EK Announces Direct Die Cooling for Intel 12th and 13th Gen Core Processors

[Vya Domus]

They make a lot of them. 13900t is a 35w CPU

So direct your hatred to amd since their high end offerring comes at 240w, 6x times more power than 13900t's power draw

Uhm...

What ?

 

[natr0n]

None noticed the glob of liquid metal thats kinda concerning...

 

[Eliad Buchnik]

Uhm...

What ?

What he meant to say there are low-power variants, and it is not just an Intel issue but also AMD.
As a matter of fact, we are long away from the days when top power consumption was in the 90s of watts.
The improvement in manufacturing is not as it used to be, and it affects power consumption as well.
Just to clarify something - you can cut the power consumption by a lot if you limit it, it would just cost you a few 100s of Mhz from the CPU frequency.
In other words, modern CPUs are pushed beyond the point of diminishing returns so they could be more competitive.

 

[VSG]

Sweet idea but damn the price is stupid. $75 for the ihs removal tool? Wtaf? 2 bills for the plastic block? Nope. Won't do plexi topped EK CPU blocks again. Never want to hear that awful CRACK again.

If our man @VSG was able to keep the Velocity2 he reviewed we might be able to see some reviews nonetheless. I'd still like to see what kind of temp drops you might get with say a 13700k...aw hell. Does VSG have AM4 or 1700?

I have the block but no spare CPU to de-lid to be honest. The I9-12900K I used for recent CPU block reviews is a loaner from Intel so I can't just remove the IHS. I did do something similar on an older CPU with my personal CPU though: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/delidding-the-intel-core-i7-7700k/

 

[skizzo]

so $75 for the delidder seems like a kick in the nuts. I used to stick CPUs in one of my vices so one side is against I guess PCB and the other side against just the IHS and then tighten the shit outta them until POP goes the IHS lol

 

[JustBenching]

Uhm...

What ?

What part of "Intel has a 24core 35w CPU called 13900t" did you not understand? You are repeating the same nonsense in every intel and nvdia thread. CPUs and GPUs draw as much power as you allow them to. You dont want your 13900k to draw 500 watts and require a direct die? GREAT, power limit it to 125 watts. Problem solved

 

[ThrashZone]

I have, the big issue with monoblock is the VRM section and the fact it forces you to completely disassemble the motherboard to install/uninstall the monoblock.
This might not be the case.

Hi,
Yep if one doesn't cut part of the back of the case so they can get to the vrm screws "been there and done this just to change thermal paste lol" yes you have to remove the board to install and uninstall
This is definitely not an issue with the ek block this thread is about.

Not directed to you EB,
It's just surprising so many have focused more to the words "mono block" rather than "style mount" the later is what I was referring to because they both share this similarity
Owe well you can lead a horse to water but can't fores them to drink

 

[ZoneDymo]

What part of "Intel has a 24core 35w CPU called 13900t" did you not understand? You are repeating the same nonsense in every intel and nvdia thread. CPUs and GPUs draw as much power as you allow them to. You dont want your 13900k to draw 500 watts and require a direct die? GREAT, power limit it to 125 watts. Problem solved

The problem is that you make it a versus argument.... Read their original statement again and you will hopefully notice they were talking about CPUs in general and Intel was never mentioned....sooo yeah...

 

[Totally]

Hi,
Never installed a mono block have you

I have 2 installed and in use and a third that's just collecting dust. A Monoblock just combined two separate blocks (vrm and cpu) into one MONOlithic waterBLOCK. "Mount style" are you referring to stand-offs? The things just a very large number tower heatsinks, non-cpu waterblocks use to mount to the mobo?

 

[MKRonin]

Can someone define the term "product raster" for me?

 

[The Von Matrices]

How does such a delidding tool even work? I thought that the IHS was soldered so you would have to heat it up, and that would melt the plastic.

 

[Solaris17]

How does such a delidding tool even work? I thought that the IHS was soldered so you would have to heat it up, and that would melt the plastic.

You pre-heat then remove though I dont know about the KS (should in a few days) in any case with the rokitcool it doesnt hurt them. Its not like 2ltr soda plastic. It can take the contact heat.

 

[ThrashZone]

How does such a delidding tool even work? I thought that the IHS was soldered so you would have to heat it up, and that would melt the plastic.

Hi,
Well it's a slow process
The delid tool only pushes the top a little bit
Then you remove the chip and flip the chip and repeat and it can take more than a few flips before the solder breaks loose enough to be removed.

Then you remove the solder.

 

[Chaitanya]

Looks very well and if Drausser is involved it can only be very good. Hope we can see some reviews soon too.

Here you go, Der8auers review:

 

[Ahhzz]

Stick to the OT, everyone. Quit carrying on petty little bickerings all over the forums, and start acting like you've not actually just stepped off the playground.

 

[Durvelle27]

Has delidding gotten easier

I remember a time when it was make it or break it

 

[Solaris17]

Has delidding gotten easier

I remember a time when it was make it or break it

You can still break it. For these chips you have to pre-heat them.

 

[Durvelle27]

You can still break it. For these chips you have to pre-heat them.

Didn't all of them require pre-heating to soften bonding material. I think the biggest problem was damaging transistors or cracking the die.

 

[Solaris17]

Didn't all of them require pre-heating to soften bonding material. I think the biggest problem was damaging transistors or cracking the die.

It was and there are still really close.

 

[Durvelle27]

It was and there are still really close.

Times have truly changed

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Yep no more pigeon poop "thermal paste" inside anymore