It is not usually a GPU cooler design makes me do a double-take, however right here we’re. The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Cyclone OC has made my head involuntarily rotate for 2 causes this morning—firstly, as a result of it appears wildly completely different to what you may consider in terms of graphics card designs, and two, as a result of I noticed a prototype model of this cooler at Computex with a display in the course of the fan.
The newest MSI Cyclone is described as “a legacy reborn for a brand new period” because it references Cyclone designs of previous. I will admit to wanting them as much as refresh my reminiscence, however whaddaya know, you possibly can nonetheless discover a list for one on MSI’s web site. Nonetheless, as uncommon as the brand new card appears in comparison with trendy GPU shroud designs, I will admit to being extra of a fan (see what I did there?) of the prototype model I used to be proven at Computex a mere two weeks in the past.
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The prototype RTX 5070 12 G Cyclone Visible OC makes use of the identical cooler design, besides with the addition of a small round display. I am undecided what helpful info you’d present in the course of your GPU (though I suppose you could possibly all the time mount the cardboard upright with an angled riser and present some temperature figures), however I believed it was fairly neat.
Plus it seems to be fabricated from copper, which brings to thoughts the favored Zalman CPU coolers of previous. I all the time lusted after one in all these, primarily as a result of the aesthetic was wild for the time and, if reminiscence serves, they have been fairly environment friendly for his or her day.
Anyway, rose-tinted glasses and all that. The opposite factor to notice in regards to the RTX 5060 8G Cyclone OC is it is obtained a tasteful (?) arctic camo wrap on elements of the shroud, and it seems to be on a snowboarding vacation.
Oh, and people two high-efficiency warmth pipes look reassuringly chonky, on a design that’s in any other case slightly modern. The RTX 5060 is a reasonably cool-running GPU to start with, so getting a little bit wild with the thermal design within the pursuit of slimness and an aesthetic that stands out from the group strikes me as a “why not” kind of thought to me.
Graphics card coolers have turn out to be a little bit boring over the previous few years, so I will gladly welcome the odd drop of sizzling sauce within the homogeneous GPU soup. Arctic camo-themed PC construct, anybody? I await the pictures with anticipation.
