Water Cooling Advice - Super Quiet Temp Controlled

The Asgard · 3 Jul 2010 at 16:02

Any recommendations for which EK block type? Seems to be a few. Clear looks nice but so does the full nickel.

Brizzles · 3 Jul 2010 at 16:06

HW91 said:
it also costs 3x as much (iirc) and is less than 0.2C better along with having a higher restriction

The Kryos XT costs - £60.33

The EK Supreme HF costs - £50.56 - £63.89 ( depending on finish )

3x as much :confused:

The Asgard · 3 Jul 2010 at 16:09

mrdbristol said:
The Kryos XT costs - £60.33

The EK Supreme HF costs - £50.56 - £63.89 ( depending on finish )

3x as much

Will have a look for that. Don't mind paying that

Brizzles · 3 Jul 2010 at 16:12

The Asgard said:
Will have a look for that. Don't mind paying that

Sent you a link, via trust.

Aslong as it performs 'among' the best then i go for blocks that look good

And this one fits the bill

The Asgard · 3 Jul 2010 at 17:22

mrdbristol said:
Sent you a link, via trust.

Aslong as it performs 'among' the best then i go for blocks that look good

And this one fits the bill

Cheers mate

JeffyB · 3 Jul 2010 at 18:40

I thought you might prefer the look of the kryos, really is a fantastic looking block, the supreme hf full nickel is also a nice block but if you prefer a simpler look.

Performance of the two blocks is virtualy identical so as already said, go for the block you like the look of most.

pastymuncher · 3 Jul 2010 at 19:40

My HF is the black acetal version of that. The universal version comes with two different top brackets, the one in the picture above and another bigger one with lot's of holes. I can see Intels i3/i5 replacement using the same spacing for the mounts as it's only a pin less than the current 1156. i7's replacement though may be bigger as it's 2011 (i could be wrong) pins. EK did bring out brackets for the original supreme for the i5/i7 sockets so they would more than likley do the same for any new sockets.

Eclectic · 3 Jul 2010 at 19:53

I went for the copper block, IMO its looks fantastic mounted!

The Asgard · 3 Jul 2010 at 20:07

pastymuncher said:
My HF is the black acetal version of that. The universal version comes with two different top brackets, the one in the picture above and another bigger one with lot's of holes. I can see Intels i3/i5 replacement using the same spacing for the mounts as it's only a pin less than the current 1156. i7's replacement though may be bigger as it's 2011 (i could be wrong) pins. EK did bring out brackets for the original supreme for the i5/i7 sockets so they would more than likley do the same for any new sockets.

Well worth going for EK just for that. Cheers.

The Asgard · 3 Jul 2010 at 20:08

JeffyB said:
I thought you might prefer the look of the kryos, really is a fantastic looking block, the supreme hf full nickel is also a nice block but if you prefer a simpler look.

Performance of the two blocks is virtualy identical so as already said, go for the block you like the look of most.

If I go supreme thats the block I'm going for. Will look nice in the case.

The Asgard · 3 Jul 2010 at 20:09

Any thoughts on Tubing and Connectors? Currently thinking black.

HW91 · 3 Jul 2010 at 20:41

mrdbristol said:
The Kryos XT costs - £60.33

The EK Supreme HF costs - £50.56 - £63.89 ( depending on finish )

3x as much

was talking about the silver one which was reviewed, others will probably perform worse than the HF

JeffyB · 3 Jul 2010 at 20:54

HW91 said:
was talking about the silver one which was reviewed, others will probably perform worse than the HF

Taken from skinnee labs
"The silver versions of the XT have a .925 silver top and base"

The reviewed version clearly has a copper base so the silver version will be even better.

Monkey Puzzle · 4 Jul 2010 at 17:49

JeffyB said:
Taken from skinnee labs
"The silver versions of the XT have a .925 silver top and base"

The reviewed version clearly has a copper base so the silver version will be even better.

there's not much difference between copper and silver in terms of heat conductivity - less than 10% difference - more like 5% iirc. If money's no object and 100 quid for a degree or two if that might make sense I guess...

JeffyB · 4 Jul 2010 at 19:45

I wasn't suggesting to get the silver version in the first place, hw91 mistook the reviewed version for the silver one.

The Asgard · 5 Jul 2010 at 20:59

Gone for the following, Wife liked the Nickel :eek:

EK-Supreme HF Full Nickel Universal and EK-FC5870 - Acetal & Nickel Full Cover.
Tubing I have gone black XSPC 1/2" with Chrome compression fittings. Should look nice.

Will post some picks once I have it all installed.

Cheers for the input

JeffyB · 5 Jul 2010 at 22:56

Shiney, loooking forward to your build

pastymuncher · 6 Jul 2010 at 09:39

The Asgard said:
Gone for the following, Wife liked the Nickel

EK-Supreme HF Full Nickel Universal and EK-FC5870 - Acetal & Nickel Full Cover.
Tubing I have gone black XSPC 1/2" with Chrome compression fittings. Should look nice.

Will post some picks once I have it all installed.

Cheers for the input

When your Supreme HF arrives if the second bracket is'nt visible check under the foam at the bottom of the box. That's where mine was. Don't know why they did'nt put it in the fittings tray at the top but there you go.

Cold_And_Miserable · 6 Jul 2010 at 10:43

The XSPC Rasa is slightly better than the EK supreme HF and cheaper.
http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=1013&page=5

The Asgard · 6 Jul 2010 at 10:46

PanMaster said:
The XSPC Rasa is slightly better than the EK supreme HF and cheaper.
http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=1013&page=5

Thanks for the info but I prefer the look of the EK Nickel. Not much in it.