EKWB Building New Water Blocks for Asus and MSI Cards
EKWB is building not one, but five new water blocks for different graphics cards.
EKWB has announced that it is working on a total of five new water blocks, four of which are for very high-performance graphics cards.
The water blocks that EKWB is working on are built for Asus' GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II, both of the upcoming ROG Matrix graphics cards, as well as MSI's R9 290X Lightning. The blocks will be known as the EK-FC780 GTX Ti DCII, EK-FC780 GTX Ti Matrix, EK-FC R9-290X Matrix, and the EK-FC R9-290X Lightning.
As always, these blocks will cover the graphics cards' GPU, memory, and VRM circuitry. They will also feature the high-flow design, allowing them to be used in longer, more complex loops or in loops with weaker pumps.
| Graphics Card | Water Block | MSRP (incl. VAT) | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GTX780TI-DC2 DirectCU II | EK-FC780 GTX Ti DCII | 104,95€ | March 17 |
| ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 780 Ti | EK-FC780 GTX Ti Matrix | TBA | Early May |
| ASUS ROG Matrix R9 290X | EK-FC R9-290X Matrix | TBA | Early May |
| MSI R9 290X Lightning | EK-FC R9-290X Lightning | TBA | First Half of April |
In addition to these, the company also announced that it is building a water cooling kit that will work on almost all GTX 750 (Ti) graphics cards. Due to the massive variation in the custom PCB designs, EKWB has opted to stick to a kit with a water block for only the GPU and memory, with the intention of increasing compatibility. The block will be known as the EK-FC750 GTX, with pricing yet to be announced.
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Niels Broekhuijsen is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He reviews cases, water cooling and pc builds.
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Au_equus never understood the concept of water cooling anything below anything below high end hardware. not only the cost block but the entire cost of a custom loop can boost the price of, in this example, a 750 ti in the territory of a gtx 770 with a third party cooler/OC. I'll take the latter over the trouble of setting up a custom loop.Reply