They look great, but those prices....:fear:

Does X870E even have hot vrms?

GigaherzDoes X870E even have hot vrms?

It's for aesthetics.

I paid attention to these a long time ago. I wish these offered two things: one for ITX motherboards and two, a DCC-integrated pump.

They should get around, like a round table and decide on a compatible full cover water block for all GPUs and CPUs alike. The common components like processor and VRM should always be in the same spot taking some measurable error into account. Make it make sense, a different new block for every motherboard and video card out there.

GigaherzDoes X870E even have hot vrms?

I have an MSI MPG X870E CARBON WIFI, and the VRM normally runs around 50C. The chipset gets to 70C so if anything that needs some attention, I put a 140mm fan below it to blow at it and it runs 55-60C now.

Yes they look pretty but in the past performed worse than a CPU block and are a nightmare when it comes to servicing and are obsolete when you change board.

I wish they'd make a bigger block with an integrated pump + downfiring fan with airflow channels integrated along the edges of the block (and a shroud to clean it up), basically a mix of the ASUS ROG RYUJIN III WB CPU Water Block and Alphacool's own Eisbaer pump + micro res + CPU block, replacing the screen on the ASUS with a micro res, and the crappy Asetek pump with the stronger pump in the Eisbaer. The fan with a shroud and airflow guides underneath would provide enough VRM cooling without resorting to needing a block specific to one motherboard, and make it simple to just strap on a radiator + fans where possible, no additional reservoir or pump needed.

@Noci
at least they are worth the money, unlike a lot of EK stuff.

@TechLurker
i doubt +90% of those willing to spend the money on this + whats needed to "use" it, still need a fan/pump/res.
and the Eisbaer pump is adequate, wouldnt call it strong, especially given the same loop with a bigger pump will almost always have better temps (do a search for "more flow>better temps" tests).

Waldorfi doubt +90% of those willing to spend the money on this + whats needed to "use" it, still need a fan/pump/res.
and the Eisbaer pump is adequate, wouldnt call it strong, especially given the same loop with a bigger pump will almost always have better temps (do a search for "more flow>better temps" tests).

You don't always need high flow if you have adequate cooling via the radiator + fan curve that would dissipate enough heat to live with, as eventually it'll be heat-soaked to a steady level when gaming or running intensive tasks. Even the crappy Asetek AIOs with a 360 do well enough on all but the most demanding tasks on high-end CPUs, as long as the fan curves are tuned right to balance out performance vs noise. In my case, the classic Gen 1 Eisbear I'm using in an old rig has managed to keep fluid moving through itself, a GPU block, and a pair of 360 Nexxxos radiators without issue, having kept a legacy FX-5950 and Vega 64 running cool enough when I gamed on it for a time, then when maxing out the Vega while mining with it for awhile.

The only reason I'd like an "Eisbear ++" like I mentioned is because that would consolidate pump + res + VRM cooling into one unit while still looking like a big monoblock via the shroud block (but more universally compatible), and then just sizing up a radiator and fan speed to dissipate a sufficient enough amount of heat at a noise level I can stand. In addition, having a 60mm or 80mm fan blowing down over the VRMs will keep them cool enough, given that even the tiny fans in the Arctic Liquid Freezer II and III proved good enough in actually reducing VRM temperature without needing to strap a whole board-specific monoblock to it.