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EK is announcing Modular Liquid Cooling
EK Water Blocks is announcing the upcoming new lineup of pre-filled products for liquid cooling, the 2nd generation of improved All-In-One products.
Created for the market segment of customers who are unwilling to assemble a full custom loop or don’t have enough time for maintenance of their PCs, the most important feature of the new generation will be the modular design and the ability to add multiple pre-filled water blocks in any order.
EK-XLC Predator lineup brought custom loop performance to more mainstream segment of users who were able to get a superior liquid cooling solution without the need for filling the unit by themselves or going through the long process of planning and maintaining the full custom loop. Learning from Predator customer feedback the customers were locked to the CPU cooling because all units featured CPU water block and there was no possible way of doing GPU only loop! By a popular demand, we are changing the approach of closed All-In-One liquid cooling solutions and bringing the modular approach to gamers and PC builders.
The new EK-MLC or Modular Liquid Cooling lineup will bring very anticipated pump radiator combo as a separate unit, something which is yet to be seen in the liquid cooling market. Users will be able to select what kind of water block they want to connect to the radiator combo without draining or filling a single drop of liquid! All parts of the EK-MLC family of products will be pre-filled, making them easy to install and maintenance free. We are going to offer three core modular units; radiator pump combo, unmatched selection of GPU water blocks, and award-winning CPU water blocks. Buyers will be able to optimize their loop, either with only (multiple) GPU cooling, only CPU cooling, or both at the same time; GPU and CPU in a single loop. This means the EK is going to offer superior GPU All-In-One liquid cooling solution, something that majority of gamers are missing now.
Availability and pricing
The EK-MLC is going to replace the current EK-XLC family of products, which means that all EK-XLC Predator models of the 1st generation are being discontinued and have reached the end of life status as of today. EK-MLC products are going to be available worldwide at the beginning of ‘Q2 2017 and pricing will be revealed at the later date.
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#5382005 Posted on: 01/16/2017 12:56 PM
This sounds cool! But I wonder why they discontinued the XLC series now already if the MLC series isn't available until Q2. Especially considering the fact that the 140/280mm series was only just released. It reached end-of-life after only being on the market for 3 months or so. Maybe there were some issues with the QLC series? I heard EK was pumping out new revision after new revision for the 280mm version.
Edit: it indeed seems there were many complaints about the 280 leaking. I think this is why they discontinued the XLC series, honestly.
Good PR move, though.
This sounds cool! But I wonder why they discontinued the XLC series now already if the MLC series isn't available until Q2. Especially considering the fact that the 140/280mm series was only just released. It reached end-of-life after only being on the market for 3 months or so. Maybe there were some issues with the QLC series? I heard EK was pumping out new revision after new revision for the 280mm version.
Edit: it indeed seems there were many complaints about the 280 leaking. I think this is why they discontinued the XLC series, honestly.
Good PR move, though.
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#5382008 Posted on: 01/16/2017 01:28 PM
Nothing beats the looks of a well planned loop using hard tubing, quick disconnect fittings look hideous. A modular full kit just means MOAR quick disconnect fitting.
Nothing beats the looks of a well planned loop using hard tubing, quick disconnect fittings look hideous. A modular full kit just means MOAR quick disconnect fitting.
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#5382020 Posted on: 01/16/2017 02:36 PM
I hear you, but we're not the target audience for AIO's I guess
At least they're trying to bring more people towards water cooling, although I'm not really sure if declining hardware power draw (and heat loss therefor) and a decreased chance of getting better clocks with lower temps (Nvidia's capping) does make it a great move to try and bring in people easier. Would have been really cool five years ago when cards were getting hot and cooling them properly made a big difference.
Nothing beats the looks of a well planned loop using hard tubing, quick disconnect fittings look hideous. A modular full kit just means MOAR quick disconnect fitting.
I hear you, but we're not the target audience for AIO's I guess
At least they're trying to bring more people towards water cooling, although I'm not really sure if declining hardware power draw (and heat loss therefor) and a decreased chance of getting better clocks with lower temps (Nvidia's capping) does make it a great move to try and bring in people easier. Would have been really cool five years ago when cards were getting hot and cooling them properly made a big difference.
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#5382027 Posted on: 01/16/2017 03:09 PM
True, but I'm not one for side windows for example.
I just care about great cooling and not the fuss of making it look great. I just want it to work as well as it can with minimal fuss.
At the moment I have a Define R5 (which is essentially a thick black monolith, which I like), with room to spare for some large water cooling radiators.
Nothing beats the looks of a well planned loop using hard tubing, quick disconnect fittings look hideous. A modular full kit just means MOAR quick disconnect fitting.
True, but I'm not one for side windows for example.
I just care about great cooling and not the fuss of making it look great. I just want it to work as well as it can with minimal fuss.
At the moment I have a Define R5 (which is essentially a thick black monolith, which I like), with room to spare for some large water cooling radiators.
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Oh boy! I've been waiting for this for a while now. It sounds very promising. I just hope they change the look of the products. The first gen radiators looked a bit weird with their mat black hoses and ugly grey QDC fittings.