Pushbutton
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Registered to say that I would also be purchasing at least 1 block for the Sapphire variant.
Does Alphacool plan waterblock for AMD AI PRO R9700?
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I would take 2x of the Sapphire variant.
I have currently power-limited the cards from 300W to 220W, because the stock cooler is inadequate. In particular, the RAM gets way too hot when under full load. I suspect that the DRAM chips on the backside of the board are not properly cooled. I hope that your water-cooler can also provide enough cooling to the back side.
I have currently power-limited the cards from 300W to 220W, because the stock cooler is inadequate. In particular, the RAM gets way too hot when under full load. I suspect that the DRAM chips on the backside of the board are not properly cooled. I hope that your water-cooler can also provide enough cooling to the back side.
TrailFeatures
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Just as some general information:
There are no preorder lists that you can sign up for.
Which models will be covered 100% in the end remains to be seen. At the moment, it almost looks as if the PCB layouts do not differ at all, apart from tiny details.
The coolers are still in development, as we are still waiting for two graphics cards in order to carry out physical tests with the samples. After that, it will take at least another six weeks until they are available. In short, you will certainly have to be patient for about another two months.
There are no preorder lists that you can sign up for.
Which models will be covered 100% in the end remains to be seen. At the moment, it almost looks as if the PCB layouts do not differ at all, apart from tiny details.
The coolers are still in development, as we are still waiting for two graphics cards in order to carry out physical tests with the samples. After that, it will take at least another six weeks until they are available. In short, you will certainly have to be patient for about another two months.
Pushbutton
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If would be great if you could post here once a decision has been made about which brand(s) of cards you will produce coolers for.
I am ready to buy cards even if the coolers are still months out, but I would want to avoid ending up with a type that won't see a cooler.
@Pushbutton
The PowerColor and Sapphire cards will definitely fit. We will also physically test the Asus card shortly. At first glance, it looks very promising that the cooler will fit there as well.
We will also check Gigabyte.
Basically, all PCBs seem to look the same so far, except for one connector on the back, which some cards appear to have and others do not.
The PowerColor and Sapphire cards will definitely fit. We will also physically test the Asus card shortly. At first glance, it looks very promising that the cooler will fit there as well.
We will also check Gigabyte.
Basically, all PCBs seem to look the same so far, except for one connector on the back, which some cards appear to have and others do not.
MrClayPole
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Will purchase this plus RADEON AI Pro Sapphire once available. Any updates. Have you received the cards yet?
darkdisciple
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was looking at the XFX or asus variant. will def purchase a block if AC makes a block that will work. Sapphire is sold out everywhere.
@darkdisciple
Asus is checked, cooler will fit. We had no chance to check XFX.
Asus is checked, cooler will fit. We had no chance to check XFX.
I registered to keep up to date with progress of this all. Apologies if this has been discussed but I’m wondering if these blocks will have an easy solution for individuals who will be using multiple GPUs? I plan on using two so was curious if these blocks would have a simple solution for the loop.
@OB-HORN
The cooler will be a standard ES 1-slot cooler, similar to the one I linked below.
What exactly do you mean by “easy to connect”? There are several different ways to connect something like this. In the enterprise sector, this is usually done via a distro plate such as the C3, C5, or something similar, also linked below. You can either install quick disconnect fittings on it or connect everything directly.
https://shop.alphacool.com/en/shop/gpu-water-cooling/nvidia/wak-alphacool-es-nv-a100-80gb-pcie
https://shop.alphacool.com/en/shop/...k-alphacool-es-distro-plate-c5?number=1020140
The cooler will be a standard ES 1-slot cooler, similar to the one I linked below.
What exactly do you mean by “easy to connect”? There are several different ways to connect something like this. In the enterprise sector, this is usually done via a distro plate such as the C3, C5, or something similar, also linked below. You can either install quick disconnect fittings on it or connect everything directly.
https://shop.alphacool.com/en/shop/gpu-water-cooling/nvidia/wak-alphacool-es-nv-a100-80gb-pcie
https://shop.alphacool.com/en/shop/...k-alphacool-es-distro-plate-c5?number=1020140
The links answers my questions, thank you! I was thinking the blocks would be a “traditional” block so to speak so I was mentally thinking how I’d create a loop using multiple water blocks. I’m terrible at explaining things over text
If you have pictures, please send them to info@alphacool.com with a brief explanation of the context, and we will be happy to take a look at them.