The Alphacool Core Geforce RTX 5090 ROG Astral Waterblock with Backplate is a GPU water block for the ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090, a graphics card with an Nvidia chip. It fits the ROG Astral and the ROG Astral LC, each of them also as the OC Edition. A chrome-plated copper block under an acrylic top cools the card, and the aluminum backplate is in the box.
Properties
- Fits: ASUS ROG Astral and ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090
- Cold plate: Chrome-plated copper
- Top: Acrylic, transparent
- Ports: 4 x G1/4
- Backplate: Aluminum, included
- Lighting: 12 digital aRGB LEDs, 5V
Compatibility
Alphacool lists these cards for this block:
- Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 (90YV0LW1-M0NA00)
- Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 OC Edition (90YV0LW0-M0NA00)
- Asus ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 (90YV0LW3-M0NA00)
- Asus ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 OC Edition (90YV0LW2-M0NA00)
The block was designed for one PCB layout, and card makers sometimes revise a board so that a cooler no longer fits later models. Before ordering, compare your card and its part number with the pictures in Alphacool's GPU configurator, or look it up in its Compatibility List for Nvidia cards.
Technical data cooler
- Dimensions total (L x W x H): 260.25 x 160.90 x 34.32 mm
- Material cooler: chrome-plated copper
- Material cooler top: Acrylic
- Material terminal: Nylon
- Material Connection thread: Brass
- Max working temperature: 60 °C
- Pressure tested: 0.8 bar
- Threads: 4 x G1/4
- Thickness cooler bottom: 3.25 mm
- Thickness cooling fins: 0.4 mm
- Distance cooling fins: 0.4 mm
- Illumination: digital aRGB LEDs
- Power connector digital aRGB LEDs: 3-Pin JST
- Power digital aRGB LEDs: 5V
- Number of digital aRGB LEDs: 12
- Color: transparent
Technical data backplate
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 260.25 x 132.50 x 6 mm
- Thick backplate without spacers: 3 mm
- Material: Aluminum
Notes
- Alphacool asks that the block be used only with clear transparent water cooling fluids. It warns that the particles and additives in Pastel liquids can clog and permanently damage radiators, pumps, coolers and hoses, and that this can void the manufacturer's warranty.
- Remove the original cooler on an antistatic mat and clean the card of thermal paste and pad residues before fitting the block.
In the box
- 1x Core Geforce RTX 5090 ROG Astral cooler
- 1x Backplate
- 2x 68x15x1mm Pad
- 1x 54x15x1mm Pad
- 6x 8x8x1mm Pad
- 2x 12x15x1mm Pad
- 1x 98x8x1mm Pad
- 1x 107x8x1mm Pad
- 2x 68x8x3mm Pad
- 1x 45x45x3mm Pad
- 1x 55x15x3mm Pad
- 2x 13x15x3mm Pad
- 1x 20x8x3mm Pad
- 1x Thermal Grease
- 1x Putty tool
- 1x ARGB Adapter
- 1x PCIe Bracket
- 1x Plug tool
- 1x Screwdriver
- 2x G1/4 Plug
- 6x M2x10mm screws
- 1x M2x5mm spring screw
- 1x washer
- 1x M2x4mm screw