Thursday, January 28th 2021
EK Water Blocks D5-Powered Ek-Quantum Reflection O11D Distribution Plate Goes Mini
EK, the premium water cooling gear manufacturer, is expanding the Reflection distro plate series with a product specifically designed for the Lian Li O11D Mini case. The EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11D Mini D5 PWM D-RGB is a custom water cooling reservoir, routing, and pump solution that seamlessly fits into the front of the case and includes the enthusiast-favorite D5 pump.
Designed to offer unique aesthetics and ease of use, this advanced all-in-one waterway solution comes with a pump, reservoir, simple mounting mechanism, and multiple industry-standard G1/4" threaded inlets and outlets. The placement of these inlets and outlets is aligned to fit with other EK-Quantum products to minimize the number of tube bends when you're creating the loop. It was engineered to support a maximum of five components.
Installing this distro plate in the front of the case allows two radiator configurations based on your motherboard form factor.
ATX
The addressable D-RGB LED strip runs down the unit's entire length while an anodized black aluminium cover hides the unwanted LED hotspots. The built-in addressable LED strip contains 13 digital LEDs and connects to the motherboard's 5 V headers. It is also compatible with MSI MYSTIC LIGHT SYNC, ASROCK POLYCHROME SYNC, ASUS AURA SYNC, and GIGABYTE RGB FUSION 2 software for a coordinated lighting effect.
This water distribution plate comes with a powerful yet silent, PWM-controlled D5 pump. The goal was to make a product that offers great reliability and outstanding performance with multiple blocks and radiators while keeping the noise down to a minimum.
Reservoir
The EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11D Mini D5 PWM D-RGB distribution plate is available for pre-order through the EK Webshop and partner reseller network. This product is estimated to ship out in early March 2021. In the table below, you can see the manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP), VAT included.
MSRP: 319.90€ including VAT.
Designed to offer unique aesthetics and ease of use, this advanced all-in-one waterway solution comes with a pump, reservoir, simple mounting mechanism, and multiple industry-standard G1/4" threaded inlets and outlets. The placement of these inlets and outlets is aligned to fit with other EK-Quantum products to minimize the number of tube bends when you're creating the loop. It was engineered to support a maximum of five components.
ATX
- Bottom: EK-CoolStream SE360 Radiator
- Top: None
- Side: EK-CoolStream SE240 Radiator
- Bottom: EK-CoolStream SE360 Radiator
- Top: EK-CoolStream SE360 Radiator
- Side: EK-CoolStream SE240 Radiator
The addressable D-RGB LED strip runs down the unit's entire length while an anodized black aluminium cover hides the unwanted LED hotspots. The built-in addressable LED strip contains 13 digital LEDs and connects to the motherboard's 5 V headers. It is also compatible with MSI MYSTIC LIGHT SYNC, ASROCK POLYCHROME SYNC, ASUS AURA SYNC, and GIGABYTE RGB FUSION 2 software for a coordinated lighting effect.
This water distribution plate comes with a powerful yet silent, PWM-controlled D5 pump. The goal was to make a product that offers great reliability and outstanding performance with multiple blocks and radiators while keeping the noise down to a minimum.
Reservoir
- Dimensions with the attached pump (WxDxH): 332x 77.5x 206 mm
- D-RGB LED count: 13
- D-RGB cable length: 500 mm
- D-RGB connector: Standard 3-pin (+5V, Data, Blocked, Ground)
- Motor: Electronically commuted spherical motor
- Rated voltage: 12 V DC
- Power consumption: 23 W
- Maximum pressure head: 3.9 m
- Maximum flow: 1500L/h
- Maximum system temperature: 60°C
- Materials: Stainless Steel, PPS-GF40, EPDM O-rings, aluminium Oxide, Hard Coal
- Power connector: 4-pin Molex and 4-pin PWM FAN connector
- PWM duty cycle: ~ 20-100%
- Default behavior: Runs at 100% duty cycle when no PWM feedback signal is present
The EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11D Mini D5 PWM D-RGB distribution plate is available for pre-order through the EK Webshop and partner reseller network. This product is estimated to ship out in early March 2021. In the table below, you can see the manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP), VAT included.
MSRP: 319.90€ including VAT.
27 Comments on EK Water Blocks D5-Powered Ek-Quantum Reflection O11D Distribution Plate Goes Mini
Like with NVIDIA, AMD or INTELl I would expect something new or fresh every year. Since water and motherboards do not mix, I would also like to see 10-year warranties for all AIO offerings and manufacturers should spend their time on those longer lasting quality assurances than just keeping on offering blink. But I guess good and honest research is far more expensive then just adding a few lights.
My Noctua "NH-D14" has been on duty now since February 2012 without fail. And overclocking works like a champ. No downtime ever. The colors of my fans may not be perfect by today's expectations, but I doubt that any AIO out there can beat 10-years so far of sterling and silent service. Of course on the flip-side I am very happy with my Seasonic PSU and its 10-year warranty. The EK D5 here costs USD$390 and that like everything else takes my breath and common sense away. Enough said.
Looks like you pay by the hole reminds me of Swiss cheese lol
16 holes in that gorgeous item :confused:
Guess plugs are now better looking if so make sure ek is making them out of brass now lol
And they do good looking stuff too, let's be honest.
Also this isn't just a pump either. The pump alone only costs ~$80. Distros are more expensive due to the machining required to make them and the time put in to make sure all the inlets and outlets are correct for majority of builds they will be used for.
www.amazon.ca/Alphacool-Eisbaer-Solo-2600rpm-Black/dp/B01HQ8K1IY/ref=pd_day0_6?pd_rd_w=Azz1K&pf_rd_p=a0f07c06-3bfe-427e-9527-5be8cea27b66&pf_rd_r=BCMHDCZPMJC75R906J07&pd_rd_r=ef2384de-d54b-4795-8082-b440c0a7c085&pd_rd_wg=AJzdv&pd_rd_i=B01HQ8K1IY&psc=1
www.amazon.ca/Alphacool-Eisstation-VPP-Solo-reservoir/dp/B01HQ8KTCW/ref=pd_day0_1?pd_rd_w=Azz1K&pf_rd_p=a0f07c06-3bfe-427e-9527-5be8cea27b66&pf_rd_r=BCMHDCZPMJC75R906J07&pd_rd_r=ef2384de-d54b-4795-8082-b440c0a7c085&pd_rd_wg=AJzdv&pd_rd_i=B01HQ8KTCW&psc=1
I've got one beats the crap out of ek's quality wise.
www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/reservoirs/alphacool-eisbecher-d5-150mm-plexi-ac-15232.html
And its just a tube res. I made my comment centered around the fact that EK and especially SC are expanding reservior and pump combos way beyond the traditional tube res much better than anyone else. Bitspower might be up there too.
I don't have anything against tube reservoirs, only that ek tube reservoir pump combos are toy crap of which I have two of them so I would know how crappy they are compared to just ocool's
I've never used/ seen a singularity product so I wouldn't comment on them one way or another.
Bitspower is just price gouge products only thing I might get from them is rotary fittings which I try like hell not to use.
If your aim is pure performance, soft tubing is better and you don't need these.
The problem is there is no watercooling company that can compete with EK. You can make decent and cheap products but if you can't deliver in the same volume as your competitor it doesn't matter. You can wait to the decent cheap manufacturers to have available products or you go to the expensive manufacturer who has all the stock needed. I almost ended doing a EK loop but it was so expensive I decided to go the expandable Alphacool AIO way because I'm that lazy and I can use it right now. It will cost about 500€ when it's complete, still about 400€ cheaper than a similar EK loop. It's nuts.
Soft tubing if done right is more flexible obviously but also in that you don't have to drian the system to change thermal paste unlike hard tubing.
I'd likely never use hard tubing except in a place where disconnecting wouldn't be needed to deal with cpu or gpu and maybe reservoir so you're left with rad to rad connections hard tubing maybe.