Granzon ups the ante with its GAISC CPU water block featuring a ~3" 1440p 60 Hz panel which you can use as a second monitor inside your PC. The display is fully customizable using Windows, the block has four G1/4" ports to use, the cold plate is large and allows for good thermal performance, and yet there are multiple cons to be aware of.
The Alphacool Core 1 LT is a more affordable take on the successful Core 1 series of CPU water blocks. It ditches the metal tops in favor of acetal or acrylic, but retains the same cooling engine to give you chart-topping performance paired with cleaner aesthetics and/or better RGB lighting at a lower price.
The Bykski CPU-FIRE-ON-I is a premium CPU water block without the premium price tag holding it back. It uses a large cooling engine paired with good build quality, catchy aesthetics, integrated lighting, a thermal sensor, and even a color display on board to grab your attention in a crowded market.
The Corsair iCUE XC7 RGB Elite LCD is, as the name suggests, a premium CPU water block with a large integrated display on top of a whopping 31 ARGB LEDs for extensive customization. It also includes a temperature sensor with good software support and decent thermal performance to be more than just a one-trick pony.
Byksi's premium sister brand Granzon debuts on TechPowerUp with the GAI0.1 Intel-socket CPU water block. It has three top/bracket combinations to choose from, uses a copper cold plate with extremely dense fins, offers a clean aesthetic with optional RGB lighting, and has decent thermal performance too.
The Bykski CPU-XPR-C-I CPU Water Block is a mouthful to say and type but worth your time to know more about thanks to the incredible value it provides. This is an Intel-specific CPU block with decent performance, integrated ARGB lighting, and clean aesthetics for a really low selling price of $35.
The Corsair iCUE Link XC7 RGB Elite builds upon the winning formula of its predecessor CPU blocks, using a new cooling engine which promises better thermal performance without compromising on coolant flow restriction. There are 24 integrated RGB LEDs for lighting and a thermal sensor with iCUE Link support too.
CORSAIR adds a hybrid GPU block to its portfolio with extensive GPU compatibility. The iCUE Link XG3 for GeForce RTX 4080/4090 features a large cold plate for direct cooling of the GPU core and VRAM with a central fan that blows air over the VRMs to make for an affordable cooling solution with an integrated temperature sensor too.
EKWB offers not one but three different options for GPU blocks compatible with the ASUS RTX 4090 Strix/TUF, including an active backplate. Today we examine the EK-Quantum Vector² which uses an updated cooling engine and aims to provide improved performance paired with EK's aesthetics.
Today we examine the Phanteks Glacier G4090 GPU block for the ASUS RTX 4090 Strix/TUF. It comes in three different color options and offers a unique coolant flow pathway on the side paired with extensive accessories to make for a cooling solution that looks and feels premium.
Our GPU block roundup continues with CORSAIR's full-cover Hydro XG7 block for the ASUS RTX 4090 Strix/TUF. It uses a design reminiscent of CORSAIR's premium RAM sticks and aims to offer a good balance of aesthetics, ease of installation, coolant flow restriction, and thermal performance for a reasonable price.
Our GeForce RTX 4090 GPU block testing continues with Alphacool entering the foray. The newly released Alphacool Core is a relatively inexpensive full cover block with clean looks, integrated RGB lighting, excellent thermal performance, and low coolant flow restriction too.
We begin a new GPU water block roundup with the recently released Heatkiller V Pro RTX 4090 Strix/TUF block from Watercool. It uses a new cooling engine tweaked for ultimate performance and is part of an excellent design which is functional while looking gorgeous too.
Phanteks updates its CPU water block line with the new Glacier C370 series. Today we examine the Intel-specific C370I that comes in black or white color options, uses an acrylic top with integrated LEDs for aesthetics, and a nickel-plated cold plate with tall fins to allow for a good balance of cost, flow restriction, and thermal performance.
Alphacool updates its CPU water block offerings with the new Core 1 series. It uses an all-brass housing paired with a nickel-plated copper cold plate and a unique 3D jet plate design for excellent thermal performance while still retaining good CPU socket compatibility. There are multiple top versions which all cost less than the competition too.
EKWB helps wrap up our current roundup of CPU water block reviews with its flagship EK-Quantum Magnitude. This is a highly customizable block that uses a socket-specific design with high flow, and excellent thermal performance, but comes at a high cost.
Alphacool adds to its popular Eisblock XPX Aurora Edge CPU block line with full brass top and housing versions. Available with minor RGB lighting support and coming in two color/finish options, the Eisblock XPX Aurora Edge offers good CPU socket compatibility in addition to balanced thermal performance and coolant flow restriction.
Alphacool adds to its popular Eisblock XPX Pro CPU block line with full brass top and housing versions. Available with Aurora RGB lighting support and coming in two color/finish options, the Eisblock XPX Pro offers extensive CPU socket compatibility in addition to excellent thermal performance.
The Raijintek Forkis Pro RBW is the company's newest waterblock with extensive CPU socket compatibility. It performs well enough to be in the discussion, while besting pretty much everything else on the market in terms of value for money.
CORSAIR updates its popular Hydro X Series XC7 RGB CPU block with the new PRO version, bringing increased CPU compatibility for the latest Intel and AMD platforms as well as a reworked cooling engine, promising significantly better thermal performance too.
EK updates its popular Velocity line of CPU water blocks to be socket-specific, with a completely different design philosophy taking cues from monoblocks for an extremely clean and easy installation. Add in a plethora of choices for the top and cold plate, in addition to all-round performance and you end up with a strong contender.
EK's diverse product portfolio extends also to motherboard monoblocks, but what happens when a board already has an integrated VRM block? Today we examine a new Bridge block from EK for the ASUS ROG Z690 Formula that answers this question by making use of two existing blocks and bridging them together for a simpler, cleaner loop.
EK impressed before with its new Quantum Surface S360 and X360M radiators in the 30-mm and 60-mm thickness classes respectively, and today we examine the P360M that slots between the two at 44 mm in thickness. It shares more in common with the bigger X360M in features and performance too, so you owe it to yourself to go through this review should you be in the market for a new radiator.
EK Water Blocks has a long-awaited re-haul of its radiator lineup in 2022 called the EK-Quantum Surface, and we take a look at the 30-mm thick Surface S360 triple 120 mm radiator. It not only aims to best other thin radiators on the market, but also takes on thicker radiators for performance while going easy on your pump and wallet!
The new EK-Quantum Surface radiators are a great refresh of the lineup. In this review we take a look at the 58-mm thick Surface X360M triple 120 mm radiator with excellent thermal performance, ultra-low coolant flow restriction, and multiple ports to use or choose from—it is modder friendly, too!
