With all-in-one liquid CPU coolers now so commonplace in gaming PCs, you might think there's nothing left for manufacturers to innovate with. But if the concept device that Cooler Master showcased at Computex is anything to go by, then we'll almost certainly see a raft of copy-cat designs on the market very soon, especially when Intel's Nova Lake chips make an appearance.
The idea behind it all is actually quite simple, but Cooler Master's execution looks really good: Take a 'standard' AIO cooler and slap a big fan on the pump/CPU block. When you look at the pictures, you'll realise that I'm not doing it any justice by describing it that way, but that's essentially what it is.
Here's what Cooler Master's PR manager, Brett Buren, told us about its G11M concept at the Computex stand: "[It's] kind of a hybrid between an air cooler and an AIO. So this is currently using our Atmos 2 radiator with the Master Fan A Gold. These are all aluminum fans, but there's a gold colorway."
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