EK Waterblocks Releases RGB Monoblock for GIGABYTE Z270X Motherboards

Raevenlord · Feb 9, 2017

EK Water Blocks, the world renowned premium liquid cooling manufacturer, is proud to release the monoblock liquid cooling solution for GIGABYTE Z270X motherboards. EK-FB GA Z270X RGB Monoblock is compatible with GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, thus offering a full lighting customization experience!

EK-FB GA Z270X RGB Monoblock is a complete all-in-one (CPU and motherboard) liquid cooling solution for Intel LGA-1151 socket Kaby Lake and Sky Lake CPU's. This monoblock is compatible with the following GIGABYTE motherboards: GA-Z270X-Gaming 7; GA-Z270X-Gaming K7; GA-Z270X-Gaming 5; GA-Z270X-Gaming K5; GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming; GA-Z270-Phoenix Gaming; GA-Z270-Gaming 3; GA-Z270-Gaming K3; GA-Z270X-UD5.

The base of the monoblock is made of nickel-plated electrolytic copper while the top is made of quality acrylic glass material. The nickel plated brass screw-in standoffs are pre-installed and allow for easy installation.
The monoblock is equipped with a 4-pin RGB LED strip that connects to the motherboard's 4-pin LED header (if supported) or it can be connected to any other 4-pin LED controller. The LED strip cover can easily be removed for adjusting the cable orientation or replacing the LED strip with a custom solution as well!

Availability and pricing
EK-FB GA Z270X RGB Monoblock is made in Slovenia, Europe and is readily available for purchase through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network for 119.95€.

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ensabrenoir · Feb 9, 2017

..et tu Ek?

peche · Feb 9, 2017

Raevenlord said:
Availability and pricing
EK-FB GA Z270X RGB Monoblock is made in Slovenia, Europe and is readily available for purchase through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network for 119.95€.

120€ for a monoblock? overpriced for me, no thanks...i rather to get me a quality AIO watercooler than this block...

Regards,

Chaitanya · Feb 9, 2017

Thats too much of RGB nonsense. Luckily Cryorig still hasn't released their tower coolers with RGB. :banghead:

Aenra · Feb 9, 2017

Am still on the newbie* side of the spectrum, have come across their stuff, but that's about it. Are they any good? As a brand?
And slightly off topic, but assuming one focused solely on cpu cooling, how much cooler would such a loop make it? Compared to say a push-pull h115i?
(obviously under equal loads, vcores, etc)

*clueless works too, your call, lol

Ferrum Master · Feb 9, 2017

Chaitanya said:
Thats too much of RGB nonsense. Luckily Cryorig still hasn't released their tower coolers with RGB.

Apocalypse will be near when Noctua will decide to make some brown RGB lit fans xD

radrok · Feb 9, 2017

Wow this thing is so ugly. o.o

Aenra said:
Am still on the newbie* side of the spectrum, have come across their stuff, but that's about it. Are they any good? As a brand?
And slightly off topic, but assuming one focused solely on cpu cooling, how much cooler would such a loop make it? Compared to say a push-pull h115i?
(obviously under equal loads, vcores, etc)

*clueless works too, your call, lol

Cooling performance-wise it should be good, considering EK products are always good performers.

The real problem is their support, they've been repeatedly in nickel flaking fiascos and they always pointed their middle finger to their customers.

R-T-B · Feb 10, 2017

Ferrum Master said:
Apocalypse will be near when Noctua will decide to make some brown RGB lit fans xD

You mean the poopocalypse?

Sea.Hawk · Feb 11, 2017

peche said:
120€ for a monoblock? overpriced for me, no thanks...i rather to get me a quality AIO watercooler than this block...

Regards,

open loop watercooling not for someone with standard skill and still count they budget.

go with AIO if you not enough skill to build open loop watercooling and your budget is limited

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EK Waterblocks Releases RGB Monoblock for GIGABYTE Z270X Motherboards

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