Water Cooling Asus Maximus Extreme with Crosslinx

[Giuliano]

There's a good chance that the following EK blocks MAY fit the Maximus Extreme:

EK NB S-MAX for the X38 Northbound chip.
http://ekwaterblocks.com/shop/produc...roducts_id=222

EK Mosfet ASUS 3a (X38) for the mosfets.
http://ekwaterblocks.com/shop/produc...roducts_id=205


The SB chip and IDT (Crosslink) chip may have to be cooled with some kind of a "full cover" block, with the intake and exhaust at the far side of the board. That way there may be a chance to clear the 3870's.


Concept picture:

[Giuliano]

I removed the Fusion block heatpipe assembly from my Maximus Extreme, and will be taking measurements of the Crosslinx block for Eddy @ EK.


Interesting to note, the copper "blocks" underneath the blue Crosslinx heatsink have different heights on the same block - their thickness differs by a few mm.

The inlets and outlets would probably have to be in line with the white x1 PCIe connector, and that's assuming there isn't a fan above for a graphics card - or that you're water cooling the graphics card(s) instead.