#5767340

panogr

2020-03-09 08:50

I will definitely buy it at day 1 🙂

#5767347

Astyanax

2020-03-09 09:09

blower coolers will always be superior to air circulators.

#5767371

cryohellinc

2020-03-09 09:45

sverek:

So liquid cooling in a must?

Hopefully not. Otherwise the price will be nuts.

#5767394

Alessio1989

2020-03-09 10:41

it's about time. Will they adopt silent fans too?

Astyanax:

blower coolers will always be superior to air circulators.

Yes but AMD never was able to put a silente and efficient blower cooler on any gaming GPU. Buy a nitro+ and you will love it forever.

#5767396

Maddness

2020-03-09 10:59

jbscotchman:

About time, I've never liked blower coolers.

Seconded. About bloody time AMD.

#5767408

Caesar

2020-03-09 11:36

That is like electric DUAL-Burner hobs (for those who cant understand): https://www.akw-ltd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/twozone-kitchen-hobelec-455x455.jpg

#5767441

schmidtbag

2020-03-09 13:58

Blower coolers are nice to have as an option because they do have some practical benefits under certain circumcstances, but they make for a terrible reference cooler.

#5767457

H83

2020-03-09 15:01

Finally!!!

#5767506

EspHack

2020-03-09 17:56

big companies often act as if they were never dogfooding their stuff

#5767609

0blivious

2020-03-10 00:52

Doesn't Nvidia usually do this too where all reference models come with blower design? Seems like very few people prefer it and the extra cost for a better cooler seems trivial for a $500-$800+ product launch.

#5767614

CPC_RedDawn

2020-03-10 01:04

All the people saying finally when Nvidia has also only just switched from a blower cooler for their reference design also with the 2000 series. Also, blower coolers have their place and there should always be an option to have one which I am sure the vendors will offer.

#5767637

Maddness

2020-03-10 02:09

CPC_RedDawn:

All the people saying finally when Nvidia has also only just switched from a blower cooler for their reference design also with the 2000 series. Also, blower coolers have their place and there should always be an option to have one which I am sure the vendors will offer.

As much as I love AMD GPU's there blower coolers are very average. Other than expelling hot air out of the case, there is no plus to them. That's my opinion anyway.

#5767734

Astyanax

2020-03-10 09:12

I plan to buy a quadro or go to a third party for a blower if they continue using the ugly double axial coolers.

#5767741

Backstabak

2020-03-10 09:25

0blivious:

Doesn't Nvidia usually do this too where all reference models come with blower design? Seems like very few people prefer it and the extra cost for a better cooler seems trivial for a $500-$800+ product launch.

People who do water cooling don't care about the blower and AMD made quite good reference boards anyway. For everyone else there are aftermarket cards, but I do agree that for just a few $ more they can make significantly better cooling.

#5767875

waltc3

2020-03-10 16:02

Still running my 5700XT 50th Ann with its silent (well if I open the side cover and place my ear six inches from the card I can hear a slight "whoooosh") blower fan. Games for hours without ever hearing it @ default fan profile, which is all I've used since July 9, 2019 when I installed it. From what I read in other forums, my card is as quiet as any non-blower AIB design, and actually quieter than some--which I thought was interesting. No, there's no "jet-engine" volume unless you deliberately turn the fan curve up manually to well beyond 50%--none of that stuff. As long as my GPU doesn't crash or freeze I just don't care about temps, as all are within normal spec for the card. Judging by the amount of negative reaction to the blower-style fan in the reference design, complete with all kinds of false claims about it initially, I don't blame AMD for dumping the blower next go around, though.