Cooling GPUs Reviews Watercooling

Alphacool GPX-N 2080 M02 trial – low-cost Fullcover GPU water block with backplate for the RTX 2080 Ti, 2080 and 2070 FE

Test run and temperatures

I reconnect the graphics card directly to the chiller, increase the power target to the maximum 380 watts, the core clock by 200 MHz and the voltage to the adjustable maximum. Then I start Witcher 3 on maximum details at 3840 x 2160 pixels (Ultra HD). The control measurement showed approx. 378 to 379 watts over the measured 30 minutes for the graphics card alone, the water temperature was as always constant 20 °C and the room temperature was 22 °C. This means that we now have the best conditions for later comparisons with other products.

At an average GPU temperature of 36 °C, I register under the socket on the back of the board approx. 37.9 °C, which is still quite good and is sufficient for the good midfield among the already tested coolers. Depending on the positioning, the memory modules are warm between 35 °C and 44 °C, which is good in the upper midfield. The voltage converters become a maximum of 53 °C warm, which is not bad, but not enough for the tip. The reason is due to the omission of the pads for the coils and caps of smoothing, which can be supplemented very easily. Then you can easily get down to 8 Kelvin with the value for VRM 2.

In a direct comparison of all the measured values of the previously tested coolers, the water block from Alphacool, which has been available for a long time, does a good job and lands in the overall performance behind the Hydro X XG7 from Corsair in the middle before the Phanteks Glacier RTX 2080 Ti.  In this normalizing overall result, I deliberately doubled the GPU temperature because it is especially important for achieving the maximum possible boost steps of the GPU.

In the gallery you will still find as usual the list of the individual results in °C and percent:

The cooler is therefore a solid component and in sum well managed. Even with the chiller and the very high flow rate, the product performs very well. You can live with this, even if the big appearance is missing visually. But that's a pain.

Summary and conclusion

The current street price of 119 Euros, on the other hand, is a striking selling point, because in addition to the functionally well-acting water block, you get aRGB and a decent backplate for this price right away. This is then up to 80 euros cheaper than competitor products, which are hardly or not better off in terms of performance.

It is a well-processed cooler that appears solid and simple and will certainly find its target group. That really means everything, because water blocks are not a witch's work in themselves. Despite the highly interesting price, the block narrowly misses the explicit purchase tip, because I simply wanted more thermal pads for the VRM sector. But they are now also available in ultra-soft. I contacted the manufacturer and recommended an extension of the scope of delivery. Because the potential gain is really significant.

Alphacool Eisblock GPX-N Acryl NVIDIA RTX 2080/2080Ti M02 mit Backplate, schwarz (11681)

 

 

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