EK Waterblocks Shipment Inbound & EN NICKEL BLOCKS NOW IN STOCK

[rjk]

Hey Guys

Just to inform you that we now carry stock of EK Waterblocks that use the EN Nickel Plating method.
As many of you are aware, EK recently had an issue where some of their nickel plated products suffered from flaking, this new method of nickel plating is a much more expensive process and has proved to be much more hard wearing.

We are aiming to refresh our catalogue with the full range of EN Nickel Plated products from EK as availability increases.

there is also a plethora of new and reintroduced EK stock inbound








EK Supreme LTX CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi **EN Nickel Plated** @ £32.98 inc VAT

EK-Supreme LTX water block for all socket CPU's has been designed for the hardest enthusiast user. The LT (Light) version has beed designed to lower the production costs and offer EK quality branded CPU water block at the best price.

The base plate is made of nickel plated electrolytic copper lapped and polished to +/- 0,0007 mm flatness. The top is made of quality Acrylic material.

The EK-Supreme LTX cooling engine uses fin design. The water accelerates through 46 very thin channels, which gives extreme cooling surface. The copper base is also very thin, which gives very short distance for temperature to transfer from CPU to water.

Supported sockets:
Processor compatibility:
- Intel Socket 775,
- Intel 1366 socket
- Intel 1156 socket

Only £32.98 inc VAT.

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EK Supreme LTX CPU Waterblock - Nickel Acetal **EN Nickel Plated** @ £32.99 inc VAT

EK-Supreme LTX water block for all CPU socket is a successor of Supreme LT and designed for the hardest enthusiast user. The LTX (Light xtreme) version has been designed to lower the production costs and offer EK quality branded CPU water block at the best price.

The base plate is made of nickel plated electrolytic copper lapped and polished to +/- 0,0007 mm flatness. The top is made of quality POM Acetal material.

The EK-Supreme LTX cooling engine uses fin design. The water accelerates through 46 very thin channels, which gives extreme cooling surface. The copper base is also very thin, which gives very short distance for temperature to transfer from CPU to water. The main improvement made compared to Supreme LT version is that LTX has deeper channels (0,5mm deeper), therefore allows greater flow and better performance.

Supported sockets:
Processor compatibility:
- Intel 775 socket
- Intel 1366 socket
- Intel 1156 socket
- Intel 1155 socket

Only £32.99 inc VAT.

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EK GTX 6970 Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Plexi **EN Nickel Plating** @ £67.98 inc VAT

A Full cover block for reference design Radeon HD6970 graphic card.

High performance water block for Radeon HD6970 reference graphic cards. Please check our www.coolingconfigurator.com online compatibility system to see if your card is compatible.

Base is made of nickel plated electrolytic copper. Top is made of quality acrylic material. The sealing is preformed by quality rubber washers. Block is mounted with enclosed M3x8mm DIN7985 screws.

Fittings can be used on both side of the block (up and down) and 2 plugs are enclosed!

Enclosed:
- water block
- mounting mechanism
- thermal pads

Only £67.98 inc VAT.

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EK CoolStream Radiator XT 120 (120.1) @ £24.98 inc VAT

Quality at EK level and an optimal price-performance ratio make these EK-CoolStream RAD XT radiators unique. The new radiators feature, besides their great design and high build quality, great cooling performance. The copper fins are specially designed for Ultra-silent fans (with low Airflow). The parallel coolant channels reduce flow resistance to a minimum. On both sides of the radiator the M3 threads are integrated to allow fan installation on both sides and radiator mounting. The radiator has integrated G1/4" threads, allowing installation of virtually all common fittings. Please note: Over-tightening of the screws may damage the radiator. Always take care that the screws do not damage the radiator. Damages of the product because of improper use are not covered by the warranty!

Technical details:
- Material: Copper fins, Brass chambers
- Dimensions (LxWxH): 154x119x47mm
- Connection threads: G1/4"
- Weight: Approx. 630g
- Fan installation: 4 x M3 threads on both sides each (for 1x120mm fan each)
- Pressure tested: 8bar

Enclosed:
- 1x EK-CoolStream RAD XT (120) radiator
- 4x M3 x 30mm screws
- 4x M3 x 35mm screws

Important: The included screws may be too long for some applications. Always be sure to screw them in only so far that the radiator is not damaged.

Only £24.98 inc VAT.

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EK-FC580 GTX Backplate - Black @ £19.99 inc VAT

Retention backplate made of black painted aluminium for EK-FC580 GTX water block.

Backplate serves as aesthetics add on.

This backplate is compatible only with Reference PCB design Nvidia 580 GTX cards in combination with any of EK-FC580 GTX waterblocks.

Only £19.99 inc VAT.

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EK-DDC X-TOP Rev.2 Acetal Pump Top @ £17.99 inc VAT

#1 DDC TOP currently on the market.
Compatible with all DDC style pumps.
Increases head pressure and improves flow.
gives the user the option to use standard G1/4 watercooling fittings.

EK-DDC X-TOP rev.2 Acetal
Threads: G1/4
Dimensions: 67×62×20mm

Included:
- 4 M4x24mm screws
- Weight of the packet 160g
- fittings not included

Only £17.99 inc VAT.

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[Cleeecooo]

So for those of us who bought a non EN block from you guys, can we get them replaced directly from you if they start flaking/corroding?

 

[rjk]

that's the aim at the moment, we want to try and support our customers as much as we can ourselves but it depends on what EK do for us.

I am currently in talks with EK myself to try and negotiate terms so I can make a more official announcement on the forums.

as I mention in the OP, the new blocks are taking some time to get into circulation and stock is very limited on all EN product at the moment
hopefully in a few months, all EK product on the site will be EN and will not need to be differentiated.

 

[Cleeecooo]

Any idea on the 580 block stock?

 

[RollerBall]

No Supreme HF?

 

[Cleeecooo]

No Supreme HF?

even EK don't have stock of them :/

 

[GoogalyMoogaly]

Wait so now there IS a problem with the EK blocks?
I'm sure a number of dons/OcUK employees here said that their blocks were fine and it was just a few people that had issues and it was blown out of proportion?
Or is this just a piece of mind thing for customers?

The block I'm specifically curious/enquiring about is the EK Nickel/plexi GTX 480 block as I'm tempted to get a second one (at the refurb prices) to add to my loop. My current card will (hopefully) be running an XSPC copper/steel block and I'd really prefer one of them but they seem to be like rocking-horse dropping now.
I'm pretty sure it is ok as I think this has been covered before, but it's ok to mix nickel and copper in the same loop isn't it? Actually before I even finished typing that it occurred to me that it must be as most fittings are nickel plated brass aren't they?

 

[Cleeecooo]

Nickel and copper are okay

Yes, I think rjk was amongst one of the many people who didn't think that it was a real problem, but atleast they're addressing the problem now

 

[rjk]

Wait so now there IS a problem with the EK blocks?
I'm sure a number of dons/OcUK employees here said that their blocks were fine and it was just a few people that had issues and it was blown out of proportion?

it was blown out of proportion, but if a company like EK is not seen to act, then it can cause catastrophic damages to their reputation. It needed addressing so thats what they did. to my knowledge, only biffa and martini had issues on this forum which is a small percentage considering how many of us have nickel blocks,

being as honest and open as I can, I have been through our return rates on all of the EK nickel product we have ever sold and the combined figures are less than 1%. This will of course not reflect users who deal with EK directly.

Or is this just a piece of mind thing for customers?

Of course it is. OcUK needs to inspire confidence to its customer base, as does EK. once we get some kind of recourse from EK about what we need to do, then we can act on it properly. So far, EK has been dealing with RMA directly, but OcUK want to be able to offer customers the option to use us as an RMA base.

The block I'm specifically curious/enquiring about is the EK Nickel/plexi GTX 480 block as I'm tempted to get a second one (at the refurb prices) to add to my loop. My current card will (hopefully) be running an XSPC copper/steel block and I'd really prefer one of them but they seem to be like rocking-horse dropping now.
I'm pretty sure it is ok as I think this has been covered before, but it's ok to mix nickel and copper in the same loop isn't it? Actually before I even finished typing that it occurred to me that it must be as most fittings are nickel plated brass aren't they?

the older blocks are still fine. I have around £150 worth of EK nickel blocks in my loop that have had ZERO issues. if a problem occured, then I would be sending them straight back to EK. nickle and copper mix is usually fine. but I try to keep blocks from the same manufacturer if I can

Nickel and copper are okay

Yes, I think rjk was amongst one of the many people who didn't think that it was a real problem, but atleast they're addressing the problem now

it isn't a real problem. nobody denied there was an issue, just pointed out that it wasn't the apocalyptic disaster that it was being transformed into by the internet scaremongering.

 

[Cleeecooo]

the older blocks are still fine. I have around £150 worth of EK nickel blocks in my loop that have had ZERO issues. if a problem occured, then I would be sending them straight back to EK. nickle and copper mix is usually fine. but I try to keep blocks from the same manufacturer if I can

Is there any advantage of doing this?

 

[rjk]

well yes, it means that the ports line up for SLI

 

[Cleeecooo]

well yes, it means that the ports line up for SLI

good point