Friday, June 2nd 2023
Alphacool Presents Apex Stealth Metal Fans, Skeleton PC Case, and Water Cooling Solutions
Alphacool at Computex presented a few new products that highlighted what the company has been working on. First off, we have the Apex Stealth Metal fan among the latest products introduced by the brand, hailed as the world's first computer fan designed with entirely decoupled propellers, bearings, and motors from the chassis. The design minimizes both the vibration and the noise generated by the fan. The fan frame is constructed entirely of metal, showcasing the fresh Apex design. Additionally, it employs a 6-pole motor. The fan is touted as being silent due to its HDB (Hydro Dynamic Bearing) design. The fan blades are also fine-tuned to achieve maximum airflow and pressure, though specific details will still be released. The Apex Stealth Metal fan will be accessible in black, chrome, and white variants. Also in the pipeline is a unique variant called Alphacool ES Stealth Metal Fan Black, specifically designed for "Enterprise Solutions," featuring an integrated ventilation grill. The Apex Metal fan SKUs will be available for around $30 or less.
Alphacool also introduced its inaugural modular case, featuring uprights made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer and a custom distro plate. The design of the chassis harks back to a custom case style. The case is fully dismantle-able and rebuildable, making it a potential favorite among modding aficionados. The product, called Alphacool Apex Skeleton Carbon Case, will be offered in two variations. These are the Alphacool Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon Case and the Alphacool Apex Skeleton aluminium Case, the latter of which does not include a distribution plate or support for a vertical graphics card. The Apex Pro case with a custom distro plate will be available for $899, while the case-only solution will be available for $499.
In addition to the case and Apex Metal fans, Alphacool also introduced a few of the additional components for water cooling. There are new CPU water blocks called Core 1 CPU series, which feature the company's 3D Jet Flow engine and a new coldplate design. Next up, the company presented the Core T45 Aurora copper Radiator, which is a 45-mm thick pure copper radiator with aluminium casing. We have also pictures of some fans, some 3.1 USB cables, as well as massive CPU water blocks for the LGA 4677 socket, in 1U and 2U configurations.
31 Comments on Alphacool Presents Apex Stealth Metal Fans, Skeleton PC Case, and Water Cooling Solutions
Heck, if you look at all the actual GTs that have been rebadged, you'll see that Nidec really didn't innovate without investment by the partnering company.
As far as Alphacool's new design goes, the concept seems sound, and could alleviate the issues with vibrations still making it to the case due to a lack of total isolation of the vibrating elements. The real question is how durable is the rubber-like dampening material that isolates the two frames from one another is without cracking or sagging over time.
So according to LTT even at 2900RPM, that fan sounds like it's running at 900RPM...Alphacool engineers themselves didn't expect that. We might have a fan revolution coming our way
download.alphacool.com/legacy/Marketing-Material/Apex%20Stealth%20Metal%20Fan.pdf
Seriously can’t wait to see Igor’s review, hope @VSG can get one asap. If half of these claims are true then fan market = broken, Noctua and Phanteks et al are gonna have to revise real quick
lol, of course the world is turning around you..
do you have a pink bike? no? so we shouldn't make them, cause your not buying them?
just because something is not for you, doesnt mean its useless.
I'm more interested in their new Core2 tube res though. @EddyAlphacool - does it have an in-built D5 pump? It looks slick. I'm currently planning an LC loop for my Zotac 3070ti and now I don't know, if I should wait a bit for all this new stuff You've shown. :)