Now that EVGA and its beloved Kingpin GPUs are out of the image, there’s room on the prime for a brand new firm to perch atop the no-compromises graphics card throne. And Asus’s Republic of Avid gamers division simply made a mighty convincing declare, reviving the long-dormant Matrix model for a fire-breathing, chart-topping model of the monstrous GeForce RTX 4090, full with methods discovered from years of constructing high-performance laptops.
“No reason to beat around the bush: the ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 has the highest boost clocks of any RTX 4090 on the planet,” Asus proudly crows in its announcement (whereas neglecting to specify these speeds). The liquid-cooled beast comes with a {custom} 360mm radiator and a trio of the corporate’s ROG MF-12S ARGB followers, whereas a custom-engineered coldplate helps preserve not solely the GPU itself, but in addition the VRMs and reminiscence chips cool. This factor was made to shatter 3Dmark Corridor of Fame information.
However maybe essentially the most fascinating half? The cooling materials used to attach the GPU to all that heavy metallic. The Asus ROG Matrix options liquid metallic thermal compound reasonably than conventional paste.
Liquid metallic gives considerably cooler temperatures than conventional paste, nevertheless it’s additionally electrically conductive—which suggests if it’s not rigorously utilized, the fabric may additionally short-circuit your graphics card. Gulp. However Asus has spent the final a number of years perfecting liquid metallic utility in a variety of potent ROG laptops just like the Zephyrus Duo, Strix G15 Benefit Version and the ROG Circulate X13, all of which scored extremely in PCWorld opinions.
That liquid metallic positive is purdy.
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Now Asus feels assured sufficient to convey liquid metallic to the ROG Matrix RTX 4090. Right here’s how the corporate describes it:
“Building on years of expertise with liquid metal in the ROG laptop division, we have a patented production process that can safely harness the power of liquid metal while still allowing for vertical GPU mounting.
By applying a UV resin above the surface-mounted capacitors that border the GPU die, and then adding two additional protective layers between the die and the main PCB, we ensured that the ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 exploits the incredible thermal transfer inherent to liquid metal with no risk of leakage.”
Giddy up. And Asus is placing these decrease temperatures to good use by giving patrons as much as 600 watts of overclocked energy, blowing previous the inventory 4090’s 450W score.
The Asus ROG Matrix RTX 4090’s hole chamber design.
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Add in magnetic connectors that make cable administration a breeze, a chrome steel backplate, and a ferociously engaging “hollow chamber” design augmented with the corporate’s Aura Lighting RGB and it’s clear that Asus revived the Matrix for discerning, deep-pocketed PC players. Asus hasn’t formally disclosed pricing for the ROG Matrix RTX 4090, however contemplating that the RTX 4090 begins at $1,600 and former Matrix GPUs value $2,000 with out all the flowery liquid metallic and water cooling, count on this beast to place a dent in your financial savings account when it hits the streets subsequent quarter.
