Will it tame the beast you wonder, check out the video, all the numbers are their to see so please watch in. Another week, another announcement by ek water block, the ljubljanabased premium water cooling gear manufacturer. Amd r9 290 water cooling guide xspc waterblock installation. Water block for asus r9 290x directcu ii toms hardware forum.
As for installation, there are preassembled distance pieces, allowing the screws to be tightened as far as. Once youve attached the fan to the bracket, install the included black plastic. Amd drivers and support for radeon, radeon pro, firepro, apu. How to liquidcool your graphics card in 20 minutes pcworld. So i decided to invest in a water block and back plate from ek for my toasty r9 290. Ekwb introduces sapphire vaporx r9 290x water block with.
Supporting both the r9 290 and 290x from all three manufacturers who have, handily, used the same layout the new block is a fullcoverage design that flows water. Ek water blocks, ljubljana based premium water cooling gear. Amds new r9 290 and 290x have proven to be hot running components and xspc has a full cover razor block set to cool them down. I agree with all your points fully, as i do own the same water block on a r9 290. Give your reference r9 290 or r9 290x graphics card the cryovenom. Support us on amazon comamazon visit us at social media. Improper installation may result in damage to your equipment. Ekfc r9290x water block directly cools the gpu, ram as well as. Amd radeon r9 295x2, amd radeon r9 290x, amd radeon r9 290, amd radeon r9 285, amd radeon. Unfortunately, the companys cheap cooling solution results in inconsistent performance and excessive noise.
The xspc razor is easily installed on the r9 290290x, and. Sep 19, 2014 ekwb introduces sapphire vaporx r9 290x water block. Aqua computer radeon r9 290x full cover block 102920 12. Ekwbs new r9 290x water block to increase compatibility. Screwin brass standoffs are preinstalled and allow for safe installation procedure. In order to simplify the search for suitable and compatible water block ek has added more than 15 different radeon r9 280x as well as numerous radeon r9 270x and. Will the reference water blocks for the r9 209x work with an asus. Ek water blocks assumes no liability whatsoever, expressed or implied, for the use. Installation and mounting manual for ekfc r9290x water block. Apps and software, networking, networking, wireless networking. Closedloop liquid cooling can be yours for cheap, but read this first to make sure you and your gpu are up for it. The visiontek cryoblock is a customengineered full cover waterblock solution. How to install radeon pro software on a windows based system.
This info pc site about news of software, hardware and games, and other important. Ek introduces sapphire vaporx r9 290x water block techpowerup. For my gpu project, i used a reference radeon r9 290 card. It follows the standard recipe for a fullcover graphics card water block, where it.
For the amd radeon r9 290x we picked opposite corners of the fan as there were no capacitors or vrm components to get in the way. If xspc were only slightly cheaper they would easily dominate the market imho, i. Ek releases water block for amd radeon r9 290x 102420 03. R9 290 water cooled performance ek water block youtube. Amds radeon r9 290x is an incredibly powerful gaming card. Lets build a 2x r9 290 crossfire, watercooled beast.
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