Packaging and Accessories- Bykski

Byksi has had a big update to their product design and packaging in recent months, with their FOUR series of water blocks taking up the mantle of a flagship tier in their portfolio. The block they sent is part of this series, and the packaging adopts a black and blue color scheme with the Bykski logo printed in large blue to go along with a smaller version on the front and the Ice Dragon name in the bottom-right corner. Missing is the "FOUR" mention here, and I am not sure if Ice Dragon is a product series or not. On the side are technical specs as well as a label to indicate the exact model of the block inside. We also have two seals on the side that help keep the contents inside in check.


Opening the box, we see an installation manual inside a plastic pouch and lots of soft foam on the sides and bottom to protect the block with compartments cut into the foam for the rest of the accessories. Here, too, we have thermal pad strips, two spare stop plugs, and installation hardware which - surprise, surprise - is similar to EKWB's in that it is also a generic kit with more parts than what you need. Bykski has even gone further in making a single manual with instructions for all the GPU blocks of a generation, so you do end up with a large manual and having to figure out which part to refer to since there is not much English used. As seen above, the block itself is snug inside the packaging. No thermal paste is provided here though, so that is a minor con. However, Bykski did say that my sample shipped out just before they made the decision to bundle in RGB lighting and a controller with every block at the same cost, so keep that in mind.