New EK CPU block!!

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Originally Posted by Marci

Annoyingly yes, but s'no particularly big deal until yer mobo tray ends up looking like swiss cheese. All depends how often you change guts vs how often you change case. Personally, I always tend to change everything at the same time.

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unless you cut a standard hole, then using custom plates, may have to make a plate for each block, but, the botl holes for the pieces and the board tray would be standard.

Something like what newer water blocks have with all the holes , how ever you can swap out a plate on the mobo tray for each different block?

Or did I just way over complicate that?

thats a good idea Marci, hopefully some of us will find that applicable and effecient and start to do it that way...

i never realy thought about that, would do away with almost all warping im seeing though, thanks for the advise marci

Eh, i was thinking (this may be asked befor), the nozzle-thingy what is it made of? I mean hopfully not ALU, i mean ALU nozzle and CU base?

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Originally Posted by nullface

Eh, i was thinking (this may be asked befor), the nozzle-thingy what is it made of? I mean hopfully not ALU, i mean ALU nozzle and CU base?

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Stainless steel

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Originally Posted by Xilikon

Stainless steel

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Sexyness it is!

Looking forward to seeing some tests, I'm currently holding off on my next w/c upgrade until I see some independent tests.

Eddy, you said earlier in this post that the block will have a majorbow to it?

Does that mean it will come with a bow, or it will be a change such as an oring as swiftech did.

I ask cause i want to remove my IHS off my cpu and a bowed block is not very good for IHS lesscpus...

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Originally Posted by Marci

On the backplate issue... am I the only person who drills thru the mobo tray and passes the mounting hardware thru both the mobo and the tray?? Completely eliminates mobo warping. If downforce causes warping, then I use spacers between mobo and tray.

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Havn't tried that, but wouldn't you still be putting the mobo in bending moment between the standoffs?:shrug:

I would think that would reduce the effect, but not be quite as effective as a good solid backplate that effectively provides the bending moment resistance and support directly behind the socket.

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Originally Posted by KaptCrunch

i'd be very cautious any drilling holes in a multi-layerd MB, if this is what you are refurring to. if just the mounting plate go ahead

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No, he is refering to the holes in the backplate.

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Originally Posted by 7499richard

Eddy, you said earlier in this post that the block will have a majorbow to it?

Does that mean it will come with a bow, or it will be a change such as an oring as swiftech did.

I ask cause i want to remove my IHS off my cpu and a bowed block is not very good for IHS lesscpus...

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Block will be assembled with bow.
No need to disassemble it like fuzion. :clap:

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Originally Posted by Eddy_EK

Block will be assembled with bow.
No need to disassemble it like fuzion. :clap:

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So there is no option of purchasing the block without the bow?

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Originally Posted by Jimmer411

So there is no option of purchasing the block without the bow?

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Just curious, why would you want it unbowed? Bowing improves performance on pretty much all dual/quad CPUs AFAIK, if you've still got a single core why would you be spending this much on a block?

That's just my take, seems kind of pointless to sell it un-bowed.

i know bowed helps with dual but i'm yet to see result's of a bowed block on a quad anyone got any?

I ordered the EK Supreme yesterday. Eddy said it will ship on thursday and I will probably have it on monday or tuesday with jet-pak. Was going to buy the DDC top as well, but the shipping cost was to high this time (must wait for salary day on 25th...) Anyway, I will post some pictures when I get it.

Great, post some results too ;)

is it on sale already?

any idea when petras gets this?

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Originally Posted by Fujimitsu

Just curious, why would you want it unbowed? Bowing improves performance on pretty much all dual/quad CPUs AFAIK, if you've still got a single core why would you be spending this much on a block?

That's just my take, seems kind of pointless to sell it un-bowed.

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Because in the event that I am able to remove the IHS from my future processors I feel alot more comfortable having a flat block vs a bowed block on a naked core.

I work in a machine shop, so milling a step like niksub did in a waterblock isnt terribly difficult for me.

Losing 1-2C temps vs bowed wont kill me, if it really is that much of a deal I can adjust my fan speed to compensate and turn up my speakers or wear my headphones when I game.

My view on bowed vs unbowed is the same as most peoples is for 3/8 vs 1/2 tubing...;)


Sorry if I came across as an ass, 4am and Im tired from work.

Well if that is the problem then I do not think this block is something for you.
Just get a Fuzion and step it. ;)
Or buy a copper top for your apogee. (isn't the base of a apogee the same as a GTX?)

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Originally Posted by Slitch

Well if that is the problem then I do not think this block is something for you.
Just get a Fuzion and step it. ;)
Or buy a copper top for your apogee. (isn't the base of a apogee the same as a GTX?)

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You mean the Apogee GTX?

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Originally Posted by Jupiler

Eddy :

You're saying there will be different jet plates for the block.
Are they included in the package or do we have to buy them separately?

I presume that the block will be in retail stores by sometime next week (8-10 days)?

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block will come with only one plate, but Eddy assured me that there will be several different versions available separately, very cheap

Thx.
I would have preferred paying a little extra for the block, but having the plates included, rather than ordering it right now and the plates a few days (or weeks) later.
How many versions of the plates will there be?

That's a good idea Jupiler, I would like for Eddy to make it optional to include extra plates or not, just like it's optional to buy it with or without barbs.

That way if someone buys the block and chooses the option of multiple plates he could test them one by one and decide which works better for him, I hope Eddy considers this option, that would be awesome :)