Barrowch Launches CPU Waterblock with Integrated 1440p Screen

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Err, where is the hdmi in on this device.
I can't imagine a good place for a stiff hdmi lead to plug in and NOT
A look ridiculous?!

B interfere with memory ,vrm ,GPU or case lid in some cases?!

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Well the times I have just looked at my water blocks "Leak testing getting air out of the system" it was always the cool plexi showing what's going on inside that was the coolest besides the awesome performance part, why would I want to kill that coolness with some lit display that will likely just burn in after a while lol

Plexi/ acrylic is forever cool

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Hi,
Well the times I have just looked at my water blocks "Leak testing getting air out of the system" it was always the cool plexi showing what's going on inside that was the coolest besides the awesome performance part, why would I want to kill that coolness with some lit display that will likely just burn in after a while lol

Plexi/ acrylic is forever cool

My block is black, don't care what's going on inside it

 

[ThrashZone]

My block is black, don't care what's going on inside it

Hi,
As long as your coolant is clean it's not an issue
I love plexi it shows me when crap gets stuck in the blocks and getting time to clean
QDC's make that chore a snap

 

[Tarkhein]

I hope you can get it without the rad and fittings, etc. Also where is the "ch" name coming from? I thought it was Barrow.

They add the ch to their premium gear for some reason. I forget why.

Even this doesn't really explain it

https://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/barrow-uk-watercooling

A quick google brought up this: http://www.barrowint.com/about/ppgs/701.html

Barrow
China
High-end

BarrowCH

Sums it up really.

 

[Mussels]

Good thing i already have a CPU block, i'm dumb enough to have got this to be cool

Err, where is the hdmi in on this device.
I can't imagine a good place for a stiff hdmi lead to plug in and NOT
A look ridiculous?!

B interfere with memory ,vrm ,GPU or case lid in some cases?!

micro HDMI is a thing ya know, it's the size of a USB connector

 

[Ferrum Master]

Why? It's a bog-standard mipi-dsi. I even found a part they are using: it's a 2.89" SHARP mipi panel, the exact same as in HP mixed reality headset(even the same connector), but capped at 60Hz.
There's a full HMD kit as well, with quad-lane mipi bridge board (uses Toshiba driver) and interconnect board for HMD or whatever dual-display application you have in mind.
Essentially al you need is an SoC that can do MIPI (which is pretty much anything), or add an interface bridge to whatever video output you need. There are tons of options from Parade, TI, Toshiba and others.

On most cases, if you do commercial, you still have to have license for that driver. ie Pay the creator. It would spoil all the price cost in the end, versus a conventional solution. I understand that hoarding anything you have at hand without thinking about the legal issues is a bad habit ours living in this side of the wall... we need to tame down on that.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Good thing i already have a CPU block, i'm dumb enough to have got this to be cool


micro HDMI is a thing ya know, it's the size of a USB connector

Yeah I have one for a win 10 tablet, can't see it on the block though.

 

[silentbogo]

Yeah I have one for a win 10 tablet, can't see it on the block though.

You can kinda see it on renders (product page). Right next to micro-USB. Though, it looks like a full-size connector.

On most cases, if you do commercial, you still have to have license for that driver.

MIPI is royalty-free (with some limitations). HDMI is a whole another story, but it's not that bad either : for low-volume runs of less than 10k units you only pay $5k/year plus $1 per device.
Also, HDMI IP enforcement is a joke. Some companies(like myriad of tablet/htpc manufacturers) only pay for 1 year to get a "legit" license, but do not renew it even if they keep manufacturing for years to come. Hence, Chuwi hasn't renewed theirs since 2018, and Xiaomi only became an adopter in 2020 (after selling millions of "illegitimate" TVs and other devices w/ HDMI and misused HDMI logo for years).
Barrowch isn't even on the list of terminated adopters, which means this waterblock has even less legal rights to than my garage-made FPV HMD for remote-controlled fishing boat.
Also, a barebone HMD kit may not even qualify as a "product" and most likely can be sold as "components" without any licensing.

 

[Ferrum Master]

MIPI is royalty-free (with some limitations)

Accessing their IP source is not. You have to pay to gain access to actually build something. These ones are using a complete solution.

It derailed. We are talking about everyday devices and why it would not end there, these few devices really don't bother anyone.

 

[maxfly]

Id like to see a review on the blocks performance. How does it compare to the big dogs?
Tbh i cant remember having seen any Barrow OR Byski cpu waterblock reviews. I know most are cheap compared to the likes of heatkiller,ek,optimus etc but for those that dont want do spend $150-$200 im sure they are appealing.

 

[Mussels]

Finally remembered where i'd seen small 1440x1440 res displays before - thats from a VR headest!