Friday, October 20th 2017
EK Releases CPU+VRM Monoblock for ASUS X399 Threadripper Motherboards
EK Water Blocks, the Slovenia-based premium computer liquid cooling gear manufacturer proves its market leadership once again by releasing the world's first Socket TR4 based monoblock made for several ASUS X399 motherboards. The EK-FB ASUS ROG ZE RGB Monoblock has an integrated 4-pin Digital RGB LED strip which makes it compatible with ASUS Aura Sync, thus offering a full lighting customization experience.
Designed and engineered in cooperation with ASUS, this monoblock uses award-winning EK-Supremacy EVO cooling engine to ensure best possible CPU cooling. This water block directly cools AMD Socket TR4 type CPU, as well as the power regulation (MOSFET) module. Liquid flows directly over all critical areas, providing the enthusiasts with a great solution for high and stable overclocks. Using such a monoblock gets rid of the small fan that can be found on some X399 motherboards, hidden under the I/O cover.
This is a complete all-in-one (CPU and motherboard) liquid cooling solution for three ASUS AMD X399 Chipset based motherboards that support AMD Socket TR4 AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors. This monoblock is compatible with the following ASUS motherboards:
The monoblock is equipped with a Digital RGB LED strip that connects to the dedicated digital 4-pin header on the motherboard. ASUS X399 series motherboards use the most advanced LED system on the market allowing a new world of illumination possibilities. Using the digital LED header, users can individually address color to each LED on the monoblocks integrated Digital LED strip. The LED strip cover can easily be removed for adjusting the cable orientation or replacing the Digital LED strip with an ordinary LED strip or any other custom solution as well
Availability and pricing
EK-FB ASUS ROG ZE RGB Monoblock is made in Slovenia, and it is available for pre-order through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network. All pre-orders will start shipping 2nd of November, 2017. MSRP: 119.95€.
Designed and engineered in cooperation with ASUS, this monoblock uses award-winning EK-Supremacy EVO cooling engine to ensure best possible CPU cooling. This water block directly cools AMD Socket TR4 type CPU, as well as the power regulation (MOSFET) module. Liquid flows directly over all critical areas, providing the enthusiasts with a great solution for high and stable overclocks. Using such a monoblock gets rid of the small fan that can be found on some X399 motherboards, hidden under the I/O cover.
- ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme
- ASUS PRIME X399-A
- ASUS ROG Strix X399-E Gaming
The monoblock is equipped with a Digital RGB LED strip that connects to the dedicated digital 4-pin header on the motherboard. ASUS X399 series motherboards use the most advanced LED system on the market allowing a new world of illumination possibilities. Using the digital LED header, users can individually address color to each LED on the monoblocks integrated Digital LED strip. The LED strip cover can easily be removed for adjusting the cable orientation or replacing the Digital LED strip with an ordinary LED strip or any other custom solution as well
Availability and pricing
EK-FB ASUS ROG ZE RGB Monoblock is made in Slovenia, and it is available for pre-order through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network. All pre-orders will start shipping 2nd of November, 2017. MSRP: 119.95€.
17 Comments on EK Releases CPU+VRM Monoblock for ASUS X399 Threadripper Motherboards
EK really cheaped-out on the ordinary block for TR4, basically turning ordinary Supremacy from Intel platform into AMD. Micro channel area is exactly the same just plate is bigger. And that points to simply ignoring the fact that TR4 has much larger IHS which cannot be cooled efficiently. It was done ASAP just to dump product on the market. This mononoblock shares same deficiency with smaller brother. Microchannel area is tiny with relation to massive IHS.
There are good few degrees difference between cheapo Supremacy and Phanteks Glacier 399a. I love it. 399a looks epic (tho I removed RGB strips first!), weighs a good whack, microchannels basically cover whole cooling plate and block is universal while EK offerings are directional (specified Inlet and Outlet). With number crunching 1920x hovering at max 45C (Tdie), while on Supremacy I was easily hitting 50+ C - 4GHz stable.
This water-block seems very cool! [pun intended]
I have seen a few blocks with the fin area been really huge.... but what good does a huge
fin area do when there is zero liquid channeled to the far ends of the fins relative to the inlet
hole.
I am seeing people complaining about the EK block but have seen no comparison review
done by a professional reviewer.
under monoblock it says "Coming soon".
@ironemos And ASRock seem to be the only ones putting faster NICs on board. Until on-board ones become faster the adoption of higher speeds will take longer and keep the higher prices IMO. The Aquantia drivers seem to be working fine now too. The ASRock TR actually has 3 NICs, 2 x Intel and 1 x 10Gbe Aquantia and is still cheaper than some of the competitors' boards. Factor in the cost of a separate 10Gbe NIC (or 5Gb in the case of the AM4 board) and they seem like a bargain.