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mrMonkeyChunks · 15th Jun 2012, 09:29

Currently I have my i5 2500K under water using a XSPC Rasa acetal block , I'm sorely tempted to upgrade to a EK-Supreme HF (nickel/plexi)

I'm just wondering if any of you chaps know if I'll see any noticeable cooling performance increase with the EK block.

Just for some further info on my loop, it has a 120mm rad, a 360mm rad in push-pull, my 2500k and two gtx570s. the res is a dual bay XSPC res/pump combo

Shirty · 15th Jun 2012, 09:48

How are your temps at the moment? Those 570s must be dumping some serious heat into it, so a different CPU block is unlikely to make a huge difference...

N17 dizzi · 15th Jun 2012, 09:52

Ek have a new top end CPU block now, I'm warming to the 70s styling :-)

I have the supreme HF, its great but I've never used a rasa so cant compare

mrMonkeyChunks · 15th Jun 2012, 10:04

my temps range from 26 idle to the mid/low 50's under load with the gpus around the 46-48 mark at load

this is all from memory so I may be slighly off

Mattmc91 · 15th Jun 2012, 10:06

Does it need to be cooler? Given that the maximum thermal temps for the CPU are around 96C and the GPU's are around the same, you've got tons of room for overclocking.

mrMonkeyChunks · 15th Jun 2012, 10:21

The cpu and both cards are overclocked currently, honestly im just trying to justify buying it for the improved aesthetics

Shirty · 15th Jun 2012, 10:29

OK then, two questions. Do you show a lot of people the inside of your PC? Do you spend a lot of time looking in there?

If you have the funds and can answer yes to either of those then the EK block gets my wholehearted recommendation. If you can't, don't bother

15th Jun 2012, 09:29	#1
mrMonkeyChunks EVGA Cheesecake Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Reading Posts: 966	XSPC Rasa to EK-Supreme HF Currently I have my i5 2500K under water using a XSPC Rasa acetal block , I'm sorely tempted to upgrade to a EK-Supreme HF (nickel/plexi) I'm just wondering if any of you chaps know if I'll see any noticeable cooling performance increase with the EK block. Just for some further info on my loop, it has a 120mm rad, a 360mm rad in push-pull, my 2500k and two gtx570s. the res is a dual bay XSPC res/pump combo __________________ NZXT Phantom 820: i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz \| Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 \| 16GB DDR3 Crucial Balistic Tracer RAM \| 2 EVGA GTX 670 SC+ 4GB \| Samsung F3 1TB \| 120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD \| 120GB Kingston Hyper x SSD \| Corsair 850W \| Cooling: 360mm, 240mm radiators, 2 EK 670 Fullcover blocks, EK Supremacy, 250ml res, 2x MCP350 pumps KBT PURE \| Cyborg R.A.T 7 \| 27" & 24" ASUS monitors

15th Jun 2012, 09:52	#3
N17 dizzi Packet of mints and a Phillips head Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,893	Ek have a new top end CPU block now, I'm warming to the 70s styling :-) I have the supreme HF, its great but I've never used a rasa so cant compare __________________ Silverstone PS07B \| Core i5 2500k @ 4.5 \| Arctic Freezer i30 \| Maximus V Gene \| Corsair 8GB 1600Mhz \| MSI GTX 670 \| Crucial M4 256GB \| Antec Truepower 650w \| Dell U2412M \| Qpad 3202 \| Corsair M60 \|

15th Jun 2012, 10:04	#4
mrMonkeyChunks EVGA Cheesecake Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Reading Posts: 966	my temps range from 26 idle to the mid/low 50's under load with the gpus around the 46-48 mark at load this is all from memory so I may be slighly off __________________ NZXT Phantom 820: i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz \| Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 \| 16GB DDR3 Crucial Balistic Tracer RAM \| 2 EVGA GTX 670 SC+ 4GB \| Samsung F3 1TB \| 120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD \| 120GB Kingston Hyper x SSD \| Corsair 850W \| Cooling: 360mm, 240mm radiators, 2 EK 670 Fullcover blocks, EK Supremacy, 250ml res, 2x MCP350 pumps KBT PURE \| Cyborg R.A.T 7 \| 27" & 24" ASUS monitors

15th Jun 2012, 10:21	#6
mrMonkeyChunks EVGA Cheesecake Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Reading Posts: 966	The cpu and both cards are overclocked currently, honestly im just trying to justify buying it for the improved aesthetics __________________ NZXT Phantom 820: i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz \| Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 \| 16GB DDR3 Crucial Balistic Tracer RAM \| 2 EVGA GTX 670 SC+ 4GB \| Samsung F3 1TB \| 120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD \| 120GB Kingston Hyper x SSD \| Corsair 850W \| Cooling: 360mm, 240mm radiators, 2 EK 670 Fullcover blocks, EK Supremacy, 250ml res, 2x MCP350 pumps KBT PURE \| Cyborg R.A.T 7 \| 27" & 24" ASUS monitors

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15th Jun 2012, 10:06	#5
Mattmc91 LOLS I TROL YOU Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 1,365	Does it need to be cooler? Given that the maximum thermal temps for the CPU are around 96C and the GPU's are around the same, you've got tons of room for overclocking.