Highlights
- MaxSun has launched the RTX 4090 MGG, featuring five cooling fans and a three-slot design, continuing the trend of its MGG lineup.
- The new GPU from MaxSun has a detachable screen with customizable LEDs and a solid construction, but its price and global availability are still unknown.
MaxSun has launched the RTX 4090 MGG, and it comes with five cooling fans. The Chinese company has added a new SKU to its MGG lineup that includes the RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 Ti. The new RTX 4090 MGG retains a three-slot design and a three-fan front. The two additional fans are located at the top of the card at either end. As of now, it is unclear if the new GPU will make its way to the global market.
Back in March, MaxSun announced the first graphics cards to feature five cooling fans under its Mega Gamer (MGG) series. At the time, it released the RTX 4080 MGG and RTX 4070 Ti MGG, both of which came with three 100mm cooling fans along with two smaller fans at the top for additional cooling. Prior to these offerings, the record for the maximum number of cooling fans was held by the triple fan GALAX Serious Gaming series that came with one optional 102mm fan that could be attachable to the backplate.
The MaxSun RTX 4090 MGG OC 24G offers a base clock speed of 2235 MHz and a boost clock speed of 2580 MHz. It has three DisplayPort (v1.4a) ports and one HDMI 2.1 port. The graphics card measures 337x137x66 mm making it a three-slot card which is impressive considering MaxSun managed to fit in two additional fans, albeit smaller ones. The two top-mounted fans are supposed to draw heat away from the GPU assisting the three larger fans. They also feature Zero RPM tech which means the fans will only turn on when needed.
Furthermore, the MaxSun RTX 4090 MGG OC 24G comes with a detachable screen that can be separately powered by USB Type-C. It has an array of LEDs that can be customized to show text or graphics, and it attaches magnetically to the graphics card. The graphics card has a full metal cowl and solid construction.
As for performance, Gamers Nexus tested the MaxSun RTX 4080 MGG and found that there was no actual difference in temperatures using the two additional fans. The tests showed that the temperatures remained pretty much within the margin of error with the additional fans on and off. On top of that, the additional fans added to the noise generated by the card. MaxSun has not tweaked the power targets for its new card as it has the same TDP of 450W as the Founders Edition card.
The new graphics card from MaxSun does not have a price or sale date yet. It has been launched in China and at this point, it is unclear if it will make its way to the global market. The other MGG series cards from MaxSun have not been officially launched outside China but can be purchased off AliExpress. Alternatively, here are some of the other RTX 4090 SKUs available right now.
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ZOTAC GeForce RTX 4090 Trinity OC Edition
The ZOTAC GeForce RTX 4090 Trinity OC Edition is an excellent, well-priced, and balanced offering that offers a relatively limited overclock over stock units but throws in a tri-fan cooling system that runs cooler than the founder's edition while costing exactly the same in terms of MSRP with RGB lighting thrown into the mix.
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Gigabyte Aorus RTX 4090 Xtreme Waterforce
The latest generation of GIGABYTE's AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 Xtreme WATERFORCE, this is the best possible already water-cooled graphics card on the market. It's important to note that while it is a relatively slim 4090 compared to the Founders Edition and ASUS ROG Strix, it still requires three fan slots in its eventual PC case.
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MSI Suprim Liquid X GeForce RTX 4090
One of the more distinct cooling designs on the market, the MSI Suprim Liquid X GeForce RTX 4090 takes the top spot for ray tracing graphics cards. This dual cooling system pays off, allowing the 4090 to maintain a high base speed of over 2640 MHz with relative ease. It can be tweaked to as much as 3000 Mhz and above core clocks in some cases.
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4090 White OC
The Asus ROG Strix 4090 OC needs no introduction. It commands its own presence in the current market as the fastest GPU money can buy. It also arguably looks much better in white.
With 24GB of fast GDDR6X RAM on offer in addition to 16,384 CUDA cores on offer in addition to plenty of extras in the box for users looking to get one of the best-looking GPUs in the business, the Strix 4090 OC is a premium GPU and it looks and feels the part too in 2024
