Asetek slaps AMD with Radeon Fury X cease and desist letter in liquid cooling dispute

Liquid cooling system maker Asetek just threatened to make one of the hottest graphics cards of 2015 even hotter—by taking away its cooling system.

Asetek recently sent a cease and desist letter to AMD over the Radeon R9 Fury X, claiming the graphics card infringes on Asetek patents, according to GamersNexus. AMD had not yet responded to PCWorld’s request for comment at this writing.

The legal demand comes after Asetek won a patent infringement case against Cooler Master in late 2014 over CM’s Seidon lineup of liquid coolers. AMD’s flagship Fury X features a liquid cooling system built in conjunction with Cooler Master.

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