Thursday, March 21st 2019
EK Releases Aluminum Based Water Blocks for NVIDIA RTX Series Graphics Cards
EK Water Blocks, the market leader in PC custom liquid cooling, is announcing the expansion of their Fluid Gaming aluminum based custom loop liquid cooling line. With price and performance in mind, EK Fluid Gaming is an inexpensive ticket to the custom liquid cooling world. Following the release of copper blocks for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and 2080Ti cards, EK is now launching one aluminum water block that is cross-compatible with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and 2080Ti cards which use the reference PCB and layout.
The EK-AC GeForce RTX is a full-cover water block designed and developed in cooperation with NVIDIA and it fits several high-end NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards. This water block directly cools the GPU, RAM as well as VRM (voltage regulation module) as water flows directly over these critical areas, thus allowing the graphics card to reach higher boost frequencies. The loud stock fan gets to be replaced by a slim-line minimalistic water block that will not only make your PC look better, but also make the graphics card perform better. Finally, you will be able to enjoy your favorite games in silence. This water block also comes with a sleek matte black backplate.
To satisfy the fans of RGB LEDs, this water block comes equipped with an integrated D-RGB (addressable) lighting solution, where each LED is individually addressable and controllable through the motherboard RGB software. For the correct header, please consult your motherboard manual, connect it to a 5V D-RGB (A_RGB) header on your motherboard.
Availability and pricing
The EK Fluid Gaming EK-AC GeForce RTX full cover water block is available for purchase through EK Fluid Gaming web-shop at a manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of 109.90€ with VAT included. As you might know, mixing copper and aluminum parts in the same loop is not recommended. Always use only one type (only copper or only aluminum) of metal in the same loop!
EK Fluid Gaming kits
EK Fluid Gaming kits are 100% designed and made in Slovenia, Europe and are already available for purchase directly through the EK webshop, exclusively through Newegg in the US, and OCUK in Europe and EvoPC in Russia.
The EK-AC GeForce RTX is a full-cover water block designed and developed in cooperation with NVIDIA and it fits several high-end NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards. This water block directly cools the GPU, RAM as well as VRM (voltage regulation module) as water flows directly over these critical areas, thus allowing the graphics card to reach higher boost frequencies. The loud stock fan gets to be replaced by a slim-line minimalistic water block that will not only make your PC look better, but also make the graphics card perform better. Finally, you will be able to enjoy your favorite games in silence. This water block also comes with a sleek matte black backplate.
Availability and pricing
The EK Fluid Gaming EK-AC GeForce RTX full cover water block is available for purchase through EK Fluid Gaming web-shop at a manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of 109.90€ with VAT included. As you might know, mixing copper and aluminum parts in the same loop is not recommended. Always use only one type (only copper or only aluminum) of metal in the same loop!
EK Fluid Gaming kits
EK Fluid Gaming kits are 100% designed and made in Slovenia, Europe and are already available for purchase directly through the EK webshop, exclusively through Newegg in the US, and OCUK in Europe and EvoPC in Russia.
11 Comments on EK Releases Aluminum Based Water Blocks for NVIDIA RTX Series Graphics Cards
I wouldn't want to be the one to test any of these in a custom water loop.
1. The premium line is all copper.
2. The budget line is all aluminum
Since, in both cases, all the materials are the same, there are no galvanic issues.
Problem is EKs web site is a maze ... very hard to find things now
I still expect corrosion to occur.
But, yeah, as others have mentioned, these are designed for use with their all aluminum budget line of products.
martinsliquidlab.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/corsair-hydro-series-h100i-aio-cpu-cooler/4/
martinsliquidlab.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/swiftech-h220-prefilled-2x120mm-water-cooling-kit/3/
I expect the EK to be very similar to the Swiftech
Note one limitation of CLCs is defined here... 0.11 gpm
Corrosion will occur based upon the difference in the Anodic Index ...
In your typical custom loop you have copper at 0.35 for the CPU Block, copper and Brass (0.40) in the Rads and Nickel (0.30) surfaces in the GPU blocks. With Aluminum, it will dpend if all items are the same type of aluminum but the range from one end to the other is comparable to that for copper systems. It will of course be less thermally efficient but a lot less than I would have thought.
Here's a copper version from 2018
www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EKWB/EK-MLC_Phoenix_360/3.html
I thought there was an older review of an aluminum version but I didnt find it