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    [News] EK launches new "fluid gaming" all aluminum line up

    https://www.ekwb.com/news/ek-fluid-g...water-cooling/
    EK Water Blocks, the market leader in PC custom liquid cooling, is launching its new brand created for PC gamers called EK Fluid Gaming. Bringing the best price/performance ratio imaginable, it?s set to change how water cooling is perceived. This is real EKWB water cooling at an affordable price thanks to innovative patent pending technology.
    https://www.ekfluidgaming.com/


    does this mean the community needs to black list EK like TT, ace, and koolance? at least it is not mixed?
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    239.99 for a 240 rad, cpu and gpu cooler, not bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StyM View Post
    239.99 for a 240 rad, cpu and gpu cooler, not bad.
    before they killed it a couple months ago their entry copper kit was $200, and their real liquid cooling AIO is priced at $150-200 like swiftech for the 240/280 rad with the same pump as that kit.
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    I liked the first setup much better although the quick disconnect was meh..

    Alum budget stuff vs swiftechs stuff in same price range.

    Swiftech it is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chew* View Post
    I liked the first setup much better although the quick disconnect was meh..

    Alum budget stuff vs swiftechs stuff in same price range.

    Swiftech it is.
    Swiftech is CPU only. Doesnt include the universal 1080 full cover block.
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    Yah. I read reviews. Temps are far better without gpu but still nothing special.

    Also...there is or was on press release a cpu only setup.

    I would like to see the old EK AIO vs new vs swiftech..

    Doubt that will happen...EK does certainly not want the previous product showing new product up.

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    As far as the aluminum goes, only reason to hate on that is if they mixed metals. No mixed metals, you're OK.

    Well, alright, another reason is it doesn't work as well as copper.
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    Yah i am only looking at performance.

    Alum ehh....honestly a cpu/gpu on a 240 rad especially all aluminum...well tried it with copper/copper but not a double density rad.

    Bad idea.

    Cpu only unit is $159.99 btw.
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    what's bad about their Quick Disconnect ?

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