Hi all,
I actually have the slightly newer version of that block, the 570 GTX SE rev 1.1, in my build. That IS what's linked, I think the picture is just out of date and of the earlier version. I also have another one on the way.
I was running my original reverence GTX 570 (same PCB as 580) I then got a GTX 570HD for SLI. I blocked them both up (different blocks, but both EK) and had them working together for a while. Despite the blocks being near identical and the key components on both GPUs (GPU core and Ram) lining up, EK thought it a good idea to offset the hose points by over 10mm, so I could not use the SLI links I'd bought, rather I made some of my own with more flexible hose - worked well.
Unfortunately I had a compression fitting fail on the CPU (shit happens) and I lost my original 570 - despite using EK's own low-conductivity coolant pre-mix. I now have a 2nd 570HD as a replacement so I'm waiting for the 2nd 570 HD block to arrive.
These blocks seems to be in very short supply, whether it's that EK are running out of stock because they're EOL or that they're simply very popular I don't know. There's also a Plexi (so transparent rather than black) version of this block that is more widely available. I have one of those reserved incase EK cannot deliver on my Acetal version.
This block does work very well. As an example I had my blocked-up 570 HD running alongside my stock air-cooled 570 HD. The latter had excellent air flow to it with the side of the case off to be clear. Anyway, both cards running at 732mhz saw my WC card at 36c during Heaven 3.0 looping while the air cooled one (with fan set to run @ the temp of the CPU so 70c = 70% fan) saw it at 84c. So, the blocks work, of course with the caveat that the rest of the loop is up to the job.
So yes, a nice GPU block that does, in my view, look very smart indeed in Acetal.
Cheers,
Scoob.
