Thursday, April 29th 2021
Alphacool Presents Eiswolf 2 GPU-AIO for NVIDIA Ampere and AMD RDNA 2 GPUs
Alphacool today presents the Eiswolf 2 AIO solution (Reference design with backplate) for AMD Radeon RX 6800/6800XT/6900 and NVIDIA RTX 3080/3090 graphics cards. As with all of our AIO models, we only use copper radiators, however, for the first time, the Alphacool 360 mm NexXxoS ST30 all-copper radiator will be used in one of our GPU "all-in-one" solutions. For the fans, we now install the new Alphacool Aurora Rise 120 mm fan. The fan impresses with a max. statistical pressure of 3.17 mm/H2O and offers a max. air flow of 119.8m3/h, at a speed range of 0-2500rpm which can be controlled via PWM.
The decision to use the larger radiator in conjunction with our new fans provides a significant increase in cooling performance. The AIO is completed with the Eisblock Aurora water cooler, which actively cools all relevant components such as graphics memory and voltage converters in addition to the GPU chip. All components used (radiator, fan, cooler, DC-LT 2 pump) including connectors and hoses are part of the Alphacool custom cooling range and are therefore available separately. This means that we're not just offering a simple AIO solution here, but a real custom water cooling system (pre-assembled & pre-filled). Only the pump housing for the DC-LT 2 pump is a custom design and not available separately. Today we present only the Reference designs. In the near future, more solutions for graphics cards in custom design from various manufacturers will be available.
More pictures follow.
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The decision to use the larger radiator in conjunction with our new fans provides a significant increase in cooling performance. The AIO is completed with the Eisblock Aurora water cooler, which actively cools all relevant components such as graphics memory and voltage converters in addition to the GPU chip. All components used (radiator, fan, cooler, DC-LT 2 pump) including connectors and hoses are part of the Alphacool custom cooling range and are therefore available separately. This means that we're not just offering a simple AIO solution here, but a real custom water cooling system (pre-assembled & pre-filled). Only the pump housing for the DC-LT 2 pump is a custom design and not available separately. Today we present only the Reference designs. In the near future, more solutions for graphics cards in custom design from various manufacturers will be available.
41 Comments on Alphacool Presents Eiswolf 2 GPU-AIO for NVIDIA Ampere and AMD RDNA 2 GPUs
1) while backplate has special cuts for NV-link support, it is literally impossible to install NV-link bridge because of pump hose connectors. I’ve even tried to remove the cover from NV link bridge to win few mm but still no luck, 1mm still needed. Very poor quality control, no one tested that. Support just answered that it is not supported after I’ve sent photos to them.
2) backplate itself - it is passive, very mediocre cooling results for VRAM, I had to put extra 92mm fans on top of it to cool it below 110 degrees. Without fans memory was overheating and throttling is happening, especially on the bottom card.
3) stock thermopads - not quite good, I’ve replaced them with GP-Extreme and got better results.
4) I still think fans are quite noisy, I have 120mm Noctua installed in the case and they runs quieter then Eiswolf 2 stock fans
2. Mining?
3. To be honest... you will find always better thermalpads on the market. We have to choose some with a good price point. We sell better thermal pads, but they are more expensive.
4. Sorry, thats something i can`t really belive because we had external testers (some well known reviewer) test these fans against various Noctua fans so that we can offer the best possible fan that can replace our older Lux Pro fans. And the results clearly showed that we are on par with the Noctua.
2. Deep learning
4. I will test it one day by running them alongside on the same radiator, don’t have noise measurement equipment to make it properly for now.
I agree price is good, and it is probably great for 3080, but not for 3090 with this crappy VRAM on the back side.
Without active backplate cooling, it's not a good match for the 3090*... but thats a non issue for every other GPU.
*Mining and rendering etc, gaming would be fine
1. Our Support team was not able to give you an answere? Can you explain the situation a bit please?
2. Oh, ok. I know that some people was able to fix this with high performance thermal pads with more than 10 W/mk. Other people are goint to put passiv cooler on the backplate or a water cooled ram block or something like that. We will offer later this year active backplate cooler.
4. With the volume, it may also be a subjective problem. Everyone perceives certain sound frequencies differently. Perhaps the sound frequency of the fans is simply "more unpleasant" or "felt louder" for you than with the Noctua. I would be able to understand that.
2. Would be great to see it, one thing, I’ve put 92x14mm fans between the cards to help with cooling, because due to triangle cover on the top card you can’t squeeze anything thicker inside. It means you active backplate should be quite thin, or you should use space behind the card like stock coolers.
Thanks!!
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