Back during its CES 2021 presentation, MSI unveiled its latest GeForce RTX 30 Sea Hawk series of graphics cards available in both RTX 3090 and RTX 3080 flavors. The Sea Hawk series has an AIO Liquid Cooling solution to provide better heat on the flagship Ampere graphics cards.
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 & GeForce RTX 3080 Sea Hawk Graphics Cards Revealed, Feature 240mm AIO Solution for Liquid Cooling
MSI has released a series of technical details, mostly specific to their AIO solution for liquid cooling, which appear on the Sea Hawk graphics cards. Both the GeForce RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 Sea Hawk cards will be based on a non-referential PCB design and come in a dual slot shape standard for AIO-based solutions. The MSI solution is one of three liquid-cooled RTX 30 series graphics cards, with the other two being EVGA’s Kingpin Hybrid and Colorful’s Neptune. The ASUS ROG STRIX LC variant has so far been exclusive to the Radeon RX 6000 series.
If we look at the specifications, both MSI GeForce RTX 30 Sea Hawk range cards will have a solid aluminum cover with a black and silver color scheme. The card features an ASETEK pump equipped with a microfin copper base that cools the GPU and VRAM modules. The VRMs have their own heatsink provided air by the single Frozr fan on the garment. The copper base plate contains large heat blocks for the memory modules to ensure the heat loss.
As for the radiator, both MSI GeForce RTX 30 Sea Hawk graphics cards have a 240 mm design and have durable exterior technology implemented to maintain elasticity under high temperatures and extreme resistance to penetration and corrosion. The radiator is equipped with two MSI Torx Fan 4.0 that offer 70% increased air pressure compared to standard PWM fans while rotating at 35db. It also uses Zero Frozr technology to deliver lower acoustics if the GPU is not pushed too far and stays below 60C. Finally,
MSI has included a backplate on both cards, reminiscent of the design offered in the new SUPRIM X series. MSI did not say a word about the availability or pricing of the cards, but expects it to be on the market by the end of the first quarter.