Wednesday, February 12th 2020
EK Waterblocks Introduces Its Professional Lineup of Products
EK, the leader in custom loop liquid cooling products is proud to announce the official launch of a product line that is meant for professional use. Characteristic properties of these products are robust, industrial material choices and no RGB whatsoever. The EK Professional Line of products is all about the use of high-quality materials, longevity and enhancing the power of your PC or computing unit. These new products are also suited for the most demanding customers, like servers, data centers, deep learning workstations, etc.
EK-Pro Quick Disconnect Kits
The EK-Pro GPU Quick Disconnect Kit is the most efficient way to transform your liquid-cooled GPU into a quick-disconnect ready water block assembly. The kit consists of everything that you would need to transform your existing GPU water block into a quick-disconnect ready product. Included are: 1 meter of Black ZMT 6,5/9,5 mm tubing, two 6 mm OD barb fittings, four tube clamps, 45° Angled GPU Terminal and two sets of Quick Disconnect fittings.
The EK-Pro CPU Quick Disconnect Kit is the most efficient way to transform your CPU water block into a quick-disconnect ready assembly. The kit consists of everything that you would need to transform your existing CPU water block into a quick-disconnect ready product. Included are: 1 meter of Black ZMT 9,5/15,9 mm tubing, two 10 mm OD barb fittings, four-tube clamps and two sets of Quick Disconnect fittings.
EK-Pro Manifold
The EK-Pro Manifold is a purpose-made coolant delivery system for multiple water blocks in workstation systems. It offers perfect coolant distribution by using multiple industry-standard G1/4" In and Out ports. There are two versions of the product available. The EK-Pro Manifold 2CPU 2GPU can support two CPU and two GPU water blocks in parallel or semi-parallel setup. The other EK-Pro Manifold marked with 2CPU 4GPU can support two CPU and four GPU water blocks in parallel or semi-parallel setup.
Availability and Pricing
EK Professional line products are designed and made in Slovenia, Europe and are available for order through the EK Webshop or EK Partner Reseller Network.
The EK-Pro GPU Quick Disconnect Kit is the most efficient way to transform your liquid-cooled GPU into a quick-disconnect ready water block assembly. The kit consists of everything that you would need to transform your existing GPU water block into a quick-disconnect ready product. Included are: 1 meter of Black ZMT 6,5/9,5 mm tubing, two 6 mm OD barb fittings, four tube clamps, 45° Angled GPU Terminal and two sets of Quick Disconnect fittings.
EK-Pro Manifold
The EK-Pro Manifold is a purpose-made coolant delivery system for multiple water blocks in workstation systems. It offers perfect coolant distribution by using multiple industry-standard G1/4" In and Out ports. There are two versions of the product available. The EK-Pro Manifold 2CPU 2GPU can support two CPU and two GPU water blocks in parallel or semi-parallel setup. The other EK-Pro Manifold marked with 2CPU 4GPU can support two CPU and four GPU water blocks in parallel or semi-parallel setup.
EK Professional line products are designed and made in Slovenia, Europe and are available for order through the EK Webshop or EK Partner Reseller Network.
- EK-Pro GPU Quick Disconnect Kit €89,90
- EK-Pro CPU Quick Disconnect Kit €89,90
- EK-Pro Manifold 2CPU 4GPU - Acetal €89,90
- EK-Pro Manifold 2CPU 2GPU - Acetal €74,90
12 Comments on EK Waterblocks Introduces Its Professional Lineup of Products
Another bit of information is that the "G 1/4" thread isn't special or proprietary to computer water cooling brands, it's actually British Standard Parallel Pipe (BSPP) thread and you can find numerous fittings, taps and dies in that thread at most hardware stores and industrial suppliers. Also, you can buy compression fittings from industrial suppliers that do NOT have wrench flats on the nuts and look exactly PC brand fittings while being cheaper, you just need to such for "knurled compression fittings" or "rapid joint fittings".... Not sure why, it just bothers me when people reward these PC brands (Ekwb, Alphacool, etc) for Taking products already available, and marking them up by 400% and then taking advantage of those not "in the know"
Now they're removing RGBLED and finding a reason to charge more again.
I'd really hope that the consumer market as a whole isn't that stupid but I am willing to bet that actually, people will pay the premium for these anyway.
I'm expecting a new cases to hit the market before this year is out - without lights and without windows, at a huge premium over tempered-glass RGBLED madness.Preach it, brother.
In saying that, the EK logo does cost a lot of money to print onto these products that other people make on EK's behalf. That's got to be worth at least 300% markup right there....
Link an all metal g1/4 / tbss part. Not sure where to find it in the quick disconnect section. There is something to be said for ease of find the right parts for some. While that may not be worth the premium, it is it's own ecosystem.
... I understand your point, but at the same time, seems like it's easier to find at the ek and similar sites not having to sort through 99% of things that have nothing to do with the build.
But then, people who do know liquid cooling still go to them. AFAIC they're not terrible products, so if that's your preference, I say have at it. For my first liquid cooling setup, they won't be my go to. Too pricey for what you're actually getting. I loathe that I still haven't found a better block than theirs for my 2060.