Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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The Nvidia RTX 4000 ADA SFF is the undisputed king of Small Form Factor GPUs. Rocking an AD104 GPU die, it crams 6144 CUDA Cores and 20GB of GDDR6 memory onto a Half-Height, Half-Width card, all under a two-slot cooler. BUT.... how small can we make it? N3rdware asked the same question, and decided to manufacture their own GPU Heatsinks for the RTX 4000, shrinking the footprint in half, and letting it fit into systems like the Minisforum MS-01. Today, we get the new heatsink installed, check out cooling and performance metrics, and figure out if this idea is just crazy enough to work.
But first... What am I drinking???
Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA) Old Chico Wheat Ale (4.8%)
Check out the Minisforum MS-01 with Intel Core i9-13900H on Amazon: amzn.to/3ODhm4E
Mushkin Redline 96GB SoDIMM DDR5-5200 Kit: amzn.to/3ZmiMoU
Corsair MP600 Pro 8TB Gen4x4 NVMe: amzn.to/3ZzGiQy
WD SN640 7.68TB u.2 NVMe: amzn.to/41cGZkf
PNY Nvidia RTX 4000 ADA SFF 20GB GDDR6 GPU: amzn.to/3ZCIjeM
Check out N3rdware's full lineup of SFF Coolers and Cases at n3rdware.com
Grab yourself a Pint Glass at https://craftcomputing.store
Follow me on Bluesky @Craftcomputing@bsky.social
Support me on Patreon and get access to my exclusive Discord server at patreon.com/CraftComputing
The Nvidia RTX 4000 ADA SFF is the undisputed king of Small Form Factor GPUs. Rocking an AD104 GPU die, it crams 6144 CUDA Cores and 20GB of GDDR6 memory onto a Half-Height, Half-Width card, all under a two-slot cooler. BUT.... how small can we make it? N3rdware asked the same question, and decided to manufacture their own GPU Heatsinks for the RTX 4000, shrinking the footprint in half, and letting it fit into systems like the Minisforum MS-01. Today, we get the new heatsink installed, check out cooling and performance metrics, and figure out if this idea is just crazy enough to work.
But first... What am I drinking???
Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA) Old Chico Wheat Ale (4.8%)
Check out the Minisforum MS-01 with Intel Core i9-13900H on Amazon: amzn.to/3ODhm4E
Mushkin Redline 96GB SoDIMM DDR5-5200 Kit: amzn.to/3ZmiMoU
Corsair MP600 Pro 8TB Gen4x4 NVMe: amzn.to/3ZzGiQy
WD SN640 7.68TB u.2 NVMe: amzn.to/41cGZkf
PNY Nvidia RTX 4000 ADA SFF 20GB GDDR6 GPU: amzn.to/3ZCIjeM
