A new thermal management software and hardware board is currently being developed by Koolance, called the TMS-200. No official information or specifications have been released yet, but Koolance have released an early screenshot of the main page of the thermal management software, to hint at what some of the new features are. It appears that not only will you have many temperature check points, but also be able to independantly control your pump and fan speeds dynamically from within your OS. We will have to wait and see what the final feature set and specifications are, along with availability and pricing. Koolance have setup a mail listing to be notified of the product's release here.

Smoothcreations, a leading manufacturer of Custom PC gaming systems, desktop workstations, and Laptops, introduced today, in collaboration with Intel & BFG, are proud to announce the Smoothcreations "P90X" series.

Stop showing up to Lan parties with gaming rigs that look like some else's pc. Turn heads, and then shred them with the P90X series. The first Water cooled portable performance PC from Smooth Creations. Configurable options available in price point category platform solutions.

Smoothcreations (www.Smoothcreations.com), a leading manufacturer of Custom PC gaming systems, desktop workstations, and Laptops, introduced today, in collaboration with Intel , are proud to announce the Smoothcreations "Prophet i7" series.

Stop showing up to Lan parties with gaming rigs that look like some else's pc. Turn heads, and then shred them with the Prophet i7 series. The first portable performance PC from Smooth Creations.

Configurable options available in price point category platform solutions. The Ultimate LAN party system: The Smooth Creations Prophet i7 series was designed to intimidate, perform and back up every piece of trash talk you fling at your gaming buddies. These custom painted gaming beasts deliver the graphics-shredding processing power you need to conquer your next LAN event.

"The Prophet i7 Portable design makes it easy to go to those LAN parties without having to lug heavy pc equipment around", Mario Gastelum, Product Marketing. The "Prophet i7" models are stacked with Intel Core i7 CPU's and a tasty choice of Diamond Radeon HD4870's or 2x 4870X2 H20 Special Edition graphics cards in Crossfire configurations. Or you can choose some ass kicking BFG Geforce 280 GTX's or 260 GTX's in SLI or TRI SLI configurations. Be rest assured that not only will you have a screaming looking case - but a serious war gaming machine that will get you the highest frame rates playing Crysis or Far Cry 2. Any i7 Platform that is built with a pair of BFG's Geforce 260 or 280 GTX will get a FREE custom painted BFG logo & themed fender guitar and a free copy of Far Cry2.(Ed. note: The green/gray Hellcat system image has been added, so you get an idea about the look of the casing from Smoothcreations)

TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, announces a brand new graphics card for overclockers - PowerColor Liquid Cooling Solution, LCS HD4870. With EK Water Blocks cooling solution, PowerColor LCS HD4870 provides an extraordinary thermal performance in a single slot design, enhances overclocking ability to its optimum stability and delivers an extreme gaming performance.

CoolIT Systems announces the availability of the NV200 VGA Coldplate compatible with the new GeForce GTX280 and GTX260 cards recently announced by NVidia. The solution features a single slot, high performance liquid cooling solution that effectively cools the GPU, RAM, nVio Chip and VR that, when mated with CoolIT's award-winning liquid cooling technology, provides extreme cooling to achieve optimal performance for the GTX280 in single card or SLI setup.

ZOTAC International, an award-winning NVIDIA AIC, today unleashes its liquid-cooled, near-silent single GPU graphics card - the ZOTAC GeForce 9800 GTX ZONE Edition. The new ZOTAC GeForce 9800 GTX ZONE Edition is the staple of quiet computing, delivering the power of NVIDIA GeForce 9 series graphics power with PureVideo HD video processing technology into a virtually silent graphics card. Cooled by a custom water-cooling system, the ZOTAC GeForce 9800 GTX ZONE Edition delivers high-performance in DirectX 10 and OpenGL 2.1 titles while keeping thermal and noise levels to a minimum.

In IBM's labs, tiny rivers of water are cooling computer chips that have circuits and components stacked on top of each other, a design that promises to advance Moore's Law in the next decade and significantly reduce energy consumed by data centers. IBM Researchers, in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin, demonstrated a prototype that integrates the cooling system into the 3-D chips by piping water directly between each layer in the stack.

BFG Technologies, the leading North American and European supplier of advanced NVIDIA-based 3D graphics cards, power supplies, and other PC enthusiast products, announced today the BFG NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX H2OC 512MB graphics card featuring a ThermoIntelligence custom copper water block co-developed by BFG and Danger Den. The BFG GeForce 9800 GTX H²OC 512MB graphics card with ThermoIntelligence water cooling solution is factory overclocked to the highest stable level, and offers exceptional thermal performance in a single slot design, freeing up valuable space for other add-in cards.

D-TEK CUSTOMS, which became incredibly popular among all watercooling enthusiasts with its original D-TEK FuZion water block, has now introduced FuZion v2, a new CPU Block that will hopefully bring even more performance than its predecessor. Designed as extreme performance product, the FuZion v2 is compatible with both AMD and Intel systems. The v2 design is optimized for the current high wattage multiple core processors now on the market. It features machine lapped full copper 110 baseplate with over 340 dense rounded nano pins and 1.4 sq." pin spread optimized for large die Dual and Quad core processors. Included with the block are also pre-installed chrome plated 1/2" or 3/8" Hi-Flow hose barbs. The FuZion v2 is also backed by a limited lifetime warranty on parts and labor. In addition to all the foregoing, this quality product can be yours now for as low as $64.99 directly from D-TEK.

To fulfill the need of entry level out of the box water cooling solutions, Thermaltake is launching a brand new series of liquid cooling kit - ProWater series. The first model to be introduced is the "PW850i". What's included in the PW850i is a DC 12V P500 liquid pump that pumps 500l/h, a 350 c.c. transparent reservoir, Flow TX flow meter, single 120mm radiator with 120x120x25mm blue LED fan (1300~2400RPM), and pure copper waterblock compatible with all AMD AM2/K8 and Intel LGA775/P4 motherboards. The system aslo uses transparent UV 3/8-inch tubes with iStripe to eliminate deformation of the tubes. Check out this url for more information.

Sound waves can boost the efficiency of liquid cooling techniques by nearly 150%, a feat that may help keep hardworking computer chips and other components from overheating in future. Current computer cooling solutions, such as fans and heat sinks, will have difficulty keeping more powerful microchips cool in future. But researchers in the US have shown how a relatively inefficient method - liquid cooling - can be improved dramatically with the use of sound waves.

GIGABYTE's Eagles series barebone is specially designed for the professional gaming players. It is constructed from a GIGABYTE GA-TX38DUXH-GB1 motherboard (Intel X38 + ICH9R) with combo DDR2/DDR3 memory support, an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX video card, WD 1500 ADFD Raptor hard drive and an 800W PSU (probably GIGABYTE branded). The system also offers integrated water cooling, Intel 10/100/1000Mbps LAN, 12x USB 2.0 and a DVD burner. Pricing and availability details are unknown.

EnzoTech introduces Sapphire Series watercooling products. First on the Sapphire series roster is the SCW-1 waterblock, currently in production and will be availiable Mid-September 2007. Reminding of the popular D-Tek Fusion waterblock, the SCW-1 features super high density, radial pattern, micro-pin design (0.5mm from pin to pin) to provide maximum cooling performance. Other features of the CPU waterblock include metallic mirror coating finish and compatibility with all 1/2", 3/8" and 1/4" coolant tubings. The SCW-1 can be mounted on Intel Socket 775 and AMD Socket AM2/940.

Swiftech, when planning new products, has decided that some people using Liquid Cooling are a little scared of building their own system from scratch, and would rather see the benefits of liquid cooling without all the risks of custom-building. For these customers, Swiftech has made the all-new H2O-120 and H2O-220 Liquid Cooling Systems. The H20-120 combines the Apogee Drive 350 pump and water block with a MCR120 radiator, and comes already assembled, filled with liquid, and ready to cool. The H20-220 is the same kit, but with more, larger fans. Swiftech claims that the H20-220 can cool an overclocked quad core system with two NVIDIA 8800GTX's. The H20-120 kit is $159, and there is no word from Swiftech as to what the H20-220 will cost.

People using the Apogee GT and GTX may be a bit worried about the mounting mechanism of the water block. Swiftech is listening to these concerns and now offers free backplates, which are compatible to these water blocks. This means you will be able to securely install them without having to worry about a bend mainboard and insufficient contact. All Apogee GT/GTX kits will ship with this additional piece from today onward. To get the free backplate simply email michelle@swiftech.com with a copy of your invoice and mailing address. This offer runs for 30 days only, so you better hurry.

Asetek, the market leader of thermal management solutions for semiconductors will show their Low Cost Liquid Cooling (LCLC) solution inside the new DTX small form factor platform at Computex this week. DTX is an open industry standard specification initiated by AMD to enable the broad adoption of small form factor PCs.

While the small form factor is forecasted to be the highest growth category of desktop form factors, a key success factor will be the level of performance and functionality that manufacturers are able to deliver. Asetek's Low Cost Liquid Cooling solution enables DTX partners to design products unconstrained by performance, thermals, or noise level,

says TaShana Jett, VP Marketing at Asetek.

We are looking forward to partnering with the DTX ecosystem and demonstrating our solution at Computex.

Named after the famous Stealth fighter bomber because of its angular shapes and black livery, Swiftech's Stealth is a VGA water-block designed exclusively for nVidia's high-end GeForce 8 series graphics cards. At the time of publication, the Stealth is compatible with the 8800 GTS, GTX and Ultra models.

The ultimate GeForce cooling performance:

Using the same core cooling technology as the Apogee GT and GTX CPU water-blocks which are recognized as the best performing water-blocks on the market, the Stealth unique design approach focuses cooling where it is most needed: at the GPU level; with its extended wings covering the memory modules and NVIO chip, the massive aluminum housing also maintains the lowest possible temperature of these surface mount components; this allows in effect for the most advanced overclocking techniques which are necessary to take core and memory frequencies well beyond factory specifications.

New D-Tek FuZion GFX GPU Block Available

The all-new D-Tek FuZion GFX CPU block will bring a new level to GPU cooling with its direct impingement design, appearance, and high quality manufacturing. Unique to the FuZion GFX is the mid chamber design that provides good flowrates while utilizing direct impingement to the GPU core that puts this block at the level we normally see only in CPU cooling designs. The GFX is the perfect match for the newly released FuZion CPU waterblock. The baseplate of the block is 100% copper and features dense rounded pins. The low profile design of the FuZion GFX allows installation with Nvidia SLI and ATI's CrossFire systems. The D-TEK FuZion GFX comes with all the necessary mounting hardware for the following video cards: all ATI Radeon X1000 series, NVIDIA 8000 / 6800 / 7800 and 7900 series. An optional mounting kit will be available in the future to mount older video cards such as ATI Radeon 9800 series. The D-Tek FuZion GFX CPU block is available now with a MSRP of $49.99 directly from dtekcustoms.com.

On-Die also known as Direct-Die cooling got quite popular a couple of years ago. Watercooling addicts tried to get the best out of their selfmade cooling units and found water spilling around the CPU die itself to be competitive solution. But the obvious hurdles with leakage and complicated maintenance prevented companies from incorporating this technology.
However, I came across an interesting piece of information that reveals MSI has plans to sell special NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX cards with an On-Die watercooling setup. Afterall it sounds quite unbelievable especially if you take a look at the second picture which shows the cooling unit at a higher resolution. But MSI clearly said so if the guys from HardTecs didn't mess with the translation. I will get in contact with them and see how they respond.
If we assume this is indeed an On-Die cooler then I would direct your attention to the last picture at the end of this post. This shows a watercooled R600 card and the pump, hoses and general appearance look very similar to the aforementioned 8800GTX board. Sadly both cards aren't available yet so the time will tell what exactly we are looking at here.

Last Saturday we brought you the first pictures of a watercooling setup that it's obvious target is the OEM market. Now the VR-Zone reveals two more closeups of this particular card and a few more technical details. The stock air cooler will allow the user to clock the graphics core up to 850MHz, whereas the watercooled one will hit it's limit above that.

VR-Zone brings us a picture from the water cooled version of the ATI R600 video card. The water cooling solution is probably provided by Aavid Thermalloy and coincidentally Aavid is preparing their Turbo Tube cold plates for mass production in May, same time as R600 launch. ATI's AIB partners can choose to use it, design their own or use a 3rd party water-cooler from Thermaltake.

Even before the 8950GX2 card hits the stores, blocks are already starting to appear. The Inquirer managed to snap a few shots of Alphacool's block, ready to cool the beast:The block covers everything: GPU, RAM, NVIO1 chip, PWM...

The block looks very thin, which brings up concerns over its restriction/performance. Alphacool has produced some highly restrictive blocks in the past.

Asetek which got quite famous with their phase change (aka 'vapor compression') coolers shows off their latest GPU cooler for water cooled setups at the CeBIT. As usual one of The Inquirers was a tad faster and so we got hold of the picture. Basically this cooler is aimed for the OEM market and there will be a G80 model (which got pictured) and a R600 one. Because of it's being partly air- (PCB and RAM) and partly water-cooled (GPU) it consumes a lot of room, the card together with the cooler will end up covering 2 slots.

Swiftech today announced the release of the new Apogee GTX CPU water-block. With enhanced thermal performance over the award winning Apogee GT, and dramatic styling inspired from the automotive after-market world, the Apogee GTX becomes Swiftech's new flagship CPU water-block. While the internal structure of both blocks is the same, the longer path between the ports gives the GTX a 1°C advantage over the GT at 100 Watts, making the GTX Swiftech's the new king. The Apogee GTX is shipped with an Intel Core 2 (socket 775) compatible hold-down plate and i-flow 1/2" chrome plated barb fittings. A multi-CPU/socket hold-down plate for AMD socket 754, 939, 940 processors as well as 3/8" chrome plated barb fittings are also available as optional products. Upcoming hold-down plates for Socket AM2 and even Socket F (AMD) will also be available by the end of March. The Apogee GTX water-block is available now for $75.95 MSRP at Swiftech online store.

Swiftech today announced the release of the new MCW6500-T thermoelectric (TEC) CPU water-block designed to be integrated with high-end liquid cooling systems such as Swiftech's H20-220 Apex Ultra. Using 226 Watts Peltier module the unit can be connected directly to any high-end computer power supply or external power unit and cool the latest Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors. The MCW6500-775T retention mechanism is compatible with all Intel socket 775 processors. Further declinations of the product will be released in the coming weeks for compatibility with AMD processors. The MCW6500-T packege includes Intel socket 775 compatible assembly, including gaskets, installation hardware, 1/2" barb fittings, Arctic Céramique thermal compound, instructions. The unit is scheduled to start shipping to retailers March 1st, 2007. with suggested MSRP price of $159.95.