Subjective Followup on 4090 Waterblocks Roundup

[@apsirico]

Thank you for your hard work. This gave me the information I needed!

[@briant9251]

Thanks for your detailed breakdown opinion of the pros and cons of each block. Most interting.

[@MP_7]

Great video Daz! So much info, and I agree 100% about EK

[@McFlipplenipps]

Really great content - thanks very much

[@enhncr]

Thank you for this video. I can add one thing to EK's full cover. To remove the “PCIe” plate - this metal part which you screw to the Pc case, you need to unscrew the backplate!!!! And they didn't include a one-slot plate!!! I won't buy the EK GPU block anymore. I can confirm everything you've said about the EK block. Good job and thank you.

[@DazModeWatercooling]

Yes, totally correct. The bracket screws are inside!

[@jiaminghuang237]

One thing I want to mention when I build my itx watercooling build, is that EK block(not the ABP model) is the most slim one, which makes it the only choice for me... Other brands are all at least 1.5 pcie slot. Besides EK only thing I found is alphacool ES one slot, but it's only for reference 40 card. Another thing is about the backplate, I didn't pay attention to the thickness of block at beginning so I bought alphacool Eisblock, i can't even plug my card into rog x670e-i because it's backplate is too thick(3mm plate + 3mm pad), it will conflict with the motherboard IO shield.

[@DazModeWatercooling]

Interesting. Thank you for sharing.

[@michelangelodrawcars5778]

Can you test the best performing waterblock vs the weakest one both with liquid metal? I'm interested if the performance difference between blocks will shrink with better conductivity between the die and block.

[@jjlw2378]

I really wish they made Heatkiller blocks for MSI. I used to always buy EVGA or Asus and never had an issue getting every variety of waterblock. This time, I bought an MSI Suprim and there are very few options. I ended up with a cheap Byski block, which works fine, but I'll definitely be buying an ASUS gpu for 50 series.

[@joelmbx5]

hey when you get the heatkiller ultra you should compare the regular against the ultra

[@DazModeWatercooling]

Ditto

[@iamdmc]

EK=expensive AF for middling-poor performance Alphacool=best price-to-performance with minor design issues (e.g. physically blocking access to GPU BIOS switch with the Core block). Eisblock was over complicated with too many O rings and prone to leakage. Core line far better, simpler design, and great performance. Phanteks=formerly great, piss poor aftersales support for many years now, poor QC, defects common Heatkiller=The best, but 2x the price of alphacool for 5% better performance Optimus=0 aftersales support. They just do not care. Bitspower=good cost-to-performance but far away and they do not care about their customers or providing support

[@DazModeWatercooling]

I want to note that the latest Eisblock has the same cooling plate as the Core but is not full-cover. They ditched the previous design, which I believe you are referring to.

[@iamdmc]

@@DazModeWatercooling true the 4000 series Eisblock is simpler than the 3000 series that had up to 7 O rings. The newer Eisblock still has 3 O rings though, vs 2 on the Core.

[@iamdmc]

@@DazModeWatercooling a similar cooling plate but not the same, as the terminals are integral to the block on the Core whereas they are separate on the Eisblock. If you're talking about the fins then yes very similar

[@DazModeWatercooling]

@@iamdmc Cooling engine is identical on both TUF blocks, with Eis being not full cover and no integrated terminal. So, Eis has two more o-rings on terminal attachment.

[@iamdmc]

@@DazModeWatercooling I think we're saying the same thing

[@allanwilmath8226]

You have a GPU that weights like >8lbs and you are still installing horizontal?! Hitting the RAM isn't your problem, it's horizontally mounting your GPU. I don't understand why everyone isn't vertically mounting their GPU considering how heavy GPUs are and how brittle lead free solder is, especially with a dual water block GPU.

[@Xzibitfreek]

Additional costs for 0 performance benefit and also vertical mounting requires a riser cable which is an additional potential point of failure. tho i use a vertical mount too. vertical mount + heatkiller block + distroplate can make for a very clean look

[@DazModeWatercooling]

Cases with horizontal motherboard tray do exist …. Otherwise either gpu support or gamble with riser.

[@kewtd72]

Cooler Master MasterAccessory Vertical Graphics Card Holder Kit V3 grab that it works in most cases and is excellent for large cards like the 4090.