Cases, Cooling & PSU - Page 10

CableMod has had issues with its angled adapters melting, with a voluntary safety recall for its angled 12VHPWR adapters recently, but now HotHardware has discovered something new.

A new report on the Consumer Product Safety Commission website has a recall date of February 8 for CableMod's V1.0 and V1.1 angled adapters, with potential risks being fires and burn hazards if the male connector becomes loose. The recall has around 25,300 units involved, which is a large amount of cables plugged into gamers' expensive graphics cards.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that they've received 272 reports of adapters becoming loose, overheating and melting into the GPU, causing at least $74,500 in property damage claims in the United States.

Seasonic has just unleashed its brand new VERTEX SAKURA Edition PSU, the new VERTEX-GX-1000 power supply with ATX 3.0 compatibility and a native 12VHPWR power connector. Check it out:

The company showed off its new VERTEX SAKURA Edition PSU in Japan, with full modularity, ATX 3.0 compatibility, and a native 12VHPWR power connector. You're looking at a price of around 30,000 yen (around $200 USD), and it should sell well in Japan, given it's a SAKURA Edition PSU.

Some of the staff store members said that they recommend pre-ordering the new Seasonic VERTEX SAKURA Edition power supply, as it will be in small quantities given it's a limited edition product. We don't know about availability in other markets just yet, but we should expect an announcement (and small quantities) soon.

This is something you don't see every day: a passively-cooled GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with 10 x tower heatsinks taking care of cooling the graphics card.

Redditor "Everynametaken9" has modified his NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition graphics card, where he wanted to passively cool the GPU in the most monstrous way. In this journey, the Redditor used absolutely massive amounts of metal to keep it cool, and it looks insane.

Everynametaken9 was inspired by the growing "passive cooling" wave, experimenting with 10 different cooling heatsinks on the GPU, testing the thermal dissipation with the goal of "zero noise". There were some heavy DIY modifications installed, including a massive copper heatsink with gigantic dimensions: 2" x 3" x 12" -- yeah, the heatsink is 12 inches long! -- and then all of the 10 x CPU heatsinks strapped to the RTX 3080 Founders Edition.

Cooler Master has just announced its new V Platinum V2 power supply units (PSUs) for high-power applications like machine learning, advanced workstations, and AI.

The new Cooler Master V Platinum V2 PSU sets a new benchmark in PSU performance, with models including 1100W, 1300W, and 1600W. This PSU is ready for an enormous amount of high-power products inside of a PC, including high-end CPUs and GPUs. This isn't aimed at gamers, but more so advanced users that need huge amounts of stable power.

Jimmy Sha, Cooler Master CEO explained in the press release: "Cooler Master is committed to pushing the frontiers of technology, and the V Platinum V2 is a testament to this pursuit. By integrating noise reduction and thermal management features, we've created a PSU that's not only incredibly efficient but supremely quiet, making it an ideal choice for professionals and enthusiasts seeking the utmost in performance".

GAMDIAS PC cases have not had the best reputation, but at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, they have turned it around and offered some nice high-end cases for 2024. The header picture has the first high-end case GAMDIAS wanted to show us, the Neso P1 Elite.

The Neso P1 Elite is interesting, as it has dual swing-out tempered glass side panels and dual chambers and aims to take on the likes of the other fishbowl-like cases on the market.

The Neso P1 Elite can be laid down and used in an impromptu test bench orientation. Available January 2024 for $199.99.

InWin at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, showed us some interesting case designs that show InWin returning to its roots. The header image is InWin's big boi, the Mod Free, which was announced at Computex 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Mod Free can be as big or as small as you like it, which is the beauty of it entirely. Pictured here are four RTX 4090s by Zotac, with two being visible. Available now.

Next is the upcoming version of Mod Free, the Mod Free Mini. Being a mini version, mITX is supported but works on the very same premise as the OG Mod Free. Available for $219, April 2024.

Optional module panels are available to customize the Mod Free Mini.

BLUETTI unveiled some new portable power solutions at CES 2024, with the introduction of the new AC180T and its new swappable and modular battery system... as well as the new MultiCooler, a new all-in-one fridge, freezer, and icemaker.

The new AC180T is similar to BLUETTI's existing AC180 power station, except it has dual removable battery packs with a capacity of around 717 watt-hours per battery. BLUETTI calls this technology "SwapSolar," which allows you to change battery packs if you need more energy capacity without having to buy another power station.

Inside, the hot-swappable lithium ion phosphate batteries can be rotated in and out of the machine without shutting it down, meaning you can keep your new BLUETTI AC180T power station on 24 hours a day.

In the header picture, there are two products we are going to discuss. The first is the Corsair 2500X, a mATX case with a dual chamber design. The 2500X is compatible with reverse connection motherboards such as the ASUS BTF and the MSI Project Zero.

Also pictured is Corsair's newest air cooler, the A115, which is equipped with two 140mm fans on Corsair's new Slide-and-Lock system, thus making it quite simple to install the fans. The A115 itself has six heat pipes attached to a high efficient cold plate able to dissipate up to 270 watts TDP. Compatible with LGA 1700 and AM5/AM4 sockets. Available now on the Corsair store for $99.99.

Up to nine 120mm or four 140mm fans can fit in the roof of the Corsair 2500X, bottom, and side mounts, along with the corresponding radiators.

While we were at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, EKWB showed off some innovative new products, specifically in the world of watercooling. The image above is what caught my eye when I first walked into the suite at Mandalay Bay. Housed in a 360mm radiator housing, a 240mm radiator and FLT pump are combined, making a quasi-closed but open loop; just add tubing, coolant, and a CPU or GPU block, and you are done. This product is still in development, so there is no ETA available.

Next are some new fittings, specifically a few new color choices to the already popular Quantum Torque line, flat/matte gray and bronze. These new colors offer a dulled finish, which aids in preventing fingerprints.

Next is more of a revision to the FLT Kinetic 3 line of flat reservoirs, now with different inlet and outlet ports and being offered in 140mm sizing. On the far right is a glimpse of the new EK-Quantum Velocity2 Edge D-RGB CPU water blocks. Available for mainstream CPU sockets, LGA1700, and AM5 in black and silver variants. These new CPU blocks resemble the ones from the era of the Supremacy EVO CPU water blocks.

Cooler Master, while at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, wanted to show off a few of its newest PSUs. Above is the GX III line of PSUs, the V SFX Platinum and Gold-rated ATX 3.0 PSUs, and a few white editions are sprinkled in.

Next up is the X Silent Edge, coming in at 1100w or 850w; this passive PSU is completely made to be a massive heatsink. Being a digital platform, Cooler Masters' MasterCTRL software allows the end-user to monitor temperature, current load, and overall performance via MCUs.

Next is the X Silent Max, with a rating of 1300w; this PSU is made to the ATX 3.1 specification. The silent part is largely due to the ultra-quiet Mobius fan that actively dissipates heat to support higher wattages while maintaining silent performance with an ambient noise level of only 20dB. The X Silent Max is also a digital platform and can be controlled via the Cooler MasterCTRL software.