[Review] Round 2: EK Supreme HF

[Sadasius]

Whoa, how did our posts flip around like that?!? Makes it look like we double posted when the second one was actually a response.

Ok i understand but i still think it deserves a different name.

Yeah I can see where people will get confused. However Eddy said something that he may sell tops so that we who bought the acetal or acrylic top can switch it out with a minor adjustment.

[Boogerlad]

The inlet is the center.

the inlet is near the middle, but it's offset a little for larger compression fittings. I'm wondering if it was direct if there would be any performance benefits

[scamps]

Ah ha!, i don't usually quote pictures, but is that the EK supreme HF full nickel plated?

If so i guess i should hold my horses on my next order from Performance PC cause they'll be getting them soon huh, personally I'm more interested in a full HF copper top version.

yes!

can we have a nice close up pic of the top? I want to see how the water goes in. It's kinda confusing because if the jet plate is in the center, why isn't the inlet?

the inlet is near the middle, but it's offset a little for larger compression fittings. I'm wondering if it was direct if there would be any performance benefits

It´s not so very complicated: water comes from the offset inlet to the chamber inside the top, which is centered over the jetplate. Inside this chamber the water is whirled and divided to the whole width of the jet plate. So the water is not only concentrated in the middle, but divided to all fins of the bottom plate. And I think this is one of the reasons for the good perfomance. Feel free to check this by modding one of the jetplates to a center-only one

I will have to rework my baby a little bit ... (Eddy, you should work on that )
The bottom is absolutely perfect, but the top should be polished before plating and the nickelplating should be replaced by chromiumplating:

[Eddy_EK]

I will have to rework my baby a little bit ... (Eddy, you should work on that )
The bottom is absolutely perfect, but the top should be polished before plating and the nickel-plating should be replaced by chrome-plating.

Scamps, you should have told me that before, that you will be cleaning your teeth in fornt of that block

BTW, Chrome plating is not ROHS compliant, that is why we do nickel.

[seeka12]

BTW Eddy,did you change the stock plate in the EK Supreme HF to plate 1 or you didn't ?

[century child]

ROHS = teh Suck!!! Thanks to this legislation we now also have the return of tin whiskers. Also, in the opinion of some experts, our solder now contains components that are worse for the environment than the lead they wanted to get rid of in the first place!

[Hakker]

Well I think it looks smoking hot I wonder when EK will go all nickel with the UD7 and 5870 blocks *hints Eddy*

[Rapt0r]

Eddy will there be a new version of plexi top and nickel base?like what you did for the CU version

[Sadasius]

Eddy will there be a new version of plexi top and nickel base?like what you did for the CU version

Already exists!

[Rapt0r]

Already exists!

I mean plexi version of this

[JaD]

Screwed down from the bottom acrylic would crack in a matter of days.

[scamps]

Scamps, you should have told me that before, that you will be cleaning your teeth in fornt of that block
...

forgotten ^^

btw: did not know about the ROHS-problem of chromium, thanks!

[pinto]

BTW Eddy,did you change the stock plate in the EK Supreme HF to plate 1 or you didn't ?

Mine comes with plate N°1

[TheBlueChanell]

Just ordered the HF Cu this morning. I'm excited to see the results. I'm going to be sending it off to Red for some chrome treatment.

[Migi06]

BTW Eddy.. Now we have great CPU block, but how about Supreme HF VGA block?

[Wezly]

BTW Eddy.. Now we have great CPU block, but how about Supreme HF VGA block?

Truuueeee!

How about it? I'm interested. Especially if it was compatible with swiftech unisinks

[justin.kerr]

Don't know if this has been posted or not, but just to let people know the new tops will not accommodate 1/2" compression fittings.
I found out the hard way, but I prolly missed it being said earlier..

[Sadasius]

Holy Jeebus! My temps dropped by 6 degrees on all cores! Eddy I am loving this block! I changed the mid plate to the best one.

[Eddy_EK]

BTW Eddy,did you change the stock plate in the EK Supreme HF to plate 1 or you didn't ?

We did, but started only last week.
You'll see it. If the Jet plate #1 is not in the spare bag, it is installed.

[shazza]

Holy Jeebus! My temps dropped by 6 degrees on all cores! Eddy I am loving this block! I changed the mid plate to the best one.

Which block were you running before?

[zads]

ROHS = teh Suck!!! Thanks to this legislation we now also have the return of tin whiskers. Also, in the opinion of some experts, our solder now contains components that are worse for the environment than the lead they wanted to get rid of in the first place!

OT: Yeah, I fondly miss the sweetly aromatic lead fumes from hand soldering parts as a kid

[Sadasius]

Which block were you running before?

D-Tek Fuzion v1 with all the mods. I was shocked! This new block really shines!

[the finisher]

I must have one, recently got a XT, Oh well

A note on the gold plated blocks, I have #61 of 100 of the limited original Gold Supreme.
It looks good, but will micro scratch just from touching it. Also you must polish w/ a special "Gold" polishing rag. Very soft!

Also the plating on the base of this block is very good, the top is not so good.
At least compared to the polished base.

I'm planing to get a HF Cu, then polish it myself. So there are no machining marks, then I'll have it plated in Minneapolis.
Unsure of the plating, nickle/chrome, or maybe silver.

Wonder if Gary will have Chrome HF Cu blocks?

Definitely not gold, too touchy.

[Spinzaku]

Is there any temperature difference between the gold, nickel, and copper versions of the block ?

i feel sad there is no "classified" EK HF version :p

[Wezly]

Is there any temperature difference between the gold, nickel, and copper versions of the block ?

i feel sad there is no "classified" EK HF version :p

I can't decide if I would be more or less excited; I'd have to replace the one I already have