Effective cooling for high-end GPUs. High-end graphics cards have increased in performance with rapid pace. The flagship parts of current-generation GPUs offer more than double the performance of what was on offer two generations ago. Compare the AMD Radeon R9 290X to the Radeon HD 6970, or the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 compared to the GeForce GTX 680. One thing that hasn't improved as dramatically as performance is the standard of reference cooling solutions.

AMD's R9 290(X) is one of the biggest offenders in that regard, frequently reaching its thermal throttling point of 95 degrees Celsius under typical gaming loads. Nvidia, on the other hand, has made some headway with its coolers; the well-crafted GeForce GTX titanium-alloy style offers a nice balance of acoustic performance and cooling. However, that also has a tendency to reach its thermal throttling point of 80 degrees Celsius, especially when overclocking or gaming for prolonged periods.