Thermalright Announces AI HydroNous R1, a Custom-Designed Mini PC Featuring a Liquid-Cooled AMD Ryzen AI Max+395 Processor

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Thermalright has revealed a sleek-looking mini-PC engineered for performance with its custom-cooled Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor. The AI HydroNous R1 has a lot going for it in its compact 2.6L form factor. With a 180mm built-in liquid cooling solution featuring a full copper cold plate and two liquid crystal polymer fans, the system supports three adjustable fan modes, allowing users to cool AMD’s flagship 16-core/32-thread APU. Thermalright has the processor running at 176 Watt TDP (56W over stock) to reach peak performance. An all-aluminum CNC chassis featuring an elegant-looking 4.6-inch LCD gives the PC a true look of quality to be appreciated, and that this $3,500 system is not an RGB-infested toy but a finely made PC.

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According to Wccftech’s sources, the AI HydroNous R1 has 2TB of storage and comes with 128 GB of memory; official specs for either have not yet been revealed. The SoC featuring Radeon 8080S graphics is more than capable for gaming while being able to serve as an enterprise-grade solution for business applications.

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Connectivity options (per VideoCardz) include 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, 2x USB4, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2, a 3.5mm combo headphone jack, SD card slot, along with 1x 2.5 Gb and 1x 10Gbe LAN ports. The owner’s manual also indicates that the system can be oriented either horizontally or vertically. Thermalright has yet to reveal availability for the AI HydroNous R1, but those looking for a small powerhouse to handle professional jobs and entertain in downtime may want to keep an eye out for it, since, despite what may appear to be a high price tag, it has a lot going on in a case that could be carried in a tote bag. Kudos to Thermalright’s engineers in creating such a classy-looking system aimed at professional and gaming usage without compromising performance.

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Grimlakin
Grimlakin 👍 3

Credit where credit is due that is a sharp looking machine. I wonder if Level 1 techs will be doing some deep dives into this bad boy for ai/linux work.

Brian_B
Brian_B 👍 1

I'm disappointed it didn't include an ammonia chiller

Being a word play on Anhydrous (I'm assuming) - which means "no water" and commonly associated with ammonia

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igor_kavinski

"Grimlakin, post: 103275, member: 215" wrote:

Credit where credit is due that is a sharp looking machine. I wonder if Level 1 techs will be doing some deep dives into this bad boy for ai/linux work.


It should be slightly better than a 9950X. May lose where latency matters because it is saddled with high latency RAM.

Personally, I don't understand why it took this long for someone to put a liquid cooler on it.

"Brian_B, post: 103287, member: 96" wrote:

I'm disappointed it didn't include an ammonia chiller


I assume the prospect of an ammonia leak is thrilling? :)

DrezKill
DrezKill 👍 2

"Brian_B, post: 103287, member: 96" wrote:

Being a word play on Anhydrous (I'm assuming) - which means "no water" and commonly associated with ammonia


Oh huh, I'm mostly used to the word "anhydrous" being associated with isopropyl:
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SPJP5O/?tag=thefpsreview-20
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DNQX3C/?tag=thefpsreview-20

Brian_B
Brian_B 👍 1

"igor_kavinski, post: 103290, member: 10805" wrote:

I assume the prospect of an ammonia leak is thrilling?


The amount of ammonia I'm around at work is ... significant. A small leak from a compressor doesn't bother me a bit

That, and ammonia compressors = well below zero °F if you want them to.

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igor_kavinski 👍 3

"Brian_B, post: 103297, member: 96" wrote:

The amount of ammonia I'm around at work is ... significant.


You are not working at Area 51, are you? Coz aliens, ammonia is THEIR blood!

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