EK Releases Aluminium-based Fluid Gaming RTX Water Blocks

[WYP]

An Aluminium water block? Careful now!



Read more about EK's new Fluid Gaming RTX series water block.

 

[AlienALX]

Yup, copper is getting progressively more expensive....

 

[NeverBackDown]

While its perfect for the Fluid kits they have, this is still way to expensive I feel like. There other fluid kits as a whole are way cheaper than non aluminum kits, don't see why these should cost nearly the same as their copper counterparts.

 

[AlienALX]

While its perfect for the Fluid kits they have, this is still way to expensive I feel like. There other fluid kits as a whole are way cheaper than non aluminum kits, don't see why these should cost nearly the same as their copper counterparts.

Couldn't agree more. I read the article and noticed the word "affordable" then got to the end and saw 109 Euro. I've never paid that much for a GPU wb, even for a then 4 month old Titan XP. It seems they are trying to move from copper (as it really is expensive) yet want to keep their prices nice and high.

 

[Arne Saknussemm]

 

[g0ggles1994]

What I don't get is that why make an 'affordable' WC block for the 2 most expensive consumer GPUs on the market? If they were going to make such a thing, make it for mid range cards like the RX 590 or GTX 1660.

 

[demonking]

Just remember that the whole loop needs to be using Aluminium exclusively if you intend to use one of these. Mix this with copper based GPU blocks or radiators and it will rust at double the speed. Just saying.

 

[Warchild]

Just remember that the whole loop needs to be using Aluminium exclusively if you intend to use one of these. Mix this with copper based GPU blocks or radiators and it will rust at double the speed. Just saying.

Good thing my rads and fittings are all Brass then

Aluminium is actually getting expensive these days. I went to buy a sheet 3mm thick and 600mm x 40mm.

They wanted £40 for it... and that was the cheapest one.

 

[Arne Saknussemm]

I heard these will be called the GalvanEK series...