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EK-Quantum Vector RE RTX 3080 GPU Block + Backplate Review

Introduction Oh my gosh, is this real? Do I actually have an RTX 3080 and a reference PCB card at that? After what seemed like an eternity, not only do I have a compatible GPU but several GPU blocks as well to begin a full GPU water block roundup here on TechPowerUp. There are entries… Read more

Blue Shift: Building a Custom-Cooled PC in the Spectre III Case

Home News (Image credit: Niels Broekhuijsen, Tom’s Hardware) After putting the Mirror Maze system together last fall, I needed a break from all the work that goes into a high-end custom build. Plus, I had plenty of PC cases to review. So when Singularity Computers reached asking if we were interested in checking out its… Read more

How to Cut Hard Tubing for Your Custom Loop

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Custom watercooling has always been a popular topic in the enthusiast community, and hard tubing has made it a lot more appealing for people who want cool temps as well as cool looks. It goes without saying that using hard tubing is a real challenge compared to the easier… Read more

MSI MPG Z590 Carbon EK X (11th Gen) Review

Introduction After almost a decade of total market dominance, Intel has spent the past few years on the defensive. AMD’s Ryzen processors continue to show improvement year over year, with the most recent Ryzen 5000 series taking the crown of best gaming processor: Intel’s last bastion of superiority. Now, with a booming hardware market, Intel… Read more

MSI MPG Z590 Carbon EK X Review

Introduction After almost a decade of total market dominance, Intel has spent the past few years on the defensive. AMD’s Ryzen processors continue to show improvement year over year, with the most recent Ryzen 5000 series taking the crown of best gaming processor: Intel’s last bastion of superiority. Now, with a booming hardware market, Intel… Read more

This Backplate Actively Liquid Cools Your Nvidia RTX 3080 or 3090

Home News (Image credit: EKWB) EKWB has officially announced all-new “Active Backplates” for the reference designed RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 graphics cards (not the Founders Edition). This new backplate features an actively liquid-cooled water block to cool all the PCB hotspots found at the rear of Nvidia’s top-tier Ampere GPUs. Additionally, for the RTX… Read more

Case Mod World Series 2020 Winners Showcase Cyberpunk Mantis Blade PC, A ‘Floating’ Tower

Home News (Image credit: AK Mod) When times get tough, modders get modding, and 2020 was no different. Today, the winners of Cooler Master’s Case Mod World Series 2020 modding contest receive their crowns, rewarding some of the most remarkable mods created in a challenging year. The 2020 contest saw 90 entries from enthusiasts across… Read more

Lian Li’s Awesome O11D Mini Is Getting an EKWB Distroplate

Home News (Image credit: EKWB) Lian Li’s O11D Mini came out at the end of last year (our review here), and thanks to its incredibly modular internals, it’s honestly one of the most fun cases 2020 had to offer. Now, EKWB already has a distribution plate ready for it, and call me weird, but I… Read more

Gigabyte’s Z590 Aorus Tachyon Blasts Rocket Lake With 1300A of Power

Home News (Image credit: Overclocking.com) Gigabyte presented nine Intel Z590-based Aorus-branded motherboards at CES earlier this month, but didn’t actually showcase perhaps the most ambitious model in the lineup: The Z590 Aorus Tachyon, which can deliver up to an almost-ridiculous 1300A of power to Intel’s upcoming Rocket Lake chips. For reference, most flagship motherboards top out around 1000A. … Read more

Liquid Cooling EKWB AIO Elite 360 D-RGB Review

Introduction to the EKWB AIO Elite D-RGB specifications by 360 mm This is not the first time that we tested an all-in-one kit from EKWB , on the other hand, one of the most famous brands of custom systems and with a more varied catalog of exchange blocks, but It is also true that our… Read more

EKWB Reveals Special Edition RTX 3090 FE Waterblock

Home News (Image credit: EKWB) Back in November last year, EKWB finally revealed its special edition waterblocks for the Founder’s Edition RTX 3080, but the RTX 3090 wasn’t getting such love, at least not at that time. Now, EKWB caved and revealed the Special Edition waterblock for the FE RTX 3090, and boy is it… Read more

Asus unveiled its upcoming Intel Z590 motherboard lineup

The price range of Asus’ motherboard range starts with Prime Z 590 M-Plus from less than two hundred all the way to ROG Maximus XIII Extreme Glacial 1500 euros Intel’s CES 2021 virtual trade show gave the first tastings of the upcoming Rocket Lake processors, which are expected to go on sale in March. However,… Read more

Bitspower’s RTX 3080 Mobius Waterblock Has Founders Edition Looks

Home News (Image credit: Bitspower) When the RTX 3080 Founders Edition landed, we were immediately curious what the waterblocks for that card were going to look like, given that the PCB has a huge bite taken out of it. Back in September, EKWB confirmed that the reference card wasn’t identical to the Founders Edition PCB,… Read more

EKWB launches new AIO liquid coolers with lower prices

by Jordi Bercial 2 hours ago … Following the success of the first all-in-one liquid cooling of EK Waterblocks , the company has decided to move forward through this market route by launching a new range called EK-AIO Basic, which will arrive with the characteristic quality of the company, but with a much more basic… Read more

Better integration of water cooling: EK Water Blocks shows new concepts

As part of the EK EXPO, water cooling manufacturers presented, among other things, the already known water cooler for the new GeForce RTX – 30 – and Radeon-RX – 6000 – cards, but also concepts for a water-cooled backplate and the MSI MPG CARBON Z 590 EK X with pre-assembled water cooling block. In addition… Read more