Hydrogen Series Makes a Comeback, MSI Preparing GeForce RTX 3090 Model

[AleksandarK]

MSI's iconic Hydrogen series of graphics cards are making a comeback. According to the latest Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) listings, we have information about the latest addition to MSI's lineup of graphics cards. For starters, MSI has filled EEC reports about its upcoming GeForce RTX 3060 LHR variants, which feature an updated GA106-302 GPU. The new cards will carry the LHR name as a part of the official product name, to be easily separated from non-LHR variants, so buyers know exactly what model they are getting.

Additionally, MSI is seemingly making a comeback of its Hydrogen series. Hydrogen lineup used to be popular with GeForce GTX 580 Hydrogen card, which delivered awesome overclocking performance enabled by a water block strapped onto the card. If MSI brings the series back, it will come in the form of the GeForce RTX 3090 Hydrogen model, which could represent the highest-end RTX 3090 design from the company. It remains to be seen what MSI does with it, and if we are getting it at all, so we have to wait for more information.


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[Chomiq]

Another $2000+ SKU. Just what we need!

 

[b4psm4m]

I agree it will probably be 2000+, but I don't see why. In the old days there was so much more involved in making a waterblock than the air coolers attached to a GPU, now it seems a phenominal amount of material is required to make the air cooler. Therefore, you would expect the WC version to be at parity or slightly cheaper, no? Obviously that isn't the way this will pan out!

 

[ThermoCycle]

Therefore, you would expect the WC version to be at parity or slightly cheaper, no?

Well, I guess waterblocks need to meet some extra standards (such as leak prevention) and, as waterblock cards are still niche products, the price needs to be higher for their small production to be profitable.

 

[eidairaman1]

Just buy an air cooled gpu and then a water block, alphacool makes custom WBs.