EK Supremacy

[defect9]

bubble wrap? bubble wrap.

[Church]

Guys, aren't we taking this a bit too far? Imho XS shouldn't become another RRR flamesite. Yes, most don't like new design, fact. But ting on vendor to such extreme levels and in three threads simultaneously .. we ought to be a bit more grownups, no?

[Avathar77]

No!!!

[Shteud]

Maybe Ek no response, because they office moving. And they can call extra meeting to discuss. Or they don't care

[francis]

... Beauty is in the eyes of beholder. I see no point in arguing about the looks with anyone.

Well, that's a pretty bold statement, to say the least.
I personally think EK did a poor job with this new look, and as you can see, I am not alone; truth is this sort of new style, (pretending to call it "style") would be a failure.

Then there is the EK's attitude, which could be very well summarized as " We don't care of what our customers think !".
Take it o leave it, but in my opinion you should be well aware of the fact that beauty lies in the eye of the buyer.

Anyway, we will see soon enough where the truth lies.:-)

[musicfan]

Tiborrr, I went to the EK website store, saw the new product, but no longer saw any Supreme HF CPU blocks for sale? Will EK still make/sell any model of Supreme HF CPU blocks in the future? Keeping at least the full copper and clear acrylic in production as Legacy models would make many happy.

[Marcusk]

Guys, aren't we taking this a bit too far? Imho XS shouldn't become another RRR flamesite. Yes, most don't like new design, fact. But ting on vendor to such extreme levels and in three threads simultaneously .. we ought to be a bit more grownups, no?

If we don't make ourselves heard EK won't change back to the old design.

[Waterlogged]

If we don't make ourselves heard EK won't change back to the old design.

Tiborr has already said that he (as a member of the EK team) doesn't care about what we think about the appearance. EK has also basically blamed users (us) for the nickel plating when it clearly was bad processing (which I said from the very start) and they have repeatedly blamed users (again, us) for many other problems with their products. This mindset EK has didn't start with the plating or the cracking res issues but has been ongoing basically since the inception of the company but the majority of ppl have been willing to over look it until lately.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...t=#post4869818

[matt220]

Yeah, I think EK has heard what this community has to say.

Just vote on the new design with your wallet, because that's what gets companies to make changes.

[DarthBeavis]

Yeah, I think EK has heard what this community has to say.

Just vote on the new design with your wallet, because that's what gets companies to make changes.

I think the poll will help quantify our input.

[zoson]

While there's no accounting for taste, or what people perceive as attractive... There IS such a thing as good taste and bad taste.

Good and bad taste is dictated by society. If you like the same things that the majority likes... You are said to have good taste.

Now, considering that every thread I've seen regarding these blocks is FILLED(we're talking like 90% of all replies) with comments about how the new design is HIDEOUS... there is no way for anyone to miss the point - society has deemed the design on the new EK products to be in bad taste.

Anything less than a manufacturer response offering new designs for voting... Is just poor business, and a denial of the facts. If there is no response, you can bet that I will never buy another EK product again. It's obvious they don't give a flying f*ck about their customers, other than how deep their pocketbooks are.

In short: EK, you may think the design looks good... But you all apparently have bad taste. In fact, it is not a good looking design when public opinion is taken into account.

That said... I certainly would not switch off my EK Supreme HF FG to this block regardless of any performance improvement. It's just that unattractive to me.

[Buckeye]

Ok great, another thread on this EK design thing
.
After reviewing the latest set of reported posts and checking out this thread and anothers this is getting to be a bit over the top on this EK design thing.

I am going to say this and its imo only, who cares, if you don't like the new design don't buy it. There are other brands that would love to get your business.

I just don't get why the WC section has to be so over the top about every little thing that goes on and it reflexs badly on this section.

This thread will stay open... for now. But this has really gone on long enough and spanned several threads so lets play nice here or this one will be locked up also.

Keep cool everyone, its not the end of the world here with this design.

[DarthBeavis]

So we cannot have a poll to get a consensus? This smells like protecting EK to me.

[Buckeye]

I think by now EK has seen all the posts here DB, lets drop this witch hunt please., no one is protecting EK here.

[DarthBeavis]

I think by now EK has seen all the posts here DB, lets drop this witch hunt please., no one is protecting EK here.

Will you issues bans for people saying they do not like the new design?

[defect9]

I think it's just silly that we have 3 threads that have turned to EK bashing. I can't speak for anyone else, but that seems like overkill, moreso considering that EK is free to make their blocks look like whatever they want because it's their company and their bottom line, not ours. They've seen the threads, at least one of them, and have made their statement.

We know what EK thinks, and since they're not a government superpower controlling regulations on our lives I don't think we need to treat this like they're taking away our right to eat cheese or drive monster SUVs. If we've learned anything from business and politics over the last few years it should be that money means more than words when it comes to influence. If you're not controlling the money, you're not likely to be heard. Now is when you vote with your wallets.

Can we combine the threads, or simply agree to only post our dislike of the designs to a single thread?

*edit* nvm, I didn't see that the other two threads got locked. guess this is it

[BeepBeep2]

Well, by the time we vote with our wallets, I don't think EK will be doing so well...

[DarthBeavis]

I think even a simple poll with NO comments would probably be better.

[NKrader]

I think even a simple poll with NO comments would probably be better.

poll doesn't matter, doesn't matter what we think. you haven't seen this? ek only cares what they think.

no point in pushing more. they will see that we are right, or they wont. what ever.

i needed a reason to go swiftech anyways right?

[iboomalot]

I think 12 for 206 against say it all

[JoanchimMartin]

New EK block with better performance is my choice, circle theme: just design your own sticker and cover whole block --> problem solved (Swiftech does it with KOMODO-HD7900)
http://www.zazzle.com/custom/stickers

[Sparky]

So we cannot have a poll to get a consensus? This smells like protecting EK to me.

Will you issues bans for people saying they do not like the new design?

Seriously?

We had a poll, we got a consensus that the vast majority of us don't like it (myself included). But some people - such as yourself - don't know when to quit. Bash bash bash bash bash WE GET IT ALREADY.

Buckeye is right, you are acting like you are on a witch hunt. Please stop filling up multiple threads about it. Enough already.

[meanmoe]

I agree.
I don't particularly like the new aesthetics but EK is one of only 1-2 vendors that has consistently produced specific board blocks that I wanted. Of course I bought the copper versions.
There is a point in which the opinion of "the community" doesn't matter because "the community" is full of shills.
End the crusade please.

[converge]

I'm actually pretty surprised by the widespread negative opinions on the look of EKs new design. Personally, I love them. I only saw them today but as soon as I did I wanted them. I like their simplicity and I find them quite architectural.

Anyone know if they will be making CSQ 7970 blocks?

[Alexandr0s]

Guys, from what I've seen, most people that are raging aren't raging about the design itself, but about the statement by tiborrr and the lack of response from EK about not listening to their customers. What they're doing is in pretty bad taste, just like with the nickel plating fiasco.