Slovenia-based EK Water Blocks has unveiled a new line of all-in-one liquid cooling solutions, the EK-Predator family. The company says that these new products are “the next big thing” that will shake things up in the liquid cooling market. That’s probably because they are geared for the mainstream market but use enthusiast-based components, providing a lot of bang for the buck.
According to the company, the EK-Predator units include EK-Vardar high static pressure fans and PWM controls. Arriving in 240mm and 360mm sizes, the units are also pre-filled and pre-assembled. Other ingredients include 10/16 mm Zero Maintenance rubber tubing (EK-ZMT), G1/4 threaded ports, and integrated Quick Disconnects (QDC), the latter of which allows the builder to expand the liquid cooling system without having to drain the reservoir.
Some of the highlights the company provided on Thursday include the Vardar fans that were developed specifically for water cooling. There’s also an integrated fan splitter hub, and a 6W liquid cooling “DDC” pump providing up to a 3x higher flow rate than competing models. Specially designed radiator dampeners eliminates the transfer of pump vibrations, providing noise-free and vibration-free operation.
“Supremacy MX CPU water block, top performer in Enthusiast segment, is specifically designed for Intel CPUs and offers great hydraulic and thermal performance,” the company says. “Carefully machined copper base is made from purest copper available and is further polished to absolute mirror finish. This alone greatly improves the cooling performance of the block.”
As for the actual dimensions, which include the integrated pump and reservoir, the smaller Predator 240 measures 295mm x 133mm x 68mm while the larger Predator 360 measures 415mm x 133mm x 68mm. The company says the smaller offering will fit most “modern” computer cases. The larger model, however, will be compatible with a number of cases that EK Water Blocks will reveal at a later date.
Unfortunately, AMD customers won’t get their hands on these new liquid cooling solutions until 2016. Right now the company is focusing on Intel CPU sockets, which includes the EK-Predator 240 that launches on September 23 ($199) and the EK-Predator 360 on October 19 ($239).
Customers interested in purchasing these liquid cooling solutions can pre-order them now from the company starting August 23. Those who pre-order will receive free Express Worldwide shipping.
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