Cooler Master (CM) showcased custom GeForce RTX 50-series graphics card designs at CES 2025, but advertised these compelling parts as included in high-end pre-built gaming rigs. Months later, finalized CM GeForce RTX 5080 stock has just rolled out in China—as demonstrated by 51972's blog post on Bilibili. A generous selection of uploaded photos were accompanied by the content creator's observations when tinkering with his sample unit's modular air cooling solution: "someone commented on the post this morning and suggested replacing it with a MasterFan or Mobius. I tried it too. I thought it could only support 12025 (slim) fans. When I disassembled it, I found that Cooler Master's designers/engineers had reserved screw limit holes at different heights."

Their description continued as follows: "I tried it and found that the (Phanteks) T30 could really be installed, but the thickness of the whole card reached a terrifying 9 cm. Outrageous." Cooler Master's innovative enclosure—when configured with the thickest third-party options—manages to "outgrow" nearby competition. 51972 compared CM's plucky new entrant to an ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 card; a very familiar premium-tier quad-slotter—albeit with a relatively "svelte" 7.6 cm profile. MSI's upper crust GeForce RTX 5080 SUPRIM cards arrived earlier this year, sporting the same shroud height dimension as equivalent Astral SKUs.As mentioned above, Cooler Master's custom GeForce RTX 5080 design is not available as an isolated package—PC hardware watchdogs remain hopeful that the manufacturer will offer cards outside of pre-built contexts. Wccftech's report expressed some optimism regarding a potential proper retail release, but Cooler Master has not disclosed pricing details (beyond pre-build costs).The online publication highlighted some major points of interest: "the card features a large metal frame on the back, a huge shroud, and hosts a massive heatsink that is cooled by three large (120 mm) fans on the front. As for RGB, users will have the option to select between RGB and non-RGB variants, but it's the fan design that is the most interesting for this particular variant. Other than that, you get a solid metal backplate on the back, and five display outputs which include two HDMI and three DP ports, along with a large circular cut-out that vents air out of the back. For power, Cooler Master's custom design relies on a single 16-pin power connector."