Monday, March 4th 2019
Bykski Rolls Out Radeon VII Full-coverage Water-block with RGB LED Lighting
Chinese liquid cooling major Bykski rolled out one of the first full-coverage water-blocks for AMD Radeon VII, the Bykski A-Radeon VII-X. This block uses nickel-plated copper as its main material, with a clear-acrylic top. The metal part doesn't span the entire length of the block, since AMD has concentrated all heat on the Radeon VII through its multi-chip module approach, and hot VRM components surrounding the MCM in close proximity. The acrylic top spans the entire length of the reference PCB for cosmetic reasons. The top is studded with nine addressable RGB diodes that take in a standardized 3-pin aRGB header input. The block supports standard G 1/4" fittings. The company didn't reveal pricing.
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www.bykski.us/collections/radeon-vii
They are listed on Aliexpress as well:
www.aliexpress.com/item/Bykski-Full-Coverage-GPU-Water-Block-For-Founder-Edition-AMD-Radeon-VII-Graphics-Card-A-Radeon/32982699074.html
www.aliexpress.com/item/Bykski-Water-Block-use-for-AMD-Radeon-VII-RADEON-7-Reference-Edition-Full-Cover-Copper-Radiator/32980854438.html
Edit: another 2 listings appeared:
www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20190303220749&SearchText=Radeon+VII
Starts shipping 25th of March.
It is tempting. Let's see if some shops in Europe will bring this.
Ordering outside EU will cost me 19% more on customs duty in addition to higher postage costs. :(
Anybody here used Bykski products before?
I am not too familiar with this brand here is Europe.
Hopefully we will see a review on the performance of this block maybe even from TPU. :lovetpu:
Most probably I will wait for EKWB. It does not cost me extra customs duty to order from Slovenia to Germany.
I wrote to EKWB yesterday, and their support representative said they will be also bring their block for Radeon VII in around 4 weeks time.
It is good to have multiple options. :rolleyes:
This is how my Vega 64 looked with EKWB on it.
I sold that nice card on eBay after moving to Radeon VII.
And while true that one waterblock does not equal the other, what was clear from the GN vid was that the water solution improved thermals immensely and that it was not thermals that was stopping their OCing efforts so what they got there is, to say the least, highly likely the same result (given the same drivers) as you would get with this one.
It seems like the release was a little bit rushed, but they are already working on improving it. They released two bios updates already since January.
Water block will also bring performance boost. It was same with Vega 64 where replacing the cooler with water block and undervolting brought good improvements.