EVGA is bouncing back after its 2016's troubles where some of its cards were reported to catch fire from overheating. EVGA is now introducing its new ICX cooling technology that will debut in its GTX 10-series. The new technology provides new information on managing temperature levels and controlling overclocking.

EVGA recently introduced the ICX cooling technology as its way to assuage customers and give them "peace of mind." Last year, the graphics cards manufacturer faced criticisms after reports revealed that its GeForce GTX 1080, 1070, and 1060 graphics cards were catching fire. For this reason, EVGA has created a new cooling system that monitors the card's key components and not just the graphics chips. It also resolves the asynchronous fan control so that users will have more control with the overclocking of the GPU.

The EVGA ICX cooling system now puts nine thermal sensors that are embedded in the printed circuit board of the graphics cards. There is one solely for the graphics chips, five for the power-related components, and three for the onboard memory. All modern GPUs have a minimum of one temperature sensor but EVGA is not taking any chances and embedded a total of nine sensors. The system also incorporated multiple memory controller units that display the load being handled by the onboard memory.

In addition, EVGA's ICX technology now allows users to control the two fans of the card separately. The left fan is responsible for cooling the graphics chips, the temperature of which determines its speed and use. The right fan cools the power-related components, the temperature of which also determines its speed and use. All these information can be seen via the Precision XOC software that plots the data in diagrams, Digital Trends has learned.

There is actually an easier way to find out the temperature levels of the cards without launching the software. This is, of course, doable if there is a clear siding on the desktop PC. EVGA has placed three LED lights on the side of the case that displays the temperature level of the cards including its power and memory components. The Blue light means cool, Green means warm, and Red logically means hot.

EVGA is keeping cooling standards a notch higher by going beyond the standard GPU cooling solution. It now adds fin holes where airflow is directed to half-opened and L-shaped fins. The new ICX cooling design is intended to optimize airflow and improve surface contacts. Moreover, the new graphics cards are slightly bigger, allowing for more room space to dispel heat.

EVGA has now 10 graphics cards available for purchase with the new ICX standard feature. The new cards will more likely cost an additional $30 as compared to the ACX-cooled cards. Users can also take advantage of trade-ins where they can replace their ACX cards for the newer ICX versions for only $99, The Verge reported.

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