They don't care. Asus's RMA service specifically mentions that you need to install the stock cooler before RMA'ing so that would imply that you can install custom blocks on them without voiding your warrenty.

[geogga]

Woo Yah 60 MHz over reference clock under water. Amazing!

/sarcasm

Uhh why couldn't they bump it up more?

And it sounds like people are impressed with it under 60C full load? I'm pretty sure WCed GPUs should be much much lower than that.

[Advent]

I've currently done this fairly recently with MSI and Asus. They don't care. Asus's RMA service specifically mentions that you need to install the stock cooler before RMA'ing so that would imply that you can install custom blocks on them without voiding your warranty.

And that is two whole 'brands'? What about XFX, Powercolor, EVGA, Gigabyte etc etc?

[martinrox1568]

And that is two whole 'brands'? What about XFX, Powercolor, EVGA, Gigabyte etc etc?

I named 2 brands that I have rma'd and used. Feel free to post some brands that you have shipped to and have been declined an rma

[Advent]

I named 2 brands that I have rma'd and used. Feel free to post some brands that you have shipped to and have been declined an rma

Ive used all of the cards I mentioned above in the past. Any removal of screws voided the warranty.

[yhatz17]

why would it be less? If anything it'd be more since they're giving you a warranty+ pre-installing it for you so you don't have to

 

I'd expect maybe 50-150$ more than a block+290x

 

yeah, pricing it to be less is kinda wishful thinking.. but in my country waterblocks cost 50-100 dollars more and powercolor brands usually cost less because its kinda native brand here