[EKWB] EK unveils revolutionary new NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 water blocks

[VSG]

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For the first time ever, the EK-FC980 GTX water block features a central inlet split-flow cooling engine design -  just like with the flagship EK-Supremacy EVO CPU water block - for best possible cooling performance. Such type of heat exchanger also works flawlessly with reversed water flow without adversely affecting the cooling performance. Moreover this radical design offers great hydraulic perfromance allowing this product to be used in liquid cooling systems using weaker water pumps.

 

I have the Supremacy Evo and personally, I am glad to see the split inlet flow making it to GPU blocks as well now. With reports of these cards hitting 1400+ MHz core on air, I can't wait to see how these perform under water1

[RelentlessAF]

Gahhhhh It makes me wish I could do a custom loop even more ;(

[Jodomcfrodo]

My watercooled 780Ti is crying right now. 

[TheKDub]

Fapulous water block.

[Anthony10]

yes

[rambi36]

Stop making me feel bad with all this GTX 900 series stuff

[Deletive]

Interesting.

[mr.squishy]

I'm sitting here with my (newly acquired ) 650ti boost wishing I had the money for a custom loop and a gpu worthy of a custom loop

[TheGosuStandard]

Gahhhhh It makes me wish I could do a custom loop even more ;(

 With you on that one

[Rafy]

already?! damn, I was not expecting a block for a couple of months.

[Tigerbomb8]

Nice sensationalist title...

[VSG]

Not my title, but I can see where they are coming from- that split fin flow + no separate VRM section is new:

 

[Khvarrioiren]

Really interesting looking design on the water channels. Never been a fan of nickel though, I've always liked basic a basic copper look more.

[VSG]

Really interesting looking design on the water channels. Never been a fan of nickel though, I've always liked basic a basic copper look more.

 

Ya I know what you u mean- good thing they have options for nickel/copper, plexi/acetal as well as their original/clean design style as well. I really had no plans on "upgrading" but these definitely are a good motivator lol.

[Cl2G]

Finally ek put the effort into cooling the vrms. I got into it with their design and engineering team several times over this with the 780/ti blocks.

They insisted vrm cooling was not necessary.

I insisted it was half assed to not include it.

[turtlesocks]

Finally ek put the effort into cooling the vrms. I got into it with their design and engineering team several times over this with the 780/ti blocks.

They insisted vrm cooling was not necessary.

I insisted it was half assed to not include it.

 

Uh what? All full cover blocks by EK cool the VRMs. Perhaps you're thinking of a different company?

 

[Cl2G]

The non full coverage blocks. Especially for the classified cards. I hope ek is beyond that for good now. All serious blocks should cover vrms. Especially at eks price points and absolutely on oc card blocks. With no exception.

[catbutts]

oooo pretty

[sleepy_we]

@EK_Derick, The EK website says that the EK-FC980 GTX - Nickel (Original CSQ) is not compatible with the FC Bridge. Is this a misprint?.. it looks like it should work..

[VSG]

The non full coverage blocks. Especially for the classified cards. I hope ek is beyond that for good now. All serious blocks should cover vrms. Especially at eks price points and absolutely on oc card blocks. With no exception.

Are you referring to the core VRMs or memory VRMs? The former is covered and the latter was due to EVGA underestimating how much people would push them on air lol. Not a biggie, they get hit but don't limit memory OC one bit.

[turtlesocks]

@EK_Derick, The EK website says that the EK-FC980 GTX - Nickel (Original CSQ) is not compatible with the FC Bridge. Is this a misprint?.. it looks like it should work..

 

Fixed. Good catch

 

The non full coverage blocks. Especially for the classified cards. I hope ek is beyond that for good now. All serious blocks should cover vrms. Especially at eks price points and absolutely on oc card blocks. With no exception.

 

"Non full coverage" You realize full cover blocks are defined as cooling GPU core, VRAM and VRMs, which that block does completely? We were told that the memory VRMs did not need water cooling, so we didn't. Future revisions of the 900 classified series will see the memory VRMs water cooled.

[Real_PhillBert]

@EK_Derick about that thread you started so people could ask you questions about the EK blocks and never returned to...

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/215485-ek-water-blocks-general-support-thread/

 

Planning on ever returning to this?

[Cl2G]

All I know is I'm glad ek is cooling all that should be now. I might even buy ek for a daily water system.

[kd1011]

I'm wondering, with the jet plate design, does that mean that cards must be run with a set in and out point?

 

So for SLI, that would mean only parallel flow is an option, without messy tubing runs.

 

Because that's how it is on the Evo Cpu block, why would this be different?

[IdeaStormer]

It still has cold fluid in and hot fluid out, not really revolutionary from where I come from. What next a flow indicator to make it earth shattering?