EK Introduces Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X Water Block

[Cristian_25H]

EK Water Blocks, Ljubljana based premium computer liquid cooling gear manufacturer, is proud to introduce a new Full-Cover water block for Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 290(X) graphics cards with amended (non-reference) Vapor-X circuit board design.

EK-FC R9-290X VaporX 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 and it's VRM to remain stable under high overclocks. Additionally this water block also directly cools exposed copper drain on the circuit board to achieve best cooling possible. The cooling engine features a very high flow design therefore it can be easily used in liquid cooling systems using weaker water pumps.





Base is made of nickel-plated electrolytic copper while the top is made of quality POM Acetal or acrylic (depending on the variant). Screw-in brass standoffs are pre-installed and allow for safe installation procedure. The cooling engine uses refined 0.6mm wide microchannel structure to even further improve the heat transfer while not sacrificing the famous low hydraulic restriction design.

Up to four EK-FC R9-290X VaporX water blocks can be interconnected with EK-FC Terminal which allows for hassle-free piping job.

In order to simplify the search for suitable and compatible water block EK is adding newly released graphics cards and motherboard from various manufacturers to EK Cooling Configurator database and compatible graphics cards are being added to the list on daily basis.

This water block is readily available for purchase through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network, together with an aesthetic retention backplate:



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[Arrakis9]

That's honestly one of the prettiest looking acrylic blocks I've ever seen. has a lot to do with the layout of the card but still

 

[badtaylorx]

hey EK rep,

can you post the dimensions? I'd like to know if it'd fit in an In Win 901 mini itx....(<130mm)

if you can,

thank ya very

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

so, would scryllic or acetec be the better choice? and what is the difference? based on the vapor x's performance on air, a water-cooled one may very soon find a home in my computer.

 

[Arrakis9]

so, would scryllic or acetec be the better choice? and what is the difference? based on the vapor x's performance on air, a water-cooled one may very soon find a home in my computer.

The acrylic version is obviously see though and has a better tendency to crack if you take it apart to clean it as well as less chemical resistant. its mostly just looks either version will preform exactly the same.