Finally , next generation water blocks are arriving 🙂 . i like the looks of it , i hope the alleged increase in performance is there as it is needed for this fire breathing new generation cpu's from both Intel and AMD.

as long as it isn't as crazy expensive as the ek i'm all for it. i also really like the subtle rgb line

Let's go for better water cooling! Would love to see the temps on any new blocks

I do not know what previous model they are referring to, but I have not seen Alphacooling dominating the charts before, so the 10 degrees improvement could just be matching the other top brands. The price of 100€ for the block alone is a bit high, I can buy a Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 or a Noctua NH-D15 or a cheaper alternative for that kind of money. Both 13900k and Ryzen 7000 needs special tricks like liquid metal, special support brackets, bare die, offset mounts and other fancy trick to get any meaningful improvements on watercooling temps, a lot of 360 coolers are limited by the heat transfer of the CPU die to heatspreader and not the cooler block itself. Even then with the lower temps it mostly does not translate into more performance.

Fin area is paramount but when fin width is too fine will block easily, needing regular cleaning, and cleaning causes damage. I want my water cooler to be trouble free for as long as possible. Too fast a water jet can also cause excess wear, affecting flow and creating sediment. I would like to see reviews of the design and extended use tests. This is probably an enthusiast only product. I'll be happy to be proven wrong cos I might get one for my Meteor Lake setup.

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I do not know what previous model they are referring to, but I have not seen Alphacooling dominating the charts before, so the 10 degrees improvement could just be matching the other top brands. The price of 100€ for the block alone is a bit high, I can buy a Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 or a Noctua NH-D15 or a cheaper alternative for that kind of money. Both 13900k and Ryzen 7000 needs special tricks like liquid metal, special support brackets, bare die, offset mounts and other fancy trick to get any meaningful improvements on watercooling temps, a lot of 360 coolers are limited by the heat transfer of the CPU die to heatspreader and not the cooler block itself. Even then with the lower temps it mostly does not translate into more performance.

I found a review, they compare vs Eisblock xpx aurora, so no idea how it performs vs Ek but its better than that block https://www.enostech.com/alphacool-core-1-cpu-water-block-review/ Looks like this block is better than EK Velocity 2 which their newest one [that I also own] In this review they compare the new block vs "Eisblock xpx aurora PRO" And in another review the Eisblock xpx aurora PRO beats EK velocity by 1 degree https://www.techpowerup.com/review/alphacool-eisblock-xpx-pro-aurora-full-brass-cpu-water-block/6.html The new block shows a reduction of 3 degrees on P cores of 5000 locked 12700K CPU vs XPX AURORA PRO

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Both 13900k and Ryzen 7000 needs special tricks like liquid metal, special support brackets, bare die, offset mounts and other fancy trick to get any meaningful improvements on watercooling temps, a lot of 360 coolers are limited by the heat transfer of the CPU die to heatspreader and not the cooler block itself.

Looks like there are limitations with some of the heatspreader designs. Another review here https://www.ocgear.com.au/blogs/news/cpu-waterblock-shootout-corsair-v-alphacool-v-watercool