Might just be the best deal for top-grade computers

Feb 16, 2015 10:41 GMT  ·  By

Ljubljana-based premium liquid cooling gear manufacturer EK Water Blocks has released a new cooling product that rather strangely has been described as a low-cost, high-value piece of equipment.

This despite it being compatible with more or less every AMD and Intel CPU out there, and Intel LGA 2011-3 chips in particular.

LGA 2011-3 processors are those Haswell-E Core i7-5000 series and Xeon chips that only the rich consumers and well-funded companies will ever look at.

Apparently, EK wanted to create a high-end cooling product that also carried a better price-performance ratio than the competition.

The EK-Supremacy MX water block

Cost is the biggest problem with water cooling products. Not only do buyers need to pay for the water block, but they have to separately buy a reservoir, pump, radiators, etc.

Water blocks get the biggest flack for their prices, however, because they have to be replaced every time the owner buys a new CPU or graphics card.

While the main water cooling setup and case of a PC can endure through several different PC configs over the years, the water block has to be changed quite often. That is why EK's decision to create a somewhat less costly water block could turn out very well.

The EK-Supremacy MX boasts a hydraulic performance more than good enough to enable top performance even with weak pumps (very high-flow design).

The mounting mechanism is pre-assembled and comes in two versions, one for Intel and one for AMD CPUs. That is to say, there are two distinct variants of the block apparently.

Furthermore, the base is made of copper, so the heat conductivity is as high as it could get with the simplified build. Just below that of the EK-Supremacy EVO.

Availability

The Intel variant is compatible with LGA 1150, LGA 1155, LGA 1156 and LGA 2011(-3) processors, while the AMD one can support more or less all sockets still relevant: AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, FM2+, F, C32, 939, 754 and 940.

Shipments will include thermal grease, the pre-installed mounting mechanism, Torx key T20, and an EK-Supremacy MX Backplate (for Intel LGA-115x platforms). Sadly, the price was not included in the press release.

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EK-Supremacy MX (4 Images)

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