https://www.techpowerup.com/296350/alphacool-announces-es-gpx-copper-carbon-vga-blocks The new ES GPX Copper/Carbon water cooler with backplate is specifically designed for Alphacool's Enterprise Solutions. From now on, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080/3090 and AMD Radeon RX 6800/6800XT/6900XT/6950XT graphics cards (based on the respective reference design) can be actively water-cooled in the smallest space.
In order to save space in width and height during installation, the input and output have been relocated to the rear of the cooling block. The positioning of the connections makes the hosing much easier and thus enables the easy integration of the GPU cooler into the water circuit even in the tightest server housings. Thanks to the compact design, only 1 slot is required for mounting the cooler in the server rack instead of 1.5 slots as before. Alphacool enters new territory here with the choice of materials. The cooler top is made of carbon with the result that the water cooler is significantly lighter compared to Alphacool's ice blocks with acetal or acrylic tops.
The ES GPX Copper/Carbon GPU cooler also impresses with performance! Alphacool manages to position the cooler in the best possible way close to the components to be cooled. The maximum possible reduction of the thickness of the copper block and the optimization of the water flow inside the cooler allow that all important components such as GPU, voltage converters and VRAM are cooled by the water much better and more effectively.
I'm seeing more and more water cooling solutions from OEMs for the enterprise environment. This makes sense with electricity costs increasing.
