Watercooling Yet more shots fired - EK Accused of shady tactics against employees

That's the thing. They have always been style over substance in that regard. Like, sending out free stuff to people like him to play with whilst screwing their own employees. It's just a really poorly managed company full stop.

I thought about it more and I remember what Dan told me. He said he literally upped and moved out there, and would then spend weeks designing stuff for them to just say thanks for before refusing to use it. He wasn't out there long. A few months maybe, then the dream turned into a nightmare. If he found any way for them to improve products and quality they would dig in and become very combative. At which point I think he realised it was their show, and their baby, and just gave up. The whole company just smacked of narcissism.

Dave Alcock on the other hand? has been at Alphacool for years. I think he may even still be there. Which says a lot. They also don't go throwing out thousands in free gear to big them up either. That said? I wouldn't buy from either company if I could help it. Bitspower IMO make the best water cooling gear bar none. And I doubt my opinion will ever change on that either.

And as I said that....



Oh boy. Poor Dave. I hope it isn't him who is being palmed off and not paid.

 

Covid prolly. I would imagine that many of these wb companies won't make it now. Water cooling is a wasteful luxury item really. Something people just will not buy when they have to pull in their belts.

 

It's his life's work so I'd imagine he is very sincere. Still gotta wonder about his vetting of senior management prior to going hands-off, or how long it took him to find out and act, because it sounds like the larger problem has been growing for a long time, and he only got back into it when staff weren't being paid.

Wait and see, I guess.

 

Actions speak louder than words. They would have been better off saying nothing and paying up.

 

is this an ai translated vid? kinda feels off while watching it

 

Totally not true, watercooling is getting increasingly massive in the server and enterprise space, so that'll more than sustain both companies. Consumer stuff is dwarfed by enterprise as always.

 

It would if EK or alphacoool were a major presence in that sphere. Which from what I've seen they are not. Fitting a couple of blocks to a couple of rack units and having Linus Tech Tit gush over it doesn't count as industry presence when the like of Supermicro will sell you a literal cooling tower as part of your whole rack/data centre cooling setup.

 

Like the ones Linus just got for free?

 

I wasn't a huge fan of Linus before and I hate him now

That thing is the ultimate toy. I would actually kill for something like that

 

nope [skip to 6:40 if the timecode doesnt work]

 

Ah. (timecode didn't work)

 

More detail:

 

i am never buying EK stuff again

 

This is Ek's HQ...

I wonder how long before it's...

This was EK's HQ

 

I love GN I always end up watching the entire long-ass videos.

I hate GN I always end up watching the entire long-ass videos...

 

I have always had that vibe after the way they treated b negs. I order directly from bitspower in Taiwan now. They really are lovely people to deal with.