News Beefy RTX 4090 Graphics Card Boasts a Five-Fan Cooler Design

[Admin]

Maxsun's new RTX 4090 is the first to feature more than four fans. The two extra fans are located on the side, actively exhausting air out of the card.

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[Order 66]

aww man, I was thinking that it would have been a card with 5 100mm fans that would only fit in eATX cases. 🙁

 

[strobolt]

Wouldn't it be more efficient to just increase the radiator size and put triple 120 mm or 140 mm fans?

Out of curiosity: what's the most "extreme" air cooled 4090 on the market in terms of radiator and fan size?

 

[gg83]

They should name it the Jason Statham edition. Mega gamer is probably the funniest name ever. Mgg -mega gaming graphics for a mega gamer.

 

[tamalero]

Wouldn't it be more efficient to just increase the radiator size and put triple 120 mm or 140 mm fans?

Out of curiosity: what's the most "extreme" air cooled 4090 on the market in terms of radiator and fan size?

I think the GALAX version? the one with TWO 600W plugs?

 

[Eximo]

4080 version was reviewed awhile back. Wasn't that useful to have the extra fans as I recall.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l2_ndh5MIU

 

[InvalidError]

Next step up: the ULTRA-Gamer model with 5x100mm overlapping fans that requires 5-6 slots!

 

[Order 66]

Next step up: the ULTRA-Gamer model with 5x100mm overlapping fans that requires 5-6 slots!

That will probably be considered small for the 5090.

 

[dimar]

I wonder if one day we'll get tech that could recycle the GPU/CPU heat to power up things like fans.

 

[InvalidError]

I wonder if one day we'll get tech that could recycle the GPU/CPU heat to power up things like fans.

Thermoelectric/Sebek effect modules exist, though using those to power fans means having a 10-20C gradient across the modules to get meaningful power out of them, which means having to run CPUs and GPUs that much hotter. May as well just let the CPU/GPU run that much hotter and use a less powerful fan for the same net cooling at the same net power.

 

[razor512]

To one up those companies in a way that will also improve cooling, a AIB should make an RTX 4090, with 3-4 fans but instead of the more basic 3000 or so RPM fans, they should use 6000+ RPM fans. it will also allow people to get the sound of a server running at full load.

Decently made heatsinks respond well to brute forcing additional cooling with faster fans, e.g., using the Noctua industrial fans on the NH-D15 to better handle high TDP CPUs, especially with PBO and higher power limits.
They need to do the same with some videocards but take it up another level.

 

[InvalidError]

To one up those companies in a way that will also improve cooling, a AIB should make an RTX 4090, with 3-4 fans but instead of the more basic 3000 or so RPM fans, they should use 6000+ RPM fans. it will also allow people to get the sound of a server running at full load.

6000RPM? Big Boi servers use 20000+ RPM 40mm fans that draw over 10W a pop!

 

[strobolt]

I think the GALAX version? the one with TWO 600W plugs?

But that's also just two 110 mm and one 90 mm fan with ~3,5 slot design? Is there no upside in cooling performance by increasing the radiator and fan size from that?

 

[tamalero]

But that's also just two 110 mm and one 90 mm fan with ~3,5 slot design? Is there no upside in cooling performance by increasing the radiator and fan size from that?

I think most would prefer to make the cooling solution denser and heavier than bigger.
The 4090' and 4080's s barely fit in many cases

 

[strobolt]

I think most would prefer to make the cooling solution denser and heavier than bigger.
The 4090' and 4080's s barely fit in many cases

You can only go so far before hampering the air flow and increasing noise levels. I would guess there's a reason why the best CPU air coolers are so big, why not GPU? Not to say 4090 isn't a big card but there are people out there with larger than mid-sized pcs that can take in quite a lot.

But probably I'm just old and everyone is just building water cooled PCs nowadays.