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Aquacomputer Kryographics GTX 980 acrylic glass edition, top quality and performance - Conclusions

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Hi to all Xtremehardware.com friends, especially to liquid cooling fans! Today, we’ll talk about full-covers again, starting the reviews of these products for Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 video cards.After several reviews published about Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 and AMD Radeon R9 290 waterblocks, it is now time to move on to the next series. The first full-cover for Maxwell (GM204) was offered by Aquacomputer, who sent us an amazing Kryographics GTX 980 acrylic glass edition, nickel plated version. Here the Italian Review [Italian Version].

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Conclusions

 

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Packaging and Bundle 4 stelle

An excellent packaging and a complete bundle with clear instructions. A small backplate is included for the VRM strip. Unfortunately, the thermal paste is not included.

Performance 5 stelle

Excellent performances even at low flowrates.

Aspect 5 stelle Truly amazing. The laser engraving and acrylic window make this item worthy of being proudly displayed.
Materials 5 stelle As always happens when Aquacomputer gets down to things, the result is top quality.
Price 4,5 stelle This version costs 109.99 euro, due to the acrylic window and nickel plating. Other versions are available from 99 euro. The price is however fully justified by the high quality and the performances.
Overall 4,5 stelle  

 

 

In so far, we have done our best to describe and show you the new Aquacomputer Kryographics GTX 980 and we have now reached the final page, which will sum up our conclusions.
We will start by saying that the rating is undeniably positive, thanks to a number of factors.

Packaging and bundle are fully satisfactory. The box is nice and elegant and the inside wrapping is thoroughly adequate, just remember that the water block is kept in a tightly sealed vacuum pack. The bundle is thorough and of good quality (nice screws and caps); it’s a pity that the thermal paste is not included, although this will not be a problem for the users, who generally use their “favorite” paste. We should point out that a small backplate is included to improve contact between the full cover and the VRM area.
Assembling was fairly quick and instructions are definitely clear. We would have preferred to use thermal pads instead of the thermal paste on the VRAM, but since Aquacomputer usually chooses this solution, they obviously have their own good reasons for performance sake.
We must give Kryographics full marks both for aspect and material! The waterblock is truly amazing and particularly slim. Nickel plating is perfect and manufacture is top quality, as always when Aquacomputer is concerned. We stress once again that laser engravings are a real treat, which will please the fans of this Nvidia Maxwell series.
The acrylic window is a special enhancement. It allows a view of the waterblock and of the microcanals on the GPU; if you use a colored liquid, for sure the effect will be extraordinary.

As regards performance, Aquacomputer have done a great job. In particular the fullcover we have tested today yields excellent temperatures on the GPU core while keeping the VRM under control (in part thanks to the small backplate included in the bundle), allowing voltage and power limit to be pushed to maximum, confidently reaching 1551 MHz.

The fullcover is available at the official Aquacomputer shop at 109,99€. The price is aligned with the competitors and it is fully justified by the quality of materials and the excellent performances. Aquacomputer should make soon its Active Backplate available for this Kryographics version, which will allow a further reduction of temperature on the VRMs.
Remember that other versions of Kryographics GTX 980 are available: the price is 89,99€ for the version with copper waterblock (without nickel plating) and stainless steel top; 99,99€ for the version with copper waterblock and tinted acrylic glass top.

 

For all these reasons, we feel that Aquacomputer Kryographics GTX 980 acrylic glass edition, nickel plated version deserves a Gold Award because of the excellent ratings as well as a Design Award for the great aesthetic impact and the excellent manufacture of the German company’s fullcover.


Pro

 

  • Top quality aspect and materials
  • Excellent performances
  • Made in Germany guarantee
  • Detailed instructions; simple quick assembling

 

 

Contro

 

  • Restrictiveness is higher than other competitors’
  • Thermal paste not included

 

 

Thanks to Aquacomputer for sample supplied

Liberato De Vincenzo

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