EK Introduces Annihilator Series 1U CPU Water Block for server and workstation type motherboards

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EK Water Blocks ,introduce the ultimate water block for server and workstation type motherboards featuring one or more Intel LGA 2011(-3) or LGA 115x sockets. EK-Annihilator is a result of round clock development, years of experience and rigorous testing. Enterprise solutions are built with performance, reliability, serviceability and no compromises in mind - EK-Annihilator CPU water block meets those demands with top hydraulic- and thermal performance as well as proven engineering.
 

EK-Annihilator is the ultimate 1U chassis type water block for server & workstation type motherboards, pre-configured for use on modern Intel LGA-2011(-3) socket motherboards with narrow mounting hole pattern. By replacing the pre-installed mounting plate for alternative one the EK-Annihilator can also be used on regular Intel LGA-2011(-3) and Intel LGA-115x socket motherboards.

EK-Annihilator features easy installation in 1U low-profile high-density, high-performance computing server & workstation enclosures. Side-mounted fittings and plugs are made of high quality nickel-plated brass material. Together with 6/9mm (ID/OD) tubing and tube-securing clamps they make a complete solution for single- or multiple waterblock connection.

The EK-Annihilator uses microfin cooling structure. The cooling liquid accelerates through inlet manifold and turbulently continues its path through numerous very thin channels which provide extreme cooling surface area. Specifically designed and carefully machined copper base (sometimes referred to as 'cold plate') is made from purest copper available on the market and is further polished to absolute mirror finish. This alone greatly improves the cooling performance of EK-Annihilator.

Sockets supported:
LGA2011v3 Narrow (pre-configured)
LGA2011v3 Standard
LGA1150/LGA1155/LGA1156

MSRP: 54.95€

 

Source:

http://www.ekwb.com/news/592/19/EK-introduces-Annihilator-series-1U-CPU-water-block/

[Misanthrope]

Looks perfect for the asrock x99 itx board too

[elecxonica]

Ah yes, I want to put liquid into a machine that I need to have incredibly good up time. That's a good idea.

[BWSSoldya]

Why would anyone want to do water cooling on a server? I mean that'd be incredibly sucky. You need to service the thing every 6 months. Why make that choice? It sounds kind of really...well...not smart....

[Optimus Prime]

Why would anyone want to do water cooling on a server? I mean that'd be incredibly sucky. You need to service the thing every 6 months. Why make that choice? It sounds kind of really...well...not smart....

Asrock X99 itx uses a narrow socket so with this waterblock you could build an ultra powerful portable workstation/gaming pc

[The_Strict_Nein]

Ah yes, I want to put liquid into a machine that I need to have incredibly good up time. That's a good idea.

Expect the fact that most if not all modern server farms are moving to water cooling rather than air cooling

[bcredeur97]

how do u put a res in a 1U? or do you make it external?

[cesrai]

I would pad the shit out of that block or maybe not.

[patrickjp93]

Ah yes, I want to put liquid into a machine that I need to have incredibly good up time. That's a good idea.

 

Why would anyone want to do water cooling on a server? I mean that'd be incredibly sucky. You need to service the thing every 6 months. Why make that choice? It sounds kind of really...well...not smart....

 

 

You mean like most modern data centers and supercomputers that have miles of pipe and water running through them 24/7? Seriously people this isn't the late 90s. Liquid cooling is a very viable and much more efficient enterprise solution than using air conditioning. Google's Datacenter rooms get up to 85*F inside but have liquid loops taking everything off the RAM, CPUs, GPUs, and sometimes even the hard drives these days (the bays they slid into have flat pipes and micro channels in the walls).

 

And no, the servicing is maybe once every 3 years and gets done in a day. When you spare no expense to ensure parts will not corrode or leach and contain no residue when being constructed and contain no leaks at the start, you can practically go forever. Hell you can probably flush the whole system without a single node going down for even a moment if it's rigged up correctly to external reservoirs and dissipators.

[patrickjp93]

how do u put a res in a 1U? or do you make it external?

These days it's usually a huge external system which goes out to an industrial air conditioner which blows air through tens of meters of radiator fins to the outside. The water comes out 60*C and goes back in at 10*C for the OSU supercomputer. There are even more efficient liquid cooling models than this. And since the data center rooms are bone dry, condensation isn't an issue. 

[The Benjamins]

Why would anyone want to do water cooling on a server? I mean that'd be incredibly sucky. You need to service the thing every 6 months. Why make that choice? It sounds kind of really...well...not smart....

 

Some data centers already are liquid cooled. It helps keep the servers cooler, and if done correctly it will not be hard to do any maintenance on them.

[Notional]

Why would anyone want to do water cooling on a server? I mean that'd be incredibly sucky. You need to service the thing every 6 months. Why make that choice? It sounds kind of really...well...not smart....

 

Actually, that is what ASETek is focused on (the company behind AIO water coolers):

 

[carolkarine]

the asrock mitx x99 mobo is now viable....

[WereCat]

Ah yes, I want to put liquid into a machine that I need to have incredibly good up time. That's a good idea.

Lol.. exactly. You are runing important data and you need them up 24/7 so for the most reliable cooling you pick.. eh ..water cooler?

[patrickjp93]

Lol.. exactly. You are runing important data and you need them up 24/7 so for the most reliable cooling you pick.. eh ..water cooler?

If it's good enough for Google, you bet your butt it's good enough for the rest of the industry.

[Lauen]

I hope they're releasing an AMD compatible one when Zen comes out cus I really like this block, plus my second favorite band ever is called Annihilator so I want it mostly for the name LOL

[w12021170]

My problem is compatibility with most consumer grade products. The fittings are G1/8 rather than standard G1/4, and the barbs suplied are for 6mm ID. 

I found those details on the product page itself rather than from the announcement: http://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-annihilator.html

 

Personally, I'd rather just use EK's ILM mounting brace for their supremacy line:

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/professional-solutions/cpu-blocks/mounting-plate-supremacy-lga-2011-narrow-ilm.html

 

I didn't spend long looking, but can anyone find any 6mm ID tubing?

[AxelRantila]

Why would anyone want to do water cooling on a server? I mean that'd be incredibly sucky. You need to service the thing every 6 months. Why make that choice? It sounds kind of really...well...not smart....

Google runs watercooling in their datacenters so there is obviously a market for it

[Norman_the_Owl]

It's gonna be EKs firepro series all over again, there'll be a release, a dozen will sell, and nothing will ever happen again

[elecxonica]

 

 

 

You mean like most modern data centers and supercomputers that have miles of pipe and water running through them 24/7? Seriously people this isn't the late 90s. Liquid cooling is a very viable and much more efficient enterprise solution than using air conditioning. Google's Datacenter rooms get up to 85*F inside but have liquid loops taking everything off the RAM, CPUs, GPUs, and sometimes even the hard drives these days (the bays they slid into have flat pipes and micro channels in the walls).

 

And no, the servicing is maybe once every 3 years and gets done in a day. When you spare no expense to ensure parts will not corrode or leach and contain no residue when being constructed and contain no leaks at the start, you can practically go forever. Hell you can probably flush the whole system without a single node going down for even a moment if it's rigged up correctly to external reservoirs and dissipators.

 

 

Expect the fact that most if not all modern server farms are moving to water cooling rather than air cooling

I see. I need to go look more into servers as it turns out then.

[Fetzie]

Actually, that is what ASETek is focused on (the company behind AIO water coolers):

 

 

I'll be showing this to our lead system admin on Monday. 19" rack mounted water cooling. Sweet

[Mattb6288]

I think linus needs a couple of these for his dual xeon render machine