New EK Momentum2 block covers 2/3 of the motherboard

EKWB has released a striking block for those who like small but powerful and quiet computers. The Momentum² is designed for the ROG Strix X570-I Gaming, a Mini-ITX board from Asus. It is a monolithic design, which is supposed to be characterized by low restrictiveness (thus it is also suitable for slower pumps), but mainly by a wide reach – in addition to the CPU, it covers both the VRM and the AMD X570 chipset. Read more “New EK Momentum2 block covers 2/3 of the motherboard” »

Computex 21: Q&A with EK Water Blocks

Just a few days ago, we covered a plethora of exciting news and upcoming products from EKWB, a leading company in the water cooling industry. But we’ve also reached directly to EKWB for an „under the hood“ interview. In order to pierce the veil a bit, we sent a set of questions to EKWB. Just a few days ago, we finally received EKWB‘s answers to those questions and we’d like to share the whole interview with you today. Read more “Computex 21: Q&A with EK Water Blocks” »

The flip side of water cooling

Building water cooling loops for PC is fun and the results are almost always attractive. Today, however, I would like to focus on water loop maintenance and also on problems if you neglect maintenance. Maintenance is not a very popular topic though, so it is often not given enough attention. I was renovating a neglected water loop, where I would like to demonstrate the risks of insufficient maintenance. The following visuals may be drastic. 🙂 Read more “The flip side of water cooling” »