Water-cooling specialist Alphacool
has introduced a new quick-release
connector kit for its all-in-one liquid
cooling systems, making it easy to
disconnect the tubing.
Alphacool’s previous HF quick-
release system for its AIO coolers
looked untidy, as it was mounted in the
middle of the tubing. However, the new
system features G1/4in threads, so the
connector can be tidily fitted directly to
the waterblock or radiator.
The fittings feature a twist-lock
system and are made from nylon.
Alphacool says the new HF quick-
release connector kit is compatible with
all its Eisbaer systems, as well as its
Eissturm external cooling system.Zotac has caused a kerfuffle on Twitter
this month, after its US Twitter account
proudly shared a photo of a line of its
GeForce RTX 3070 Twin Edge OC White
Edition cards installed in a system, with
the caption ‘An army of #ZOTACGAMING
GPU’s hungry for coin!’ Zotac then poured
more petrol on the fire by adding several
PC gaming hashtags to the tweet.
The tweet resulted in a very negative
reaction, and not just from people who
can use apostrophes properly. Many
gamers are irritated that the latest GPUs
are so difficult to buy, partly because
of their popularity with cryptocurrency
miners. The post has since been removed.Sapphire has released a massive limited-
edition Radeon RX 6900 XT card, which
is equipped with three power connectors
and a massive AIO liquid-cooling system
with a 360mm radiator. In addition, there’s
a fan on top of the stack of heatsink fins
inside the GPU cooler itself, which shifts air
from the memory and VRMs.
Sapphire says that the cooler system
means the GPU stays below 70°C, with a
noise output below 34dBA. The immense
cooling power has also enabled Sapphire
to push up the clock speed, quoting a
game clock of up to 2135MHz and a boost
clock of up to 2365MHz. However, youALPHACOOL
EISBAER GETS
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RELEASE
CONNECTORS
RAZER UNVEILS
KEYBOARD
WITH ANALOGUE
SWITCHESZOTAC MAKES
MINING FAUX PASSnaky peripheral maker Razer has
released a new gaming keyboard, with
optical switches that have variable
analogue control, rather than a single
actuation. The new Razer Analog Optical
Switches feature an analogue input
that the company says emulates an
analogue joystick for ‘smoother more
nuanced control and manoeuvrability’.
In addition, the switches’ actuation
level is adjustable from 1.5mm to
3.6mm, and you can set two stages to
the actuation process. Razer calls the
latter feature Dual-step Actuation, and
it means you can effectively assign two
purposes to each key, depending on
how far down you press it.
The Razer Huntsman V2 Analog is
the first keyboard to feature the new
switches, but it’s not cheap, with a UK
price tag of £250 inc VAT.SAPPHIRE UNLEASHES TOXIC MONSTER
can also enable Sapphire’s Toxic Boost
system, which will reportedly allow the
GPU to boost even further than 2365MHz.
As a point of comparison, a standard
Radeon RX 6900 XT has a 2015MHz
game clock and a 2250MHz boost clock.
With this level of cooling power, however,
the Sapphire Toxic card should also be
able to maintain high clock speed boosts
for longer than a standard air-cooled card.
Sapphire quotes the price of the Toxic card
at £1,299 inc VAT, but that’s obviously a bit
of a laugh with the current stock situation- overclockers.co.uk is currently listing it at
£1,799 inc VAT, and it’s not in stock either.