Arc A380: Intel’s entry-level graphics card can now also be cooled with water

The “Bykski I-GNA380-X GPU BLOCK” is the first water cooling block for Intel’s entry-level graphics card, although officially only the only custom model to date is supported in the form of the Gunnir Arc A380 Photon OC, which is still only available in China. Bykski’s full-cover cooler is based on a single-slot design with an acrylic housing and RGB lighting and promises to keep all important components at the right temperature with a nickel-plated copper plate. There are prices and availability on the website currently no information.

Noisy Videocardz.com It is unclear whether the board used by Gunnir is a completely custom-made product or whether it is based on the Intel reference layout given the price level. Therefore, the Bykski cooler could also fit other models in the future, even if only the Gunnir model is officially on the support list so far, it is speculated. This could be clarified, for example, with a recently sighted custom model from Asrock.

Gunnir’s Arc A380 model with Intel’s ACM-G11 GPU and 6 GiB GDDR6 memory is known to rely on an 8-pin power connector and, at 92 watts, has a slightly higher power consumption than Intel’s reference with 75 watts TGP. Usually, these power ranges do not actually require water cooling, which is usually reserved for more powerful middle and upper class models. In addition, very few Waku enthusiasts will probably opt for an entry-level graphics card, which according to tests is only slightly competitive. Meanwhile, Bykski had appeared in the past with water blocks for high-end models from AMD and Nvidia.