EK Radeon R9 Fury X Water Blocks Now Available

btarunr · Jul 7, 2015

EK Water Blocks, Ljubljana based premium computer liquid cooling gear manufacturer, is excited to launch the true single-slot liquid cooling solution for AMD Radeon reference design R9 FURY X graphics card. EK-FC R9 Fury X directly cools the GPU, HBM 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.

EK-FC R9 Fury X water block features EK unique central inlet split-flow cooling engine design for best possible cooling performance. Such system also works flawlessly with the reversed water flow without adversely affecting the cooling performance. Moreover, such design offers great hydraulic performance, allowing this product to be used in liquid cooling systems using weaker water pumps. Unlike the original AIO cooling solution that comes with AMD Radeon R9 FURY X and takes up two slots, EK-FC R9 Fury X water block will transform the FURY X into a single-slot graphics card.

The base is made of electrolytic copper (bare- or nickel-plated, depending on the variant) while the top is made of either acrylic- or POM Acetal material. Plexi variants also feature two pre-drilled slots for 3mm LED diodes. Screw-in brass standoffs are pre-installed and allow for safe, painless installation procedure.

Additionally the EK-FC R9 Fury X has been engineered with FC Terminal connection ports for up to four FURY X on a single ATX form factor motherboard, thus allowing for trouble-free swap out and upgrade without any additional changes to the cooling loop.

These water blocks are made in Slovenia, Europe and are readily available for purchase through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network. An aesthetic retention backplate, which also cools the backside of the circuit board, is also available for separate purchase and comes in five different finish variants.

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GhostRyder · Jul 7, 2015

As usual, these are good looking water blocks!

Patriot · Jul 7, 2015

GhostRyder said:
As usual, these are good looking water blocks!

but the hbm are not flush with the gpu die... this will have the same problem cooling the memory that the stock block does.

I wonder if the hbm are just that fragile.

the54thvoid · Jul 7, 2015

More importantly - can these be used on the no X Fury?

GhostRyder · Jul 7, 2015

the54thvoid said:
More importantly - can these be used on the no X Fury?

I don't see why not, its the same PCB design (As long as they use the reference design).

Patriot said:
but the hbm are not flush with the gpu die... this will have the same problem cooling the memory that the stock block does.

I wonder if the hbm are just that fragile.

It cools it so I see no problem, plus its a less power than previous so I doubt it will have any trouble.

slick530 · Jul 7, 2015

Really don't see the point of custom watercooling the Fury X unless you want to go crossfire. There's really no head room for overclocking anyway.

Brusfantomet · Jul 7, 2015

slick530 said:
Really don't see the point of custom watercooling the Fury X unless you want to go crossfire. There's really no head room for overclocking anyway.

a Fury x, a Z97 ITX board with a i7 k cpu and one 200 mm radiator is one hell of a powerful combination.

chinmi · Jul 7, 2015

Brusfantomet said:
a Fury x, a Z97 ITX board with a i7 k cpu and one 200 mm radiator is one hell of a powerful combination.

Change that fury x with a 980ti and you'll get a much much more powerfull combination with similiar prices.

SonicZap · Jul 7, 2015

chinmi said:
Change that fury x with a 980ti and you'll get a much much more powerfull combination with similiar prices.

More powerful? Yes. "Much much more" powerful? No.

Brusfantomet · Jul 7, 2015

chinmi said:
Change that fury x with a 980ti and you'll get a much much more powerfull combination with similiar prices.

But the 980ti is longer than the motherboard, making that the limiting factro for the case, and depending on the resolution it is from equal to sligthly below the performance of a 980ti, so no, you do not get a much more powerfull combination.

Lionheart · Jul 7, 2015

chinmi said:
Change that fury x with a 980ti and you'll get a much much more powerfull combination with similiar prices.

Much Much more? What?

Gadgety · Jul 7, 2015

Single slot, yes that's the right idea. I wonder why AMD didn't do it.

slick530 · Jul 7, 2015

The whole point of the Fury X is for ITX cases as a HTPC. But since it doesn't support HDMI 2.0, I don't really see the point of building a small form factor PC unless you plan to brind it for LAN parties. Otherwise, 980Ti would make much more sense. A single 980Ti with custom cooler is at least 20% above a Fury X at around the same price.

ZoneDymo · Jul 7, 2015

chinmi said:
Change that fury x with a 980ti and you'll get a much much more powerfull combination with similiar prices.

You might want to check your benchmarks again....

turbogear · Jul 7, 2015

Considering to buy the EK-FC R9 Fury X - Nickel for my Fury X card to integrate it into my existing water loop.
EK makes nice looking blocks. I had the same one on my Radeon 290X (EK-FC R9-290X - Nickel).

I have a water cooling loop existing of 2x240mm radiators and 1x120mm radiator, which kept my Radeon 290X and i7-4770K running under 50°C under full load. I replaced 290x with Fury X and the loop is just running the CPU alone and waiting for single slotted Fury X.

Note: My Fury X doesn't suffer from pump whine noise, it has the new pump with Chrome Cooler Master Badge. Though I find the fan that is used on the radiator to be loader than the Noctua NF-F12 PWM fans that I am using on my custom water loop.

haswrong · Jul 7, 2015

turbogear said:
Considering to buy the EK-FC R9 Fury X - Nickel for my Fury X card to integrate it into my existing water loop.
EK makes nice looking blocks. I had the same one on my Radeon 290X (EK-FC R9-290X - Nickel).

I have a water cooling loop existing of 2x240mm radiators and 1x120mm radiator, which kept my Radeon 290X and i7-4770K running under 50°C under full load. I replaced 290x with Fury X and the loop is just running the CPU alone and waiting for single slotted Fury X.

Note: My Fury X doesn't suffer from pump whine noise, it has the new pump with Chrome Cooler Master Badge. Though I find the fan that is used on the radiator to be loader than the Noctua NF-F12 PWM fans that I am using on my custom water loop.

thanx for feedback. how about coil whine or other cicada-like coil sounds during operation..<

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