By Kunal Khullar
Publication Date: 2026-02-09 20:03:00
German PC water cooling components manufacturer Aqua Computer announced the Ampinel in October last year, a 12V-2×6 adapter to monitor and protect GPUs from meltdowns. Following a substantial delay in the original launch timeline, the product is finally available for purchase starting today. Unfortunately, it is already out of stock and has also received a noticeable price increase from €79.90 ($95.19) to €99.90 ($119). Not to mention, the delivery time has been marked with up to 60 days.
According to the manufacturer, the €20 increase in price is due to a “significantly expanded range of functions and the associated additional development effort.” Aqua Computer also says that the added development effort was one of the reasons why the adapter witnessed a delay of a little over three months. There has been no change in the overall design or hardware of the Ampinel adapter. Rather, the extra time went into development of the firmware and user-facing software.
