Alphacool announces Eisblock Aurora Acryl GPX-N waterblock for EVGA RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 FTW3 cards

Published: Dec 7th 2020, 07:47 GMT   Comments

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Alphacool presents the Eisblock Aurora Acryl GPX-N block for the EVGA FTW3 graphics cards. The blocks offer outstanding cooling performance thanks to the full cover design. The new backplate, which is included with the coolers, also contributes to this. This stabilizes the graphics card and ensures an even contact pressure of the cooler. The cold plates are made of solid nickel-plated copper. The coolers cover all relevant components such as voltage converters and the graphics memory.

More Performance!

During the development of the EIsblock Aurora GPX-N RTX 3080/3090 graphic card GPU block, we wanted to further increase the performance. The first step was to move the cooler closer to the individual components by reducing the thermal pads to a thickness of 1 mm. Next, we reduced the thickness of the nickel-plated copper block. Instead of 7 mm, it is now only 5.5 mm thick. The water flow inside the cooler has also been optimized. All important components such as the voltage transformers and the memory are now significantly better and more effectively cooled by the water. All this ensures a significant increase in cooling performance.

New Design!
The Eisblock Aurora GPX-N RTX 3080/3090 cooler has been designed so that lighting is more important than the previous models. The addressable  digital RGB LEDs are embedded directly into the cooling block and run along the entire cooling block. The effect is an illumination of the entire cooling block. No corner or edge remains unlit by the aRGB LEDs. The new design is more angular with all edges bevelled. This promotes better light diffusion in the water cooler due to the reflections on these bevels. In addition, they create various contours, which give the Aurora GPX-N RTX 3080/3090 Eisblock cooler its very own unique identity.

Copper or Aluminium?
Of course, Alphacool only uses copper for its water coolers. With the Aurora GPX-N RTX 3080/3090 Eisblock, the copper is nickel-plated. Compared to its predecessor models, Alphacool has improved the nickel plating even further, which has considerably increased the acid resistance. This means that the nickel should resist flaking. Why does Alphacool rely on copper instead of aluminium? Simply, copper has almost twice the thermal conductivity of aluminium and is therefore clearly the better material for water cooling.

Is There Anything Else New?
The Eisblock Aurora GPX-N RTX 3080/3090 also relies on the new patented stop fittings, which sit flush with the surface of the terminal. The Alphacool logo now sits in the corner on the top and is also fully illuminated. On the front of the terminal you can see the corresponding names of the compatible graphic card types. Of course, these are also fully illuminated by the digital LEDs. IN and OUT are now marked by small triangles. They are easily recognizable and fit perfectly into the entire aesthetics of the graphic card water cooler. The Alphacool Aurora GPX-N RTX 3080/3090 Acryl is a complete redevelopment of the previous Alphacool graphics card water coolers. No technical compromises were made, but the entire technical know-how flowed into the development and implementation.


Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Acryl GPX-N RTX 3080/3090 FTW3 with Backplate
Data Cooler

L x W x H151 x 290 x 24,5 mm
Material coolerNickle-plated copper
Material cooler topPOM clear
Threads4 x G1/4″
Thickness cooling fins0,6 mm

Data Backplate

L x W x H126 x 290 x 6 mm
MaterialAluminium
ColorBlack

Compatible to:

  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming, 10GB GDDR6X, HDMI, 3x DP (10G-P5-3897-KR)
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Gaming, 10GB GDDR6X, HDMI, 3x DP (10G-P5-3895-KR)
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Gaming, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI, 3x DP (24G-P5-3987-KR)
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Gaming, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI, 3x DP (24G-P5-3985-KR)

MSRP: 136.98 €

Learn more here.


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