Tuesday, June 6th 2023
EK-Quantum Velocity² CPU Water Block is a Repeat Award Winner
EK, the renowned manufacturer of premium water-cooling equipment, is delighted to announce that their EK-Quantum Velocity² CPU Water Block has once again been honored with the European Hardware Award for Best Custom Cooling solution. This prestigious accolade was presented during the 2023 European Hardware Awards, where a panel of over 100 esteemed tech journalists assessed the top hardware offerings in the European market. For further details on the nomination process, selection criteria, and other award recipients, please visit the official European Hardware Awards website.
EK's impressive three-year streak of consecutive achievements at the European Hardware Awards is crowned by the EK-Velocity² CPU water block's successive victories, securing the win for the second time. This follows a similar pattern from previous years, where the EK-AIO 360 D-RGB claimed the title of the best CPU Cooler in 2021, with the EK-Velocity² CPU water block winning the Best Custom Cooling solution award in 2022.
The Victorious EK-Quantum Velocity²
EK-Quantum Velocity² water block is a high-performance CPU water cooling solution of premium quality, designed to be compatible with a wide range of CPU socket types. It supports popular options such as Intel LGA 1200 and LGA 1700, as well as AMD AM4 and AM5-based platforms.
The water block features a next-generation socket-specific cooling engine and is EK-Matrix7 compliant, while the mounting is done via a patent-pending EK-Exact Mount mounting system.
The Cooling Engine
EK-Quantum Velocity² series CPU water blocks embed the next-generation cooling engine. They use a specific combination of mounting pressure and coldplate geometry tailored for the IHS and die layout of all Velocity²-supported socket processors.
Low hydraulic flow restriction enables these products to be used in setups with weaker water pumps or at lower pump speeds for added silent operation without negatively influencing their top performance! The lathe-turned coldplate is made with precision to cover the IHS effectively and put pressure on the die area.
Special Velocity² Direct Die Model
The EK-Quantum Velocity² features a special direct-die cooling model designed explicitly for the LGA 1700 socket. This innovative solution requires the removal of the integrated heat spreader (IHS), a process commonly referred to as Delidding.
By enabling direct contact between the CPU die and the water block, the Direct Die Cooling Engine eliminates the thermal resistance caused by the IHS and underlying thermal interface material. As a result, it enhances heat transfer efficiency, leading to improved thermal performance and reduced CPU temperatures in custom liquid cooling systems.
EK-Matrix 7
The EK-Quantum Velocity² is designed to be compatible with EK-Matrix7, an innovative product raster poised to establish a new industry standard. EK introduces a fresh perspective to PC liquid cooling by implementing 7 mm increments that govern the height of products and the spacing between ports. This advancement streamlines product alignment and minimizes the time required for loop planning and tube bending. Through the meticulous planning of our products, building a liquid-cooled PC becomes as easy and fun as playing with toy bricks.
PERFECT TIMING FOR THIS AWARD
This is very convenient timing for EK to win another European Hardware Award as they currently offer their Orange Weeks deals where you can get a minimum of 10% off all EK water cooling gear. Simply head over to their webshop and choose any product you want, as they are all currently discounted! The company also offers Crimson Madness deals where you can get up to $500 off their pre-built liquid-cooled PCs by EK Fluid Gaming and receive free shipping.
EK's Orange Weeks and Crimson Madness offers end on 12.6.2023 at 9.00 AM CET!
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EK's impressive three-year streak of consecutive achievements at the European Hardware Awards is crowned by the EK-Velocity² CPU water block's successive victories, securing the win for the second time. This follows a similar pattern from previous years, where the EK-AIO 360 D-RGB claimed the title of the best CPU Cooler in 2021, with the EK-Velocity² CPU water block winning the Best Custom Cooling solution award in 2022.
EK-Quantum Velocity² water block is a high-performance CPU water cooling solution of premium quality, designed to be compatible with a wide range of CPU socket types. It supports popular options such as Intel LGA 1200 and LGA 1700, as well as AMD AM4 and AM5-based platforms.
The water block features a next-generation socket-specific cooling engine and is EK-Matrix7 compliant, while the mounting is done via a patent-pending EK-Exact Mount mounting system.
The Cooling Engine
EK-Quantum Velocity² series CPU water blocks embed the next-generation cooling engine. They use a specific combination of mounting pressure and coldplate geometry tailored for the IHS and die layout of all Velocity²-supported socket processors.
Special Velocity² Direct Die Model
The EK-Quantum Velocity² features a special direct-die cooling model designed explicitly for the LGA 1700 socket. This innovative solution requires the removal of the integrated heat spreader (IHS), a process commonly referred to as Delidding.
EK-Matrix 7
The EK-Quantum Velocity² is designed to be compatible with EK-Matrix7, an innovative product raster poised to establish a new industry standard. EK introduces a fresh perspective to PC liquid cooling by implementing 7 mm increments that govern the height of products and the spacing between ports. This advancement streamlines product alignment and minimizes the time required for loop planning and tube bending. Through the meticulous planning of our products, building a liquid-cooled PC becomes as easy and fun as playing with toy bricks.
This is very convenient timing for EK to win another European Hardware Award as they currently offer their Orange Weeks deals where you can get a minimum of 10% off all EK water cooling gear. Simply head over to their webshop and choose any product you want, as they are all currently discounted! The company also offers Crimson Madness deals where you can get up to $500 off their pre-built liquid-cooled PCs by EK Fluid Gaming and receive free shipping.
EK's Orange Weeks and Crimson Madness offers end on 12.6.2023 at 9.00 AM CET!
11 Comments on EK-Quantum Velocity² CPU Water Block is a Repeat Award Winner
I have a Velocity 2 Direct-Die, a Magnitude, two more Velocity's and more, 90% marketing, 10% crap.
And the disgust they did with the direct-die version: a poorly made product, admittedly, but for which they expect users to complain, evidencing a dutiful recall campaign. It makes you realize what kind of company this is.
Get a Watercool an Alphacool an Iceman or whatever.
This is recommended by someone who has given away thousands of dollars to EKWB over the last few years, and every single time there has always been some problem.
Every time.
At this point EKWB has performed for me hands down. I used other products and they do not add up. And the customer service at EKWB - hands down one of the best. I have asked all the questions anyone can ask. They never have an issue with responding with the information and the technical data to back it up.
We did a lot of testing in-house and outsourced and it was very difficult to replicate the issues other people were seeing. Once we saw there was an issue, we put the product OOS on the website to stop people from purchasing. The small percentage of people who were affected were sent replacement parts upon request however we did ask for more details than normal to try and track the issue exactly. A recall wouldn't have helped much as we could replicate the issue, and neither could many others we worked closely with. Kitguru had contact issues early on, but we fixed that too. It really was just a series of unfortunate events which required input from those that had the issues.
Oh and when I say a small number of units - compared to our normal products it WAS higher than our usual low RMA rate, which is why we knew something wasn't right and we did OOS things, however, it was far lower than it seems overall and it was mostly with the first batch.
At this point, I asked a lot of questions about other products. But if a few cases come out today, and I was in charge of building case - EKWB Pro products work for me.
Here's a test which shows the 3rd gen EK along with the competition from Extreme Rigs. Only the 1st gen was available, and I don't think show it on this chart. The big problem is that the fin area was from their AM4 block,
they just made the base larger.
It would be nice if EK had a model of Velocity² that was thicker to act as a small res and be able to mount a d5 to the top of it since EK has those nice pump tops now. Like a turbocharged AIO or the HEMI of waterblocks. Maybe an EK rep will see this and say hey that's a great idea!
I'm just gonna throw this diagram out there. (sorry not to scale, flow indicator is not noted in diagram but pretend it is there)