Friday, May 17th 2024
EK Launches EK-Pro GPU Water Block for NVIDIA RTX 4090 WindForce V2
EK, the leading computer cooling solutions provider, is introducing the EK-Pro GPU WB RTX 4090 WindForce V2 - Nickel + Inox, an enterprise-grade full-cover water block designed specifically for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 WindForce V2 24G graphics card. The water block features a CNC-machined nickel-plated copper base paired with a precision laser-cut stainless-steel top, ensuring both durability and superior liquid cooling efficiency. It fully covers and cools the GPU, VRAM, and VRM components by directing the cooling liquid over these essential areas to efficiently dissipate heat.
Utilizing the Open Split-Flow cooling engine design, this water block delivers exceptional cooling performance. It boasts minimal hydraulic flow restriction, making it compatible with lower-powered water pumps or those running at reduced speeds without compromising efficiency. The jet plate and fin structure geometry are meticulously optimized to ensure uniform flow distribution with minimal loss, achieving optimal cooling efficiency. Remarkably, this water block maintains outstanding cooling performance even when the water flow is reversed, consistently surpassing expectations. It also features a single-slot I/O bracket.
Machining Composition of EK-Pro Water Blocks
The EK-Pro GPU WB RTX 4090 WindForce V2 water block is specifically engineered to enhance integration and stability. It spans the entire length of the PCB and includes a black anodized aluminium retention backplate that improves structural rigidity while providing passive cooling for the backside of the PCB, effectively cooling both the VRAM and the VRM.
The connection terminal for G ¼" fittings is located on the front side of the water block, enabling optimal loop installation in restricted spaces. This feature makes it an excellent choice for high compute-density applications.
Compatibility
Compatibility-wise, the EK-Pro GPU WB RTX 4090 WindForce V2 - Nickel + Inox is compatible with the following GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 WindForce V2 24G
For accurate compatibility information, it is recommended to use the EK Cooling Configurator, which is regularly updated to verify and add compatible graphics cards.
Availability and Pricing
The EK-Pro GPU WB RTX 4090 WindForce V2 - Nickel + Inox water block is available for order through the EK Webshop and partner resellers.
MSRP: 293.90€. For more information, and to order, visit this page.
Utilizing the Open Split-Flow cooling engine design, this water block delivers exceptional cooling performance. It boasts minimal hydraulic flow restriction, making it compatible with lower-powered water pumps or those running at reduced speeds without compromising efficiency. The jet plate and fin structure geometry are meticulously optimized to ensure uniform flow distribution with minimal loss, achieving optimal cooling efficiency. Remarkably, this water block maintains outstanding cooling performance even when the water flow is reversed, consistently surpassing expectations. It also features a single-slot I/O bracket.
The EK-Pro GPU WB RTX 4090 WindForce V2 water block is specifically engineered to enhance integration and stability. It spans the entire length of the PCB and includes a black anodized aluminium retention backplate that improves structural rigidity while providing passive cooling for the backside of the PCB, effectively cooling both the VRAM and the VRM.
The connection terminal for G ¼" fittings is located on the front side of the water block, enabling optimal loop installation in restricted spaces. This feature makes it an excellent choice for high compute-density applications.
Compatibility
Compatibility-wise, the EK-Pro GPU WB RTX 4090 WindForce V2 - Nickel + Inox is compatible with the following GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 WindForce V2 24G
For accurate compatibility information, it is recommended to use the EK Cooling Configurator, which is regularly updated to verify and add compatible graphics cards.
Availability and Pricing
The EK-Pro GPU WB RTX 4090 WindForce V2 - Nickel + Inox water block is available for order through the EK Webshop and partner resellers.
MSRP: 293.90€. For more information, and to order, visit this page.
52 Comments on EK Launches EK-Pro GPU Water Block for NVIDIA RTX 4090 WindForce V2
I find the use of the "Inox" marketing, intriguing.
I haven't seen that precise term used on internationally-sold products much outside of Beretta/firearms manufacturers.
[can't help but wonder if that's on-purpose? At least in the past, casually alluding to another 'cool' product, has been a marketing strategy]To be fair, it's meant to mount a top a well north of $1k Video Card. I think they have an idea of their 'market'. :laugh:
However, if I were a 'media professional' that made money based on how fast I can complete a project, I'd not be so 'concerned' with the price. Esp. if I know in 1-3 years I'll have to be shelling out big $$$ again, for 'competent' performance in my field.
Ex: IIRC, both 'studios' and 'contractors' use top-end nV cards for Unreal Engine media productions.
Depending on the pay, a $2k+ 'GPU setup' might be cost-effective (and headache-saving).
Funny thing is that they charge more for these cards when for all intents and purposes they should be cheaper without the acrylic, right?
I understand prices have gone up but omg.. GPUs these days are ridiculously overpriced for what they have tech wise.
I remember back in days when I was build water cooling PC - r9 290 water block was 70 quid, and back plate 19 quid, yes I talk about EK blocks, and after upgrading to vega64 water block was around 90-95, that was last time I when for water block.. i really don't pay 300 quid for water block! even if I have sh*t load of money, that doesn't make any sense..
www.ekwb.com/news/ek-issues-official-statement-acknowledging-past-issues-plans-corrective-actions/
'There is still a long way to go'
I think the overall sentiment wrt EK is that they've been misfiring for quite a while now, and the price of their products is certainly in that category. Let's hope it was a crisis/covid related thing that they're turning around. But part of that turnaround must be in price.Exactly. Its a slab of metal, no matter how pretty you do the marketing around it. At some point you've just crossed the line towards being for the upper segment only, and you'll lose the mass market. Nobody can explain why EKWB is the optimal choice for its price today. They're not better, but they are more expensive.
I don't know who made this assertion, but I dispute it.
WX9100 only uses the Vega10 nameplate. Doesn't use the XTX nameplate in its BIOS.
The air-cooled and liquid-cooled variants only had differences in their TDP and temperature limits, with the Air cards having a lower TDP and higher temp limit, and Liquid cards having a higher TDP and lower temp limit. To the best of my knowledge, AIB Vega 64 GPUs usually had the Vega 10 XT core installed.
There's a curiosity you might want to play with sometime, a peculiar BIOS was made for Vega 64 cards that converts them into an 8 GB Frontier Edition, I believe this was created for AMD's driver quality assurance department because the company did not provide their own developers and driver engineers with any real Vega FE samples to develop the drivers against. No wonder they were so bloody awful. I helped them fix sooooo many bugs on the Frontier back in the day, and past a point they just stopped caring - and that was also around the time I started to lose interest and faith in Radeon. If you're interested in trying it, someone leaked it on TPU years ago:
www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/219429/219429
[ICODE]Vega10 A1 XT AIR D05011 8GB 852e/945m 1.0V SWQA[/ICODE]