When you can afford a $2000 RTX 5090 graphics card — and you could find one — you’ll be able to in all probability afford an much more costly one. So why not go all out, with a liquid-cooled, AIO-sporting improve? Say hey to my not-so-little good friend the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Suprim Liquid. Adam and Will are checking it out on the newest PCWorld YouTube video.
Most OEM card designs are solely subtly altering the unique GPU spec, maybe with a delicate overclock or an additional design or two. Not so right here. The Suprim is a full liquid-cooled setup, full with an accompanying 360mm radiator and and triple followers in an all-in-one configuration. It’s, in a phrase, a beast. It’s additionally $2500, although once more, it’s mainly offered out all over the place. Whereas the cardboard itself is a little bit shorter since it will possibly offload loads of its cooling {hardware}, it’s a bit thicker than the smooth, two-slot Founder’s Version.
Different options of the design embrace a brushed aluminum casing and a handbook “silent/gaming” {hardware} change and a little bit of RGB bling. In a really cool contact (ha!), the facility cables for the followers run up by the coolant line, so that you solely have to plug PSU energy rails into the cardboard itself…although it does want a whopping 4 of them plugged into the 12V-6×6 adapter. The followers might be changed and powered with commonplace pins if you happen to desire a distinct model.
Okay, up to now, so costly. However does this card truly carry out higher than the inventory Founder’s Version of the RTX 5090 card? And is it any cooler or quieter with that liquid cooling? Working it with a full suite of benchmarks, utilizing the manufacturing unit clock speeds, the MSI card obtained a tiny sliver of enchancment in many of the checks — two or three p.c at most. Probably the most dramatic distinction was on the Cyberpunk 2077 4K RT Overdrive take a look at, it obtained 140 frames per second versus the Nvidia’s 130 frames. A 7.6 p.c enchancment. After all, this beast can simply deal with overclocking if you wish to push frames even quicker.
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Okay, however what in regards to the noise and the warmth? On a quick-and-dirty setup in a quiet recording studio, the AIO setup is notably quieter underneath load than the air-only inventory card (particularly with some added coil whine). The followers and pump are audible, certain, however it is going to be an important distinction in an enclosed PC case. Your CPU cooler — whether or not air or liquid — will in all probability overpower the Suprim’s noise. You may be capable to get it even quieter with extra premium followers.
And the cooling? Okay, it’s truly dramatically cooler. With an open bench underneath load with the Cyberpunk take a look at, it confirmed 55-60 Celsius, in comparison with about 70 for the Nvidia card on the identical take a look at. Spectacular. Most spectacular. Although it ought to be identified that it’s drawing a bit extra energy than a typical card because of the additional followers and pump, 734 watts underneath load versus 712. Contemplating the monster energy draw of the bottom card, not an excessive amount of to fret about.
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