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Gigabyte shows rather weird triangular design concept graphics card cooling
Check this one out, over on the Spanish Twitter account of Aorus, Gigabyte posted a render of a graphics card showing a rather weird-looking angled cooling solution.
You could say the cooler has a triangular design. As to what Gigabyte is trying to accomplish with that we do not know. If you look a little closer you'll notice that the heatsink covers the entire PCB connected with copper heat pipes. With the tilted design, this card would eat up at least three PCIe slots.
To me, it would absolutely not make sense to go for a triangular design, as you cut away much-needed radiator real-estate for actual cooling. Not just that it would be expensive to fabricate as well. The render was posted April 5th, hours ago, perhaps it was a belated Aprils fools joke, as with that design we do not see the product going anywhere.
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#5902547 Posted on: 04/06/2021 12:53 PM
But the fans are angled towards the motherboard? Look at the IO bracket orientation and I believe this might be a mirrored image. Also, it's missing the actual PCIe slot/finger... So really, it would actually hide the fans/shroud even more.
That said, this allows more air to be blown out though the the heatsink fins away from the motherboard so it should have a noticeable boost to cooling.
2. Or just visuals - the fans are angled towards the outside of the case so if you have a window you can admire the beauty of the shroud and fans without having to side mount your GPU.
But the fans are angled towards the motherboard? Look at the IO bracket orientation and I believe this might be a mirrored image. Also, it's missing the actual PCIe slot/finger... So really, it would actually hide the fans/shroud even more.
That said, this allows more air to be blown out though the the heatsink fins away from the motherboard so it should have a noticeable boost to cooling.
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#5902548 Posted on: 04/06/2021 12:54 PM
Kudos to them for innovating.
I would think there are 2 possibilities why they went with this:
1. Maybe with this angular approach the hot air can move out away from the card quicker than if it was being blown directly down.
2. Or just visuals - the fans are angled towards the outside of the case so if you have a window you can admire the beauty of the shroud and fans without having to side mount your GPU.
1. The fans in video cards don't push air out, they draw air in. The air then flows through the cooling element and escapes from whatever gaps the card manufacturer has left in the shroud and the back of the card. So, with the fans facing downward, they get fresh air from the front of the PC case and also the bottom in cases where that's possible. So, all in all, the hot air from a video card is already flowing upward (and towards the back), which is the general flow direction of air in a properly build PC.
2. If this isn't an April fools arriving late, this is probably the case.
Kudos to them for innovating.
I would think there are 2 possibilities why they went with this:
1. Maybe with this angular approach the hot air can move out away from the card quicker than if it was being blown directly down.
2. Or just visuals - the fans are angled towards the outside of the case so if you have a window you can admire the beauty of the shroud and fans without having to side mount your GPU.
1. The fans in video cards don't push air out, they draw air in. The air then flows through the cooling element and escapes from whatever gaps the card manufacturer has left in the shroud and the back of the card. So, with the fans facing downward, they get fresh air from the front of the PC case and also the bottom in cases where that's possible. So, all in all, the hot air from a video card is already flowing upward (and towards the back), which is the general flow direction of air in a properly build PC.
2. If this isn't an April fools arriving late, this is probably the case.
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#5902550 Posted on: 04/06/2021 12:57 PM
I think gigabyte is trolling with this one.
I think gigabyte is trolling with this one.
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#5902564 Posted on: 04/06/2021 02:24 PM
Fact: Looks like it was ran over with something?
Gigabyte PR: New and Improved!
Giga HQ: But will it sell boys? Let's test the waters.
Fact: Looks like it was ran over with something?
Gigabyte PR: New and Improved!
Giga HQ: But will it sell boys? Let's test the waters.
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Kudos to them for innovating.
I would think there are 2 possibilities why they went with this:
1. Maybe with this angular approach the hot air can move out away from the card quicker than if it was being blown directly down.
2. Or just visuals - the fans are angled towards the outside of the case so if you have a window you can admire the beauty of the shroud and fans without having to side mount your GPU.