What. I'm an engineer and I don't get what this is supposed to mean. I am guessing you're trying to convey something about parallel vs. in-line flow, but the wording is so out of place I can't be sure. If directionality plays such a big role (a tradition with Watercool to be sure: I've had an Alphacool SP back in 2005 or so), the whole volume dependency makes even less sense. And so does the text :>
If you look at the top picture, there's a removable plate with two G1/4 holes that allows you to have the connectors come out normal to the plane of the motherboard, rather than parallel to it. I think he's saying picking the direction that best fits your loop will allow you to minimize the amount of coolant needed in the loop.
I'm pretty sure the 980 waterblock I used a few years ago had multiple openings on each side of the connection block so I could connect tubes to any of the 5 exposed sides of the block (4sides for in, and 4 for out). Other than the frag harder lights and having to fiddle with a module instead of just uncapping a different pair of ports I'm not seeing anything new here.
Found the block. Looks like it only connected on 4 sides not 5 (no option to start a tube aimed directly at the back of the case); but that's still vertical, horizontal, and 1 of the two sides.
I guess the adapter block is relatively seamless with the main block. The multiple photos didn't do much to convey the idea the article was trying to get across. A photo of the actual adapter block from multiple angles and the base block would have been much more illustrative.
Given the madcap blitz-run Ian and the other editors probably made through Computex this year the photography is excusable even though it doesn't help articulate the main point of the article's text. Chalk it up to, "Oh shiny RGB!" and forget about it. Very few people are likely to purchase this thing anyway given the small number of computers using liquid cooling so the configuration options if offers are a trivial matter for the vast majority of even Anandtech's readers.
I don't understand what's special about this block. My 7950 has water flowing in parallel to the PCB and out perpendicular. Have I been doing something wrong with my loop for six years?
While this is genuinely useful, and probably new to Alphacool, I don't see what is all that new about this. Haven't multi-ported GPU block terminals been around for years? Oh, and what about people wanting a perpendicular line coming from, say, a top rad or CPU block, and a normal line going out (or the opposite)? They could have achieved much of the same by adding "top" (relative to the GPU) ports to the existing terminal block. Not quite as low-profile and smooth in terms of design, but far more useful.
I will recommend you to purchase Nvidia GPU for your system. However, you will get more information about alphacool-eisblock-gpx-a-water block-with-vertical-and-horizontal-connectors on https://windowssupport.co/
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jvl - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
What. I'm an engineer and I don't get what this is supposed to mean. I am guessing you're trying to convey something about parallel vs. in-line flow, but the wording is so out of place I can't be sure.If directionality plays such a big role (a tradition with Watercool to be sure: I've had an Alphacool SP back in 2005 or so), the whole volume dependency makes even less sense. And so does the text :>
MrTeal - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
If you look at the top picture, there's a removable plate with two G1/4 holes that allows you to have the connectors come out normal to the plane of the motherboard, rather than parallel to it. I think he's saying picking the direction that best fits your loop will allow you to minimize the amount of coolant needed in the loop.douglaswilliams - Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - link
Yes, the description is confusing. A simple picture showing both setups would have made it clear.Check out the pictures in the Amazon link. While not great, you will get the gist of the difference.
DanNeely - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
I'm pretty sure the 980 waterblock I used a few years ago had multiple openings on each side of the connection block so I could connect tubes to any of the 5 exposed sides of the block (4sides for in, and 4 for out). Other than the frag harder lights and having to fiddle with a module instead of just uncapping a different pair of ports I'm not seeing anything new here.DanNeely - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
Found the block. Looks like it only connected on 4 sides not 5 (no option to start a tube aimed directly at the back of the case); but that's still vertical, horizontal, and 1 of the two sides.jtd871 - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
I guess the adapter block is relatively seamless with the main block. The multiple photos didn't do much to convey the idea the article was trying to get across. A photo of the actual adapter block from multiple angles and the base block would have been much more illustrative.koaschten - Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - link
That's what I was thinking too, talking about the connectors, showing 5 different colors. *golfclap*PeachNCream - Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - link
Given the madcap blitz-run Ian and the other editors probably made through Computex this year the photography is excusable even though it doesn't help articulate the main point of the article's text. Chalk it up to, "Oh shiny RGB!" and forget about it. Very few people are likely to purchase this thing anyway given the small number of computers using liquid cooling so the configuration options if offers are a trivial matter for the vast majority of even Anandtech's readers.ibnmadhi - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
I don't understand what's special about this block. My 7950 has water flowing in parallel to the PCB and out perpendicular. Have I been doing something wrong with my loop for six years?boozed - Monday, June 25, 2018 - link
I prefer eisbockValantar - Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - link
While this is genuinely useful, and probably new to Alphacool, I don't see what is all that new about this. Haven't multi-ported GPU block terminals been around for years? Oh, and what about people wanting a perpendicular line coming from, say, a top rad or CPU block, and a normal line going out (or the opposite)? They could have achieved much of the same by adding "top" (relative to the GPU) ports to the existing terminal block. Not quite as low-profile and smooth in terms of design, but far more useful.Windows Support - Saturday, July 7, 2018 - link
I will recommend you to purchase Nvidia GPU for your system. However, you will get more information about alphacool-eisblock-gpx-a-water block-with-vertical-and-horizontal-connectors on https://windowssupport.co/