Packaging and Accessories

Packaging for the EK-Quantum Magnitude includes a bubble wrap around the box, and the packaging also helps carve out an identity beyond the older Supremacy Classic and Velocity. On the front is the company logo and product name, and a large illustration of an example block peeking through the side. My version is for Intel's LGA 115x CPU socket, so I do not know if the render differs for the AMD-specific blocks at this time. On the back are marketing features in multiple languages, a list of contents, some notes on the block for newcomers to the market, and contact information for the company. Missing on this sample is the QR code for the installation manual, but EK says this was an early product packaged to get in my hands in time for launch day. All around the box, we see more of the clean black base and orange accents, as well as several logos and taglines.


EKWB has adopted a two-piece packaging with an outer box that opens up at either side to reveal an inner cardboard box with the EK logo and side flaps to help keep the contents inside in place. Opening this box, we see a layered approach to the unboxing experience with cardboard used to separate the contents. There is a reminder about EK having other products for sale under their banner should you want to stick to one company for the entirety of your custom loop. There is a shaped piece of thick, dense foam underneath, which is in turn on top of the CPU block that is enclosed within more shaped, thick foam. The final layer, once again with more foam compartmentalized, houses the accessories consisting of a tube of Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut thermal paste and the installation hardware. No installation manual to be seen here, which is only available online and will be on the relevant product pages at launch as a PDF file.


As mentioned before, I have here the EK-Quantum Magnitude for LGA 115x only, and thus, the mounting hardware is simpler given it only has to cater to one installation method. We see the socket mounting backplate and rubber gasket, which come in a plastic ziplock pouch, as does the replacement steel jetplate marked as "0.7C," which means it is 0.7 mm thick and curved, with a notch opening in the center to allow for an increased coolant flow rate around the center of the relatively small die on this platform. For the LGA 20xx and AMD AM4 blocks, the jetplates are P(arallel) for a more even distribution on a larger surface area. Also included are low-profile metal mounting screws, springs, and standoffs, along with plastic washers and a hex key to aid in installation.