Slovenian cooling specialist EKWB announces a pair of monoblocks for Gigabyte and MSI Threadripper X399 motherboards-- both all-in-one (CPU and power delivery) cooling solutions with a redesigned cold plate and fin area.
The cooling solutions claim to cover most of the Ryzen Threadripper surface for better thermal transfer, while cooling the power delivery with liquid flowing directly over the necessary components. Both monoblocks have a nickel-plated electrolytic copper base with an acrylic glass top, and come fully assembled with nickel-plated mounting screws and brass screw-in standoffs preinstalled.
The Gigabyte block is compatible with two motherboards, the X399 Auorus Gaming 7 (rev 1.0) and X299 Designare (rev 1.0). On the other hand the MSI block is compatible with the X399 Gaming Pro Carbon AC and X399 SLI Plus. Both include RGB LEDs, which differ according to the motherboard in question. Thus, the Gigabyte block features a digital RGB LED strip connecting to a dedicated 3-pin header, while the MSI block includes a 4-pin RGB LED strip with no digital or additional strips.
Both EKWB monoblocks mentioned above are available now in a package containing Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut thermal paste and thermal pads for contact with the power delivery modules.
