** EKWB-PREDATOR - AVAILABLE NOW **

Is Tech Labs version coming back, or has it been killed? Did one blow up or something?

Nothing like that, we didn't sell any. EK are talking to me about it and aren't happy with me offering it like that.

At the moment, it won't be coming back for online availability.

I would rather not go into it more than that right now as I have basically done a load of work for no reason at a time where I could have been putting my energy into other projects.
 
No. And if you wanted to buy a predator from us and do the modding yourself, you could.

I will put a guide up at some point if anyone wants me to?
 
Don't read too much into it. I would rather not make a big thing about it.

If anything it gives people a bit of inspiration to mod their own.
 
That would be most useful. Hopefully not too complicated.

I'll see what I can do. If I forget then shout up in this thread to remind me.

Should I ever expect to need to refill one of these? I know the system is designed to not let any vapor out but i'm thinking after a year or two it probably wants checking?

You shouldn't need to but it can't hurt to check. Just top it up using deionised water via either of the fill ports.
 
sorry guys, something out of my hands really.

I will say that if you intend on modding your unit to include clear tubing, that you should consider filling the unit up and topping up again every few months to account for evaporation through the PVC tubing.
 
not really. its just opening a fill port pouring in some coolant and then closing the fill port.

its no more difficult than pouring oil into a car or pouring a drink into a glass.
 
dont get too excited about the tech labs stuff

it is a LOT of work for me right now to do to get it back and meet EKWB requirements.

So it will come, but in due course as I have some pretty large projects to work on currently that need more of my time sinking into them than the tech labs predator.

all will become clear very soon but I cant talk about it more right now.
 
This doesn't sound too good... two recent examples of defective units. Maybe being a new product there are some issues to be ironed out? EK have a good rep and usually produce solid and reliable stuff, so this surprises me. Anything with water in is certainly NOT something you want to be going wrong in your system!

not at all, they test them but things with multiple working technical parts will always run the risk of being faulty out of the box.

we have had 2 returned units on the 240.

you need to remember that this thing is a lot more complicated than most other AIO coolers. it has a pwm power hub integrated into it that controls all of the moving parts, a full fat DDC pump rather than just a low wattage thing. plus the pump is going through a high impingement 'proper' cpu block.

not that this is an excuse for a product failing, I'm just highlighting that it isnt the same deal as a mass produced Asetek unit. 2 failures out of the numbers we have sold so far is really nothing to worry about.

and both of these failures were power board related according to our system. so there is no reports of a catastrophic failure [a leak] still.
 
What?

you don't need a flow monitor at all.

Your motherboard will have a temperature shut off option. set it at the highest temperature you are comfortable with and if your pump fails then the computer will shut down.

This is standard procedure for setting up a bios and something you should already be doing regardless of the cooling solution you are using.
 
Still very interested in this for a few of my friends who don't want to mess with a custom loop, but need more info/prices/someone to test the crap out of it compared to all the aio's out there.

Unless I missed something and its all there and I'm just blind?

All the info you need is in this thread.
 
They should really change the tubing and that quick disconnect. It's so ugly :(

the tubing is there as it is non porous so works well in that it doesn't lower the coolant level and starve the pump over time. essential for a closed loop with zero maintenance.

the QDC is not very nice looking. BUT the important thing to remember is that it every QDC on the market loses around a teaspoon of fluid when disconnected.

This one doesnt which is absolutely essential as this is designed to be installed in the case with pre filled blocks.
 
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