The very very first thing that caught our eyes was their new line of AIO cooling options, now merely referred to as EK-AIO. These are the successors to the EK-MLC Phoenix, and the EK-Predator from earlier than, each of which didn’t actually change the established order of the pre-filled AIO CPU cooling market. EK hopes that the brand new collection, of which once more they’re working to finalizing the design earlier than committing to a launch window and pricing data, will change this. As with most of their new merchandise, the EK-AIO coolers combine RGB assist with 9 dRGB LEDs within the pump/block and extra on the EK-Vardar RGB followers which might be used on the radiator itself. The EK-AIO collection is deliberate to return in 120/240/360 mm radiator dimension choices, with half/three followers respectively. Read previous the break for extra from the Slovenian watercooling model.
Representing EK’s Quantum lineup of merchandise have been the not too long ago launched Kinetic collection of flat and tube reservoirs (FLT and TBE, respectively). It was our first time seeing them in individual however extra fascinating was the coolant used inside which, as EK says, can be a brand new retail answer coming quickly. This was being marketed as an RGB-specific coolant, which is successfully a extra dilute model of their CryoFuel Solid premixes to permit for extra mild by for a subtle, uniform impact whereas nonetheless being concentrated sufficient to retain antibacterial and anti-corrosive properties throughout the acknowledged lifetime. As such, we are able to on paper make this ourselves, however EK desires to take the guesswork out of the equation whereas additionally maintaining product guarantee intact for individuals who wish to preserve it easy.EKWB first confirmed off their upcoming EK-Magnitude flagship CPU block at Computex final 12 months, with a powerful intention to outperform all different blocks, together with their very own EK-Velocity and EK-Supremacy Classic. The EK-Magnitude has gone by a number of revisions and updates to the cooling engine since, and is lastly completed to the place the corporate stated they plan to carry it out subsequent month. They confirmed off a few of the numerous completely different permutations of high, chilly plate, bracket, and socket compatibility at CES, together with the AMD Ryzen-optimized cooling engine to higher make the most of the multi-chip geometry employed by the Red crew.Distribution plates, or distro plates as extra generally referred to as, went from being a one-off modder design to a industrial product in 2019, and the development appears to proceed in 2020. Despite these being extremely area of interest merchandise promoting an order of magnitude or extra fewer than a typical reservoir, EKWB has determined there may be sufficient of a market to warrant extra of their branded answer for circumstances together with the Phanteks Evolve X, the Fractal Design Define R6, and the Corsair Obsidian 1000D. Part of their EK-Quantum Reflection collection, these distro plates do precisely what you suppose and have pre-configured channels to permit for simpler parallel arduous tube layouts, particularly with their very own water blocks. These distro plates include a pre-installed D5 pump, apart from the final one for that behemoth Obsidian 1000D that options two D5 pumps and two separate channel units to make use of with the 2 programs within the case that EK expects patrons of this product would have. This specific distro plate would possibly nicely price over $400 when it’s out, which is near the price of the case itself!EKWB’s OEM facet took up the ultimate step on the tour, with a demo system from Cubix…
