Question RTX 5090 Watercooled LC AIO: Which is the Best?

[Gluzor]

Hello,
We are starting to find watercooled RTX 5090s at "decent" prices" (*) in France, around €3000 if you look carefully...But which one to choose?
I have identified these three RTX 5090 watercooling / LC / AIO models:

• ASUS ROG ASTRAL LC,
• MSI SUPRIM LIQUID SOC,
• Gigabyte AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE (I'm leaving aside the Gigabyte model with a waterblock)

I can't find any comparative tests between the three models: do you know of any?
I found several isolated tests of the MSI, but no complete and serious tests with measurements/benchmarks of the Asus and Gigabyte: do you know of any?
And which one do you think is the best choice?
I prioritize silence and low temperatures, as the stratospheric performance levels of RTX 5090s in general mean that any potential performance/overclocking capability differences are of little importance to me.
Thank you for your help and advice...

(*) I'm talking about "decent" prices" around €3000 because I sold my two-year-old RTX 4090 MSI SUPRIM X for €1900 (crazy inflation on used RTX 4090s), so an RTX 5090 at €3000 "only costs me " €1100.

 

[Phaaze88]

And which one do you think is the best choice?
I prioritize silence and low temperatures...

The air cooled ones already have both those covered. Plus, you're going to customize your own fan curves regardless of which one you get.
The main difference between those models is going to be those 4 fans - err, 3 on the Gigabyte one - the acoustics won't be the same.
The Gigabyte model has one less fan - one less source of noise - it may have an edge over the other 2...
Really depends on the fans after you've tuned them.

 

[doughillman]

Hello,
We are starting to find watercooled RTX 5090s at "decent" prices" (*) in France, around €3000 if you look carefully...But which one to choose?
I have identified these three RTX 5090 watercooling / LC / AIO models:

• ASUS ROG ASTRAL LC,
• MSI SUPRIM LIQUID SOC,
• Gigabyte AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE (I'm leaving aside the Gigabyte model with a waterblock)

I can't find any comparative tests between the three models: do you know of any?
I found several isolated tests of the MSI, but no complete and serious tests with measurements/benchmarks of the Asus and Gigabyte: do you know of any?
And which one do you think is the best choice?
I prioritize silence and low temperatures, as the stratospheric performance levels of RTX 5090s in general mean that any potential performance/overclocking capability differences are of little importance to me.
Thank you for your help and advice...

(*) I'm talking about "decent" prices" around €3000 because I sold my two-year-old RTX 4090 MSI SUPRIM X for €1900 (crazy inflation on used RTX 4090s), so an RTX 5090 at €3000 "only costs me " €1100.

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You will not see the difference between these cards anywhere but very small numbers in benchmarks. Can you see the difference in a game between say, 147 fps and 152? No, you cannot.

Buy whichever one looks prettiest to you.

 

[Camposhen]

Go for the ASUS ROG ASTRAL LC if you care about silence and decent temps out of the box.
MSI SUPRIM LIQUID cools a bit better, but it’s louder — you’ll need to tweak fan and pump curves if you want it quiet.
Gigabyte WATERFORCE is the loudest and kinda flashy — not great if silence is your priority.


If it were me? I’d grab the ASUS and call it a day. Quiet, clean, and still beastly.

 

[Gluzor]

Go for the ASUS ROG ASTRAL LC if you care about silence and decent temps out of the box.
MSI SUPRIM LIQUID cools a bit better, but it’s louder — you’ll need to tweak fan and pump curves if you want it quiet.
Gigabyte WATERFORCE is the loudest and kinda flashy — not great if silence is your priority.


If it were me? I’d grab the ASUS and call it a day. Quiet, clean, and still beastly.

Thanks !
Do you know any web site where I could find measures of noise and temp for those three cards ?

 

[Phaaze88]

Do you any web site where I could find measures of noise and temp for those three cards ?

I would like to see this as well, due to how uncommon GPU AIO comparisons are, as well as where their info came from...

 

[Gluzor]

I just found this, interesting :

Asus Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Ed. Review: Extreme AiO - Page 15 of 16 - HWCooling.net

Closing summaryA major drawback of the exceptionally powerful GeForce RTX 5090 is the high power demands of its large GB202 chip. Even when equipped with a premium air cooler, the card still requires robust system cooling to handle its nearly 600W heat output. However, AiO liquid cooling models...

www.hwcooling.net

but still nothing for the Gigabyte Aorus Waterforce ...