NZXT has a new cooling product coming out next week that caught my attention recently. Called the KRAKEN G10, it is a bracket and fan assembly that allows users to attach All In One (AIO) water coolers – those traditionally aimed at CPUs – to graphics cards. The Kraken G10 consists of a steel bracket with a CPU waterblock mounting hole, 92mm fan, and water tube routing space.
The Kraken G10 is a stylish approach to pairing cheap sealed water coolers to graphics cards with reference PCBs – a feat that has traditionally been limited to adventurous enthusiasts armed with zip ties and a good deal of patience. The bracket is compatible with many recent GPUs from both AMD and NVIDIA, and it allows enthusiasts to mount AIO water coolers from NZXT as well as other manufacturers. The water cooler is then able to efficiently cool the GPU while the pre-installed 92mm fan works to keep the VRM and memory areas of the graphics card cool. The G10 bracket measures 177 x 32.5 x 110.6 mm (WxHxD) and comes in white, black, or red with white fan blades and NZXT logos on the side and fan.
Specifically, the KRAKEN G10 supports the following graphics card models (with reference PCBs only).
| AMD | NVIDIA |
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Further, users can use the G10 to mount the waterblocks of the following sealed loop water coolers.
| Antec | Corsair | NZXT | Thermaltake | Zalman |
| KUHLER H2O 920V4 | H110 | KRAKEN X60 | Water 3.0 Extreme | LQ-320 |
| KUHLER H2O 620V4 | H90 | KRAKEN X40 | Water 3.0 Pro | LQ-315 |
| KUHLER H2O 920 | H55 | Water 3.0 Performer | LQ-310 | |
| KUHLER H2O 620 | H50 | Water 2.0 Extreme | ||
| Water 2.0 Pro | ||||
| Water 2.0 Performer |
It is a niche, but useful, product that can allow users to more easily upgrade the cooling of their graphics cards to allow for higher overclocks and/or quieter operation. The NZXT KRAKEN G10 will be available on December 16, 2013 for $29.99 from NZXT’s website. Update: It appears the first batch of G10 brackets has sold out already. Fret not, a second batch of Kraken G10s will be available towards the middle of next month according to NZXT. (End of update.)
Are you planning to unleash the Kraken G10 on your GPUs (I expect crypto currency miners might be especially interested in this product heh).
legitreviews tested this on a
legitreviews tested this on a r9 290x and it drop the temps a massive 50c.
http://www.legitreviews.com/nzxt-kraken-g10-gpu-water-cooler-review-on-an-amd-radeon-r9-290x_130344
i am gonna have to call BS on
i am gonna have to call BS on that one. no way in hell would there be a 50c drop. Something doesn’t sound right with that one.
Yup. AMD’s cooler is that
Yup. AMD’s cooler is that bad.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/r9-290-accelero-xtreme-290,3671-4.html
at 12v, the accelero cooler also got to 50*c, and that is an Air cooler
That is an impressive
That is an impressive modification. Wonder what improvements will this bring to the R9 290(x)… and I see that there is already an article on it. Thanks Annymous
with regards to their
with regards to their excitement for the drop of 50*c, they are basing it on a badly designed cooler from AMD on a product that deserves better. TomsHardware tested a replacement cooler :
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/r9-290-accelero-xtreme-290,3671.html
they got a drop to 50*c, so any cooler on the R9 290 series would be a major improvement.
Yeah the r9 290(non x) with
Yeah the r9 290(non x) with proper cooling should be a gem of a card. As long as the price remains the same or close to it.
That’s the card I’m waiting for 🙂
No 7970 🙁 will be nice to
No 7970 🙁 will be nice to try these in the future though
attractive proposition for
attractive proposition for microATXminiITX gamers.
Where did you get your info
Where did you get your info about the release date? Website says mid-january.
Wow, looks like the first
Wow, looks like the first batch already sold out which was available Dec. 16th. As you said, the second batch will be available mid-January. Looks like it's quite popular atm.
Please Please review this…
Please Please review this…
Heh, Ryan said on TWICH that
Heh, Ryan said on TWICH that he has one at the office but hasn't tested it out yet ;).
Have you been able to mount 2
Have you been able to mount 2 Kraken G10 on an SLI VGA system? I’d love to cool my dual EVGA GTX660, but not sure if I’ll have room enough between both VGAs. Thanks !