In Pursuit of 3 GHz: Inno3D Unveils RTX 4090 with Pre-Installed Liquid Cooling
Custom printed circuit board designs (PCBs) and custom liquid cooling systems are expensive. Inno3D’s GeForce RTX 4090 iChill Black and GeForce RTX 4090 iChill Frostbite boards come loaded with these features to tame Nvidia’s latest entry on our list of best graphics cards, so it’s no surprise to the general public that expected to be more expensive than typical AD102-based products. Still, the Frostbite version could be cheaper than buying FE and his GeForce RTX 4090 board for reference, as well as aftermarket water blocks from companies like EKWB.
Nvidia’s AD102 graphics processing unit is specifically designed to achieve very high clocks, but needs proper cooling to reach 3 GHz. To help the GPU unleash its bestial nature, Inno3D has teamed up with Arctic to bring the industry’s first GeForce RTX 4090 graphics with an all-in-one liquid cooling system pre-installed on his one of his cards. built one. The Inno3D also has a GeForce RTX 4090 pre-installed with a water block for a custom liquid cooling system.
In fact, Inno3D is currently the only graphics card supplier with two liquid cooling options in their GeForce RTX 4090 lineup.of Inno3D GeForce RTX 4090 iChill Black Comes with Arctic custom closed loop liquid cooling system (via Tech Power Up),on the other hand, Inno3D GeForce RTX 4090 iChill Frostbite It is equipped with a specially designed water block for custom-built liquid cooling systems.
Both boards feature Nvidia’s AD102 GPU (with 16384 CUDA cores running at an out-of-the-box boost frequency of 2580 MHz) combined with 24 GB of 21 GT/s GDDR6X memory, 12VHPWR (12+4 pin) It has an auxiliary PCIe power connector. Powers the board up to 450W.
While the out-of-the-box GPU boost clocks on both cards don’t look too high (Nvidia’s recommended 2580 MHz vs. 2520 MHz isn’t a noticeable increase), it’s a very efficient hybrid all-in-one liquid cooling system or The custom LCS water block promises to provide tremendous headroom for both higher boost clocks and overclocking. Bearing in mind what the GeForce RTX 4090 can do in general, you can probably get by with a boost clock of 2.70-2.80 GHz here just fine. With some extra luck and tweaks, some of these graphics cards can approach GPU frequencies of 3 GHz (remember, overclocking is a lottery).
Another advantage of Inno3D’s GeForce RTX 4090 iChill board is its dimensions. Unlike Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition and air-cooled AD102-based add-in boards, the Inno3D GeForce RTX 4090 iChill Black and GeForce RTX 4090 iChill Frostbite are dual-width graphics cards that fit in any case they can accommodate. . Hybrid AIO or custom LCS. It’s also shorter than the air cooling board, which affects the internal airflow inside the chassis, making it easier to install additional components after the board is plugged in.
