There is a Problem with Corsairs new GPU Water Block
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:54 Hetzner (Advertising)
1:27 RX 7900 XTX with Hydro X Series XG7
2:58 Corsair XD5 RGB Elite & Corsair Link
5:43 XG3 RGB "near-universal" water cooler
8:34 XG3 assembly
9:25 XG3 in operation & iCUE software
11:05 Hot spot too high?
11:35 Problems with contact pressure?
12:36 Summary/Conclusion
16:22 Outro 
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Thumbnail was provided by my friend Moira. You can find her on RUclips: Meeix
:D Thanks for this piece of art.
It's... definitely something.
The DE one with the cat is great!
Why didn't we ENG get it? :D
Best thumbnail yet xD
i admire your self control that you are not petting the cats all the time when doing your videos!
and a few minutes later sheik is getting scritchies XD ^^
Jay had more or less exactly the same opinion as you do about this.
156 L/H ....go up to 280 L/H :) do it! ... Just do it!
I love that Shika is just like "I'm sleeping here, you're just gonna have to film around me...deal with it"
That cat just gives zero f***s
or hes thinking, hey i can pet kitty and do video, win win
That cat is f***ing epic. Laughed so hard.
😸🥰
This just seems like it should have been an AIO. Especially at the price point. If you are spending that much for a block there are much better options for your loop. I don't even know what Corsair was thinking for this over their own much better blocks.
They got away with charging 50 dollars for a mediocre fan with RGB. If they make it look nice, then people will buy it. For a lot of people its more about aesthetics than performance.
@@twiggsherman3641 while true, the problem is that this thing is really ugly.......
@@oct2274 i mean installed it definitely is. Most people are going to buy it based on the package though.
Best thumbnail ever
Seems ordinary to me, they may have changed it
IKR 😂
I'm seeing 2 different thumbnails. The one with the stick figure I like. But it only appears when the video is paused and minimized.
There is a much more standard thumbnail that appears in the feed.
Probably RUclipss fault. They always screw up the thumbnails on the videos I upload as well, especially during the first hours after upload.
Why
18th best
Tryly beautiful thumbnail, I can't wait to see you move more into this direction
"Near universal compatibility"
I think what they mean, since it's not a full-cover block, that it also works with AIB models that have non-reference PCB layouts...
Exactly, the whole point of this product was to give someone with a non reference pcb model more choice than hoping alphacool ou bykski make a block for your card.
Back in the days of the GTX 480, I tossed an Accelero Xtreme on my cards. It included VRM sinks and memory sinks that you attached with thermal adhesive. That was a true universal cooler. It worked on virtually all Nvidia 400 series cards, and it worked great! The problem with this cooler, as you and JayzTwoCents both point out is a complete lack of cooling for the VRMs. The fan is a great idea, but the lack of a $3 pack of aluminum heatsinks and $0.10 worth of thermal adhesive makes this cooler a terrible value compared to similarly priced blocks.
Jay shredded the new cooler, too. i am VERY GLAD you did a deep dive on this!
The worst thing to happen to Corsair from an enthusiast point of view was for them to IPO. All decision making is driven by the bottom line, they take no risks by trying to create something ground breaking. Corsair has entered their shovelware phase. Next phase will be subscriptions, probably iCUE. Find another solution if you're a novice, this is a scam.
I quit Corsair before icue v3.4.
I won't update to the latest icue I'm staying with 3.4 or whatever but I'm not buying anything else from them. I have k55, mm700 Matt, 4x ll120 fans LNP be RGB Hub and mouse that's it and once they go I'll be going somewhere else
@@dnakatomiuk I have 12 ll120 fans, 4 strips, then a bunch of adapters so I could hookup ekwb blocks and Asus LEDs to the Corsair hub. I did one full maintenance and decided that the insane amount of wires wasn't worth it anymore. Then every icue update would add multiple services that weren't needed for most.
The only thing I have Corsair that I still love is the k100 keyboard, love the optical switches in it. Plus it doesn't need icue at all.
No one would pay a subscription for iCue. They would price themselves out of the market. Imagine buying some Corsair RAM and having to pay a subscription for the RGB.
Would you buy that?
Their power supplies and RAM are still pretty much no-nonsense decent quality parts, but yeah their cooling side seems to be quickly going that direction.
I love how the last like minute or so of the video is you giving belly rubs to shiek while talking about the summary lol
I stopped buying Corsair a while ago, when they completely abandoned my then 2-year-old AIO h100i cooler, through a forced and malicious iCUE driver update that categorized it (and many other "old products" as "End-of-Life", and turned it into a complete brick. I was getting a ton of BSODs and I had no idea at all that this driver update was the culprit. Super malicious anti-consumer practices. I also had a Harpoon mouse that totally broke within a year. Now, seeing this video with this joke GPU water block is not surprising. I wouldn't be surprised if Corsair was secretly purchased by a Chinese parent company. Usually those errors in translation, or strange-sounding marketing claims is the give-away. Ali-Express style marketing.
Had some 5ish K95 keyboards. All of them got issues with LEDs dying, or the blue LED dying. A couple of them were replaced by warranty, but same issue always hit at some point - different PCs, different USB ports and all that. Just terrible quality.
Got 3 of them laying in some drawer, non-RGB, RGB, RGB Platinum or some such, I forget.
After the last one, which might've been way too late.. I've just stopped purchasing Corsair products.
That's a you issue mate, i had no such problem with any AIO caused by software.. All you had to do was keep LiNK installed, iCUE would be no benefit to you, or you had bad luck, just happened to fail around that time. Personally i have 3 Corsair AIOs, one of which second hand and they have never gone wrong once.. And perhaps you got a bad mouse or you bounced it off the floor a few times, could always be user error.. Software killing your AIO is possible but unlikely. Could have just kept LiNK!
@@ChaosHusky How about this, maybe your head bounced off the floor a few too many times, maybe YOU should keep iLINK and keep sending your money to Corsair. I know I wont. How about the company sends out an email ahead of time "Hey, don't upgrade the software" or "Hey, switch to this other program that we have decided to downgrade you to" No warning was given at all. If you are okay with having to send support tickets to figure out if your drivers will work, that is totally up to you. Congrats, that's your own YOU issue. Me, I am happy with Alphacool, superior products, driver-free. Done with this entry-level junk. Computer cooling should NEVER be driver-dependent.
Just run an old version of iCue.
@@Examoon I have a Corsair case and it's excellent.
I think the universal point means it can be mounted on ANY RX 7900 XT cards. Not just specifically the reference version or specifically the Sapphire nitro etc.
Thing is that's not universal just means it fits the 7900xt/xtx, etc. Universal means it'll fit any card. It's just poorly worded and confusing marketing considering the targeted demographic just so they could save a half a cent on box printing. Just say it'll fit all of X card that the specific cooler is meant for and lose the universal crap.
Yeah, exactly. Bit dissappointing really that he didn't figure this out himself...
Yeah the point is it is supposed to fit any 7900 xt because the core and memory are AMD defined so custom vrm and pcb layout doesn’t play a role.
I think it is incorrwct snd confusing. It is not universal period. If it fits all XT/XTX. Then write «fits all XT/XTX» simple as that.
@@sirmonkey1985 Extremely poorly worded and very confusing marketing and description. On this block's product page, on Corsair's website, it states "Near-universal compatibility". On the Tech Specs section it states: " GPU Compatibility AMD RADEON (7900 XT(X)) ". JayzTwoCents tested it with the RTX 4070Ti Asus Tuf card. He stated that it is also compatible with the RTX 4070 Non-Ti. Very confusing ! Corsair should have done a much better job.
This seems to have the disadvantages of custom water cooling (high cost, complex build process) but very few of the advantages. You still need to buy at least a pump / res to run just this block, which is absolutely crazy.
What? Were you expecting an AIO? lmao
@@ChaosHusky He was probably expecting a product that makes sense, unlike this piece of crap. You either buy a real block for a custom loop or you buy some solution with an AIO. Not this half-assed nonsense that's the worst of both worlds.
That thumbnail is perfect for this cooler. Nice work.
It's Hideous. In New Zealand it's going to cost like $300+ for a hunk of plastic and a copper plate?! Disgusting. I wouldn't be surprised if NZ retailers say "No thanks" about stocking it because it's the same price as an EK block
I think "Universal" means universally bad across all 7900-family cards. So it should work with any of the AiB, regardless of brand. If they included some low-profile finned heat sinks to apply to the VRMs, it might even have worked passably.
Was hoping for more. NZXT did it right with that AIO mounting bracket. Still sitting on my 1080TI running like a dream, and for just 30 bucks. Bought an AIO for 90 at the time in 2020. Hopefully manufacturers keep trying to push this out though, simple and cheaper solutions to push people into full custom.
I wonder how difficult it would be to fit an AIO like from NZXT to a 4090.Nobody has made a video about it yet.
Bro is always working, gotta catch back up with your videos, my pc is down so stuck on mobile for now.
Don't know what they were thinking. Paid the same for a complete eiswolf ii 360 this seems to perform a lot worse after the remount.
If this was like £79...maybe.
VRM temperature is measured in an open bench, I think in a closed case it would be at least 7-8 °C higher with this kind of cheap block. Anyway good video, as always
Great cat video!
Does the card come with a Ginger cat?
How thermally conductive is cat hair? Gotta be in between some of your installations.
This looks like something thermaltake would make in 2004.
Hey!
Love your content.
I have been looking build a fully water cooled system.
But cant seem to find your am5 direct die blocks anywhere in stock.
any update on that?
Do you think the excessive height, when viewed horizontally, was to allow clearance for attaching VRM sinks to the card?
I still think it looks fugly, and I wouldn't buy it at half the price, but it's the only possible reason I can think of why the shroud has such a huge gap underneath.
It's sometimes ill advised to use a long duct together with centrifugal fans. For one it's not needed, the airflow is already super directional. For other the friction of the air on the duct walls creates noise. And third the same friction reduces the energy of the airflow. Furthermore the lip of the offset ductwork forms a simple semblance of a Coanda nozzle. Not as good as a real one but then so much less noisy and better than nothing.
So i would say it looks fluid design driven.
But yeah it also helps with component clearance and adding heatsinks.
@der8auer-en How is your delided/IHS mono-block for AM5 coming along, I watched that video 4-5 months ago and thought it looked pretty much ready but I can't see where to buy it or how the development is coming on??? Thanks Roman.
Seems like a 3D printed cover would help with the looks, especially when you show the side view at 9:17 When you show it from the side, to me it feels like there is something missing. Also the port on the cooler is on the front, i would love to see it on the backside to avoid showing extra cables that might look messy.
@michaelscarport Making a cover wouldn't have any impact on the performance, it's about the look of it. Same with the port. None of the comments are aimed at the conclusion of the products ability to cool properly, purely design and looks.
@@mindtreatyou're right, the cooler doesn't need to cool the board. it's just a nice little decorative piece, like a GPU hat 😌
@@Crunkmaster I think you should re-read what i wrote. There is no comment indicating that i'm saying cooling isn't needed.
@michaelscarport Critizing a visual design is a personal opinion, which is what i did initially. But i also provided a solution that i would worked if needed. There is nothing more to it really. Im not tellling anyone to buy this, i'm not even saying its good in any way, just the contrary. Check the rest of the comment fields, you'll end up with lots of different opinions, which is what i did too, but it was an opinion about the aesthetics of the design. If you don't agree and you love the looks of it, that's up to you, but to me, i didn't like the looks of it.
Youll also see people talking about the perfomance, but thats number and science that speaks for itself, nothing to contribute there unless you have an idea to make it cool better, which in this case, i don't.
@michaelscarport Ok, let me put it in another way. If you see a car with a color you don't like, and you say "I would have picked another color", does it mean you're planning on buying the car and repainting it? No, and that's what im saying. I don't look the way it looks and i would have made a cover to help that issue. Its a comment about what it looks like, nothing more.
What quick disconects and thickness of tubing do you use? I am currently planning a full custom loop and would love a suggested parts list (rads/pump/res etc) Thanks!
I use the qd-4 quick disconnects and love them
75c on 350w doesn't leave much comfort for 450-550w power or hotter summers
for the price you can basically get the alphacool block
The Cat sleeping on the table just neverminding everything is hilarious.
Cat: You keep doing what you do, I'm just going to pass out right here if you don't mind.
Jay also noted the screws go into plastic which is not ideal as if you want to use it or you take it on and off regularly over time the screws will start to eat away at the plastic.
@michaelscarport Even if you do it properly service life of plastic threads is limited, it's for several mounting cycles, and might just survive a couple dozen if you both care and are lucky. With every cycle, the thread becomes just slightly more difficult to find again. Which for a product that purports to be universal (and might last GPU generations) and with a price this spicy, they should have absolutely had brass injection moulding inserts there, you can screw into and out of those all day long.
Though personally i barely care, i can just re-cast plastic threads easily enough.
Love that your kitty cat gives zero F's and sleeps through your intro 😂 so cute.
Can you check if that block fits into other cards such as the 6700xt? Same mounting hole space and GPU height?
That's a cool flow sensor!
Can your flow meter grab data over time or is it just an instantaneous display? Just wondering as I've found throughout the years that trending flows, temps, etc. can drastically improve ones ability to troubleshoot issues! Loving the flow meter!
HWiNFO can capture data over time, so.... yeah
It’s meant to be used with Aquasuite so yes.
@@Simon_Denmark Nice!
@@stoneymahoney9106 Good to know! I keep forgetting to grab that. Intel ETU, Core Temp, Speedfan, GPU/CPU Z, Kombustor...and Furmark. Add another!
It is very funny and enjoyable for some reason that Derbauer has remnant 1 running in the background on this stuff. Love that game, and the sequel. Even Jay didn't like this thing though, that corsair pump res actually looks alright and is more interesting. Seriously this this costs like 120-130.... I recently got a alphacool full block with backplate for a 4090 for 165.... So for like 30-40 more you could buy a real water block....
Tbh this cooler has so much clearance underneath that one can easily put additional heatsinks on VRMs. The fan on it is probably very quiet. But all is still too expensive.
The fan is speed adjustable, so noise shouldn't be an issue. But I do think it should include some heatsinks. At the very least, it needs a significant price reduction!
Great information and look into the cooler. Can I say the absolute trust your cat has and even craves belly rubs...lol
I bought the xg7 cooler because it was listed as icue link on the landing page. When I got it it wasn't but will be. To corsair credit they have an adapter cable which makes it iq link and sent it out free of charge
I don't think this type of water cooler is bad, however the price most definitely is and if they included small heat sinks with thermal adhesive for the vrm it would have been much better. there.
nobody is going to use this though. imagine spending a fortune on a cpu waterblock, a pump, a reservoir, tubing, fittings, coolant, etc and then buying this. it's a waste
@@piersonm5574 There are people who want water cooling to quietly cool a higher end system but do not care about looks that much, for them this style of cooler is fine, just not at this price.
Just imagine the dust build-up over that card with a fan blowing straight onto the PCB...
@ThesurgeoNNN it's a blower fan so it's not as bad, but still not a fan of the design (pun intended)
Whoever made the thumbnail needs an award
one change could improve this thing. integrate VRM heatsinks with thermal pads into the block where the airflow passively blows over the VRMs it would help cool them much better
Couldn't you run three individual connections from the hub to the cpu gpu and pump. I how it's alot of cables but it would be better than using a splitter
The universal compatibility is they work on any of the partner models, the GPU and memory are always in the same spot while everything else isnt. One card might have a component thats higher than all the rest and a normal water block that covers everything won't work with it. You can say it's marketing speak for we don't cover everything and therefore it will work with all cards to make that sound good when it's not.
A little off-topic, but was wondering if you might do a video showing how to use the Kryosheet with a 7900XTX, showing application and comparisons with paste and maybe PTM7950? It seems like most 7900XTX owners are having issues with paste pumpout and this would be a great option.
I'm currently in this boat, having had to repaste my 7900XTX Red Devil 3 times now.
My liquid devil 7900 XTX hits 92c hotspot at 410 tbp so way more power then the XG3 hybrid block at about 346w board power draw, but after i switched to PTM7950 it only hits 60-70c hotspot on 3D occt test cos furmark only hits about 55c hotspot cos its power limited.
It`d be great if all CPU and GPU manufacturers could agree on one general layout so that we could reuse our coolers forever even between brands. It works with USB ports and ATX motherboards so why not. The differences with VRMs and amounts of RAM surely could be accomdated for with different pad arrangements on a big copper plate.
If this happened, it would stop innovation since development would be restrictive
@@Examoon layout of 4090 with VRMs on both sides of the chip with single-sided memory surrounding the die could be applied for all cards since like GeForce 9500 or something. Almost 20 years of development. So no, if the layout was designed to be future-proof, it wouldn't be restrictive.
@@iowawalker I actually think it retricts companies from penny pinching. Because holy hell i have seen some GPU PCB layouts that exist purely in order to spare a layer of prepreg. Including laying things out in ways that you clearly absolutely shouldn't do.
Is it possible to stick a heatsink, like the ones you use on a NVME SSD, onto the VRMs and would doing that help?
Possible? Yes. But you shouldn't have to hack together something yourself, considering the price of this product. It should include something with it.
Does seem pricey. Does standard water blocks fit on non reference designs, because if not then is would ne use full in certain cases but that price. Bringing it out for older 20 and 30 series would make more sense.
Any update on the Thermal Grizzly Intel 13th Gen. Direct die water block? It’s been 5 months since the last update!?!
*I wanna switch my super powerful GPU to SFF, what do you think is the best case and cooler?*
Don't SFF. Headaches abound.
Excellent!
YOUR CAT!!!!!!so cuuuuute!!!!just sleeping there.. hahahahaha
Do they make pre made water cooling loops for Corsairs obsidian case?
Love your ging, such a gorgeous animal! He (is it a he?) looks completely relaxed and sparco, sign that hes well looked after and not a care in the world.
l personally agree with you! thank you!👍
I actually loved the previous products, they made it real easy to get into water cooling, grant it there are better options out there for more experienced users, but Corsair had a cool ecosystem it was all cohesive and looked real good, this time around I think I will not be using their stuff though, the GPU water block is what does it for me, watercooling the GPU doesn't seem this time around to have any real benefit because NVidia locked the voltage, I currently have running for testing a 4070TI Asus ProArt and am recommending a 1440p ultrawide setup for that card, on full burn running Cyberpunk - Liberty it pretty much runs the game well enough to play satisfyingly(its not of course cranked with all the extra extras like Pathtracing and such but it handles maxxed out, DLSS Quality, Psycho RT and does it bouncing around 35-70 Frames without frame gen, really cannot complain about it, every other game it turns and burns maxxed no problems) it basically doesn't get above 57c package(TJ probably 77c) with Asus cooling solution, I caught the frequency a few times hitting up 2960 on its own when the OC automatic Tweak3 mode was enabled which I really didn't expect and the card really is not loud either which maintaining it, I am actually impressed with the card, maybe not the price of it but the card itself is actually great at doing what it is supposed to do at the target market its supposed to be at. Alphacool does make blocks for a few of the cards and I was thinking about it but I am glad I did not go that route, Its unneeded. 4080 and 4090 I would get a block for seems like its a waste for anything else this gen.
so, how did you actually fixed bad contact if thermal pads are too thick?
I'm looking forward to look at the performance of that red waterblock shown at the start of the video. Right now it looks like a doozy.
Good video! And just like Jay from two cents he didn't like that looks of it either just saying the visual is not great for the part.
So at around 8:35 it looks like you were touching the board with your bare finger and the first thing that came to my mind from working on turbine combustion cans for 20+ years is "hotspots". Yeah, that oil from your finger could have definitely caused the high hot spot temps.
Is it normal for the 7900 series gpus to have a delta of 32 degrees between gpu die and the hot spot with the big block?
My 6950XT is about 10-12 degrees difference.
Also this is Corsair isn't lying, the quiet operation is because the fan is meant to cover the coil whine 😄
Would love to see a video on a multi-cpu and multi-gpu water cooling setup. I don't know that there are good RUclips resources and given the rise of AI, seems important.
Best part of the video by far is the kitty getting tummy rubs
I think that this could be a good product with a few changes. If it had interchangeable mounting brackets, or perhaps just interchangeable cold plates, to make it a truly "universal" option, then that would add value; you could use it across multiple generations + models of card. The addition of some small heatsinks with adhesive thermal tape to use on the VRM could also be a good idea, although 70°C is perfectly acceptable, but only if the price is right! As a whole, this block is just too expensive for what it offers. Imo, it's an absolute bottom tier product, that does the bare minimum to get a graphics card into your custom loop. A bit like the old EKWB Thermosphere univeral GPU block, or Heatkiller GPU-X universal block.
This kind of product is what we were using back in 2006-2008 when CWCL were kind of more in still using the pond pumps and such, I mean you had a few options from manufacturers like thermaltake and such but it was all still somewhat grassroots, I vaguely remember things started more changing around the 8000 series days where more players started competing and making products more available. At 1 point though it just seemed like the entire market exploded, still a pain in the ass to throw a loop together but not as bad and less jank.
hideous indeed... great review as always 👍
do inductors need to be actively cooled?
Asking here.. is there a custom water block for the Asus 7900xt?
With as much of a gap between the shroud and the actual card there seems to be plenty of room to apply independent heatsinks to all of the VRMs. You could even 3D print some kind of faceplate to cover the PCB where it does not need the air hitting it from the cooler. However, that brings the price and skill/knowledge to a higher level as well, and this feels like an entry level product made for someone that does not know much about putting water blocks on GPUs. I feel more like they should have made this some kind of "universal" AIO rather then for a custom loop.
If you are going to spend all that extra time and money you might as well buy a full block instead of this.
@@OriginalMergatroid
Yep. That was kind of the point I was going for. Like you could do it but there is no point and the people that would be willing to do that or know how to do that would just use a proper full block anyway.
I know this is probably a question you have had but is there going to be a waterblock for the AMD RX 7800 XT?
Thanks
I was considering buying this corsair hybrid "universal" block for my 4090 MSI Slim as I struggle to find a block designed specifically for mine, but worry that it won't offer sufficient cooling. if anyone knows of a company that makes a block specific to the MSI 4090 SLIM I'd love to know about it.
I don't run horizontal anymore anyway. I don't water cool yet but I also don't like the Idea of my cards and heatsinks 'hanging' from the motherboard
The cpu water block and all the rest of the iq system including the aio units are an awesome and well thought out design. Then the gpu block is a complete after thought. It's like Corsair devs were sitting at the table and someone said, "We now have the entire link system. Well done." Then another employee reminded them they forgot about a gpu waterblock and hastily they slapped this thing together and through the usual corsair tax on it and sent it to stores for purchase.
There's other good things I think are overlooked. Their pumps performance isn't good, for some reason there's some sort of flow impedance or pump problems as shown by low flow rates. But I love their reservoirs as they're made from nylon instead of acrylic. Acrylic cracks spidering on your reservoir = sad panda.
Optional interesting look in vertical position.
Any update on the 13th Gen. Direct die water block?
Gonna take that as a no? Is the project scrapped?!?! Am I wasting my time?!?!? Probably…. However I love screaming into the void known as the internet
But no cooling on the VRM's is bad right?
what flow meter is that? please and thank you
The water block is so THICK. Probably over 3 slots. Most custom water blocks are 2 or less (sometimes barely over 1 slot).
Cat is chillin, doesn't even need the cooler.
it look bad on big videocards, performance ok but custom watercooling it's not only about high performarnce - good looking are also important
Anytime you see hot spot run away its always a pad issue.
Will there ever be Der8aur cat merch?
i prefer all metal water blocks, as those plastic threads are easy to strip with over torque, pressure from bends and your out several grand due to a water leak
Ummm, I am going to need a proof of life for Shika, never have I ever seen a cat so chill.
Even given the questionable design decisions and the addition of the fan, I would buy this for my 7900 XT if it was an AIO. As a block? Not gonna happen. Better options available. Thank you for the video!
What monitoring software is that?
How they approved this product is beyond me considering how aesthetics are taken so seriously there
jaytwocent say wasnt worth it because missing heatsink for power delivery capacitor plus too expenses it should be $60 not $130
This thing is around the same price you can get a full Byski GPU block for and those would work way better than this even if it's not universal the VRM temps may be fine on a test bench but those will be toasty in a proper case.
VRM temp is definitely reported in HWInfo, I have a reference XTX and HWInfo has WAY more sensors than what yours shows including four VRM temps.
I would expect Corsair to release a GX5 with VRM cooling but not all the goods that the GX7 offers
That's a strange upside-down mushroom looking thing. If the space is just for airflow over the VRM, why not at least offer a snap-on shroud for the exposed side? Just a piece of plastic to cover that ugly gap in the profile that can be removed and trimmed if need be.
I'm forever amazed that our lovely pets can sleep just fine while we're talking.
I need this for my 1660ti !!!
Corsair really didnt think this one through, did they.
People continue to buy crap, profits go up.
It actually looks more promising to me than it lets on, like it should be able to fit more GPUs, a lot more. It would be interesting to see a more comprehensive fit test. Or if it doesn't fit, it could be re-designed more universal. But the pricing and the product quality issues. It definitely released rushed. It should have come with VRM tape attached heatsinks, it should have had brass thread inserts.
It looks like a Sega 32X tacked on to a video card.
It's interesting how a cooler that doesn't cover the whole card looks incredibly dated. It reminds me of the ATi cards like the Radeon X1600 and the nVidia counterparts of the time.
itx build where it won't really be seen is where that gpu warter block would or could be used.
What flow meter is that?