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EK Launches QuantumX Delta TEC Water Block Featuring Intel Cryo Cooling Technology
EK announces the release of their EK-QuantumX Delta TEC water block, in collaboration with Intel, has developed a next-level solution for enthusiasts seeking consistent thermal performance and enhanced overclocking on unlocked 10th Gen Intel Core desktop processors.
“Since the start of EK, our goal was to create innovative and viable solutions for gaming and PC enthusiasts,” said Edvard König, Founder of EK. “I am proud to merge the consistent and proven performance of the EK Quantum cooling engine with Intel’s sub-ambient cooling technology to achieve the best computing and gaming experience imaginable.”
The EK-QuantumX Delta TEC is exclusively powered by Intel Cryo Cooling Technology, a unique combination of hardware, software, and firmware designed to help unleash elite performance for gamers and overclockers.
“We are proud to have worked closely with Intel to bring the EK-QuantumX Delta TEC to market,” said Kat Silberstein, CEO Americas, EK. “One of EK’s core strengths is the ability to cultivate and grow strategic alliances with global silicon players. These alliances make it possible to leverage each other’s unique core strengths, bringing the best innovative solutions to market.
EK-QuantumX Delta TEC is built using a purpose-designed large surface flow-through cooling engine together with Intel Cryo Cooling Technology, bridging aesthetic uniformity and near-silent operations with technological advancements in thermal solutions. The cooler is an exceptional application of cooling the CPU with sub-ambient temperatures by utilizing a Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC) plate while continuously monitoring and adjusting temperatures dynamically, achieving an ideal operating environment for sustained gaming performance.
Liquid coolers are unable to reach temperatures below ambient (room) temperature, but the EK-QuantumX Delta TEC is cutting-edge, as it actively cools the CPU to sub-ambient temperatures while extracting and dissipating the heat generated from the TEC plate through the traditional liquid cooling loop.
The EK-QuantumX Delta TEC utilizes an innovative two-pronged approach to mitigate thermal condensation, a byproduct that has plagued previous attempts of sub-ambient cooling. The cooler features a compact integrated insulation shroud that isolates all exposed cold surfaces from the environmental conditions inside the PC, while the Intel Cryo Cooling Technology continuously monitors and adapts to those conditions to minimize condensation risk generated by the cooling process.
“Gamers and overclockers constantly push the envelope to get the absolute most performance they can out of their desktops,” said Brandt Guttridge, General Manager of Intel’s Desktop & Workstation Platform Marketing Group. “By introducing Intel Cryo Cooling Technology, and by collaborating with fellow technology leaders like EK, we’re taking thermal innovation to the next level to help meet the needs of this audience.”
The EK-QuantumX Delta TEC - Copper + Nickel costs 349,90 EUR.
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#5853181 Posted on: 11/10/2020 07:46 PM
Reviews will show if this new attempt will really work. Don´t know how many people already tried to find a CPU cooling solution using thermoelectric elements, for so many years now.
Depends on which thermoelectric elements are used in this "special INTEL EK cryo" design, and as already stated above, elements must have improved a lot in power efficiency (see the power connector image 2!!!), otherwise this will be another disappointing attempt (or you need a second PSU for the TEC device). €349.- is just crazy...really want to see reviews first...
Reviews will show if this new attempt will really work. Don´t know how many people already tried to find a CPU cooling solution using thermoelectric elements, for so many years now.
Depends on which thermoelectric elements are used in this "special INTEL EK cryo" design, and as already stated above, elements must have improved a lot in power efficiency (see the power connector image 2!!!), otherwise this will be another disappointing attempt (or you need a second PSU for the TEC device). €349.- is just crazy...really want to see reviews first...
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#5853185 Posted on: 11/10/2020 07:54 PM
already commented in the other thread but you need the same energy to dissipate heat so 200w of heat needs 200w of cooling they would be better having the coolant run over a second block with a tec and supercooling the liquid, dunno maybe thats the way it works, anyway is this what Intels new CPUs need?
already commented in the other thread but you need the same energy to dissipate heat so 200w of heat needs 200w of cooling they would be better having the coolant run over a second block with a tec and supercooling the liquid, dunno maybe thats the way it works, anyway is this what Intels new CPUs need?
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#5853193 Posted on: 11/10/2020 08:28 PM
I think this was the new cooling system that Linus was hinting at on one of his videos last week about the ultimate pc build. He was getting insanely cold temps but refused to give any details as of the posting of that video, so no idea what the power draw was, but he did state at the beginning of the video he wanted a 1k+ PSU for the build.
This very well could be the product he was using and speculation has it that it actively measures the cu temp and adjusts the TEC on demand, but there's no way they figured out how to make a peltier unit more efficient, there just isn't.
Be interesting to see the tests on this, but I get the feeling you're going to need a water cooling setup double the cooling potential than usual...
I think this was the new cooling system that Linus was hinting at on one of his videos last week about the ultimate pc build. He was getting insanely cold temps but refused to give any details as of the posting of that video, so no idea what the power draw was, but he did state at the beginning of the video he wanted a 1k+ PSU for the build.
This very well could be the product he was using and speculation has it that it actively measures the cu temp and adjusts the TEC on demand, but there's no way they figured out how to make a peltier unit more efficient, there just isn't.
Be interesting to see the tests on this, but I get the feeling you're going to need a water cooling setup double the cooling potential than usual...
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#5853194 Posted on: 11/10/2020 08:29 PM
I think this was the new cooling system that Linus was hinting at on one of his videos last week about the ultimate pc build. He was getting insanely cold temps but refused to give any details as of the posting of that video, so no idea what the power draw was, but he did state at the beginning of the video he wanted a 1k+ PSU for the build.
This very well could be the product he was using and speculation has it that it actively measures the cu temp and adjusts the TEC on demand, but there's no way they figured out how to make a peltier unit more efficient, there just isn't.
Be interesting to see the tests on this, but I get the feeling you're going to need a water cooling setup double the cooling potential than usual...
He already posted video on that .
I think this was the new cooling system that Linus was hinting at on one of his videos last week about the ultimate pc build. He was getting insanely cold temps but refused to give any details as of the posting of that video, so no idea what the power draw was, but he did state at the beginning of the video he wanted a 1k+ PSU for the build.
This very well could be the product he was using and speculation has it that it actively measures the cu temp and adjusts the TEC on demand, but there's no way they figured out how to make a peltier unit more efficient, there just isn't.
Be interesting to see the tests on this, but I get the feeling you're going to need a water cooling setup double the cooling potential than usual...
He already posted video on that .
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Interested in what changed they have made since last time TEC elements was used.
It was not a success 10 years ago and the small try that was made 5 years ago was also not a success.
Previous tries showed that things went a bit crazy, when the CPU TDP reached more then 150 watts.
The TEC elements quickly needed the same amount of power as the CPU, in order to make any temperature difference and suddenly the cooler needed to cool 400W of heat for a 200W CPU overclock.
I can see it working for burst loads, if a cooling plate and CPU could be kept at 15-20 degrees at idle, instead of 30-40 degrees idle, the buffer could maybe let the CPU run at full allcore boost for 1-5 sec. before turning down to normal speeds.
But i only see this working on top of the line CPUes because mounting this on a i5 makes no sense, because the cost would be higher then buying a i9 instead.