EK Reveals All-In-One Liquid Cooler for Delidded CPUs

Traditionally, delidded CPUs have been the prerogative of die-hard fans who custom-made their rigs to the final bit. However with emergence of specially-designed delidding tools, eradicating the built-in warmth spreader from a CPU has grow to be an entire lot simpler, opening the door to delidding for a wider person base. To that finish, EK is now providing all-in-one liquid cooling methods tailor-made particularly for delidded Intel LGA1700 processors.

The important thing distinction with EKWB’s new EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 Direct Die D-RGB – 1700 cooler is within the cooling plate on the mixed base pump block. Whereas the remainder of the cooler is basically lifted from the corporate’s premium 360-mm closed-loop all-in-one liquid cooling methods, the pump block has been outfitted with a singular cooling plate particularly developed for mating with (and cooling) of delidded Intel’s LGA1700 CPUs.

In the meantime, since delidded CPUs lose the extra structural integrity supplied by the IHS, EK can also be bundling a contact body with the cooler that’s meant to guard CPUs in opposition to warping or bending by sustaining even strain on the CPU. A protecting foam piece can also be supplied to stop liquid metallic from spilling over onto electrical parts surrounding the CPU die.

In keeping with the corporate, essential parts of the brand new AIO, corresponding to its backplate and die-guard body, had been collaboratively developed by EK and Roman ‘Der8auer’ Hartung, a famend German overclocker who has developed a number of instruments each for excessive overclockers and fans. As well as, EK bundles Thermal Grizzly’s Conductonaut liquid metallic thermal paste (additionally co-designed with Der8auer) with the cooling system.

And since this can be a high-end, high-priced cooler, EKWB has additionally paid some consideration to aesthetics. The cooler comes with two distinct pump block covers: a typical cowl contains a brushed aluminum cranium, surrounded by a circle of LED lighting that creates a basic but daring aesthetic, and an alternate, extra minimalist cowl with out the cranium.

Historically, cooling for delidded CPUs has been primarily dealt with by customized loop liquid cooling methods. So the EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 Direct Die D-RGB – 1700 stands out in that regard, providing a self-contained and easier-to-install choice for delidded CPUs. Particularly as delidding has been proven to cut back temperature of Intel’s Core i9-14900K CPU by up to 12ºC, it is no coincidence that EKWB is working to make delidding a extra fascinating and accessible choice, significantly proper as high-end desktop CPU TDPs are spiking.

Wrapping issues up, EKWB has priced the direct die cooler at $170, about $20 greater than the EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB cooler designed for inventory Intel processors. The corporate is taking pre-orders now, and the completed coolers are anticipated to start out transport in mid-March 2024.