My review of the EK Supremacy Evo

vsg28 · 15 Sep 2014 at 13:18

Of course having said that, EK just announced this today:

We have updated our EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO installation manual. Please use Insert 2 (I2) with Jet J1 (0.25mm) for best results on Intel LGA-2011-V3 series Core i7 58xx/59xx CPUs. We never stop - we are fine tuning the performance even further.

vsg28 · 2 Oct 2014 at 01:25

What CPU are you using? My block orientation results above seem to match what others have observed also for the two cases above. No idea about x79/99 chips yet because my motherboard is still not here

vsg28 · 2 Oct 2014 at 03:34

Well my board should be here next week but no sign of the RAM just yet. But the 5960x is more of a square die than anything else so I won't be surprised if orientation wasn't very important here.

vsg28 · 2 Oct 2014 at 21:49

Heh.. That thing won't be done anytime soon if these work/review requirements keep coming up. Corsair was supposed to have sent a HG10 over a month ago for testing (stock vs HG10/AIO vs custom loop test) and then the big quad rad comparison is commencing soon. Got the fans for it as you may have seen (48 NB fans!).

vsg28 · 15 Oct 2014 at 23:35

Mine came with J1 pre-installed which I changed over to J2 for these tests in here. Take a look at the fittings kit and see what jetplate is in there- J2 has an extra notch at the top and bottom (2 on each side) compared to J1.

Insert I1 is pre-installed and that should be what you want for the 4770k as per latest instructions.

vsg28 · 16 Oct 2014 at 02:06

I am still waiting for the RAM to arrive

vsg28 · 17 Oct 2014 at 21:54

I had ordered a G.Skill which they were unable to provide to the reseller I purchased from. Working out something with Corsair, let's see.

Ya, I imagine that I will test out different combinations- at least the different inserts because I have no idea still what the difference between the two is.

vsg28 · 18 Oct 2014 at 00:56

There's a decent idea to follow up with. I wonder if someone I know has a 3D scanner!

vsg28 · 6 Nov 2014 at 03:13

FYI: http://www.ekwb.com/news/543/19/EK-...ng-with-brand-new-Jet-J3-for-LGA-2011-3-CPUs/

Relevant quote:

The new jet plate J3 with every newly assembled EK-Supremacy EVO water block at no additional cost. EK is also giving away 1000 (one thousand) free J3 jet plates to our existing users - these will also be distributed among our resellers. They come free of charge other than the shipping fee (for end customer there is a limit of 2 free jet plates per order) and are available through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network.

Good timing for me too!

vsg28 · 7 Nov 2014 at 19:09

Yeah but I'd still bet shipping just the jetplate won't be worth it. Best to combine with other items due to how minimum shipping costs work.

vsg28 · 7 Jan 2015 at 18:35

Sorry about the delay but:

As always, I will update this if/when I get to test out more CPU blocks. If you guys would rather read the review in one place, I went ahead and made a small blog: http://thermalbench.com/2015/01/07/ek-supremacy-evo-cpu-waterblock/

That website is where I will have all my stuff too.

vsg28 · 7 Jan 2015 at 18:52

Glad it helped. I already have a new prototype block from a surprise brand I am testing out now, so it's going to be fun with this, the Watercool Heatkiller 4.0 and the XSPC Raystorm Pro coming out anytime now.

vsg28 · 7 Jan 2015 at 19:09

Don't use CLP, it is not worth the hassle one bit. The updated Ultra version is easier to handle but still not something I would recommend to beginners. Go with the included GC Extreme. It is viscous so you may want to put the tube in a piece of plastic, tie it up and soak it in warm water for a few minutes to help with mounting.