Watercool HEATKILLER V PRO for RTX 5090 ASUS TUF Ni aRGB GPU Water Block, G1/4, Nickel Plated Copper (15687)

A full-cover water block for the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 and its OC Edition. The Watercool HEATKILLER V PRO for RTX 5090 ASUS TUF Ni aRGB pairs a nickel-plated electrolytic copper base with an acrylic cover, natural anodized aluminum trim and built-in aRGB. The backplate comes in the box.

Properties

• Cards: ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 and OC Edition
• Base: Nickel-plated electrolytic copper, 60 x 0.25 mm fins
• Cover: PLEXIGLAS GS with anodized aluminum
• Ports: 4x G1/4 (DIN ISO 228-1)
• Lighting: aRGB board, plug-in
• Size: 259.5 x 130 x 27.5 mm with backplate

A block built around this one card

The new HEATKILLER V GPU coolers for these cards represent Watercool's consistent further development of its already successful RTX 4090 graphics card coolers, optimized for maximum performance. Watercool designed the entire unit specifically for the ASUS RTX 5090 TUF to achieve high performance. Key features of the HK V PRO series:

• Modular Pro-Performance base plate with 60 x 0.25 mm fins
• Dual layer inflow as well as a symmetrical cooling design
• Design-integrated connection threads in the connection module, which is screwed to the copper base plate
• Screwless front thanks to a magnetic holding system
• aRGB board with an improved connector system

Modular Pro-Performance base plate

Watercool says its current PRO Performance base plate, with 60 fins of 0.25 mm, sets the standard for water-cooled graphics card coolers and is currently considered the standard in the water cooling sector. The PRO version has a generously sized cooling surface whose channel geometry gives high flow rates and performance.

All clearances to heat-sensitive components have been reduced to a minimum, ensuring the best possible heat dissipation from thermal problem areas such as the RAM and the voltage converters. Precisely fitting spacers ensure perfect stability and an optimal force distribution between the cooler, the graphics card and the backplate.

Dual layer inflow and symmetrical cooling design

Both are found in the current version of the HEATKILLER V GPU cooler. The increased inflow is particularly important for the performance base plates: dividing the water into two levels gives a better flow through the cooler. The symmetrical flow paths were implemented through extensive flow simulations and optimize the flow, and thus the overall performance of the block.

High-performance thermal pads for GDDR7 RAM

Watercool's development department invested a lot of time in finding the ideal thermal pads for graphics card memory. Watercool says the pad it settled on lowers the memory temperatures compared to the already very good standard pads.

Screwless front, easy maintenance

A newly developed magnetic mounting system enables a screwless front design. It also gives quick access for maintenance or for installing an aRGB board.

Compatibility

Watercool lists the two boards that this block fits. The same block also comes in a nickel-black version.

• ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090
• ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition

Notes

• The pre-mounted backplate comes off first; the red plastic washers on it are only transport protection and must be removed.
• Watercool recommends demineralized or deionized (distilled) water with a suitable corrosion inhibitor as coolant.
• Removing the original air cooler may affect or void the graphics card warranty.

In the box

• 1 x HEATKILLER® V Pro aRGB
• 1 x HEATKILLER® V Pro backplate
• 1 x mounting material