Video: Cutting an NVIDIA RTX 4090 in Half with a Water Jet: The Science of Cooling

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We met with NVIDIA's thermal engineering team to cut an RTX 4090 Founders Edition cooler (not GPU or PCB) in half with a water jet. This was for science, as it allows us to see inside the vapor chamber, the heatpipes, and the cooling structure to understand how coolers are internally formed. We'll have a review of the RTX 4090 Founders Edition soon, but for now, we're starting with a cross-section and engineering-heavy video to learn about cooler design.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Cutting an RTX 4090 Cooler in Half

04:50 - Explaining the Cut-in-Half RTX 4090

06:13 - Microscope Shots of the Vapor Chamber

08:10 - The Design Process & The PCB Revealed

09:30 - Heatpipe vs. Vapor Chamber Use

13:23 - Avoiding Dryout, Memory Thermals

15:25 - "The TIM Isn't Good!"

18:01 - Failed Vapor Chambers

19:46 - Fan Design, Bearings, & Airflow

25:20 - Concluding & CFD

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Host, Video Editing: Steve Burke

Video Editing, Camera Work: Andrew Coleman

Guest: Malcolm Gutenburg (NVIDIA Thermal Engineer)