HI! I am a new forum member living in the US. Like others I have used EKWB blocks in the past not knowing where to find the "good stuff".... From doing lots of research this product line & brand seem to be far superior in terms of performance, build quality, & value.
I know everyone is eager to get information on your RTX lineup of blocks (including me
) so please excuse my redundancy in asking questions if they were previously asked & answered. I completely understand things are getting released in real time and you can't design & build a product overnight especially if you don't have a sample before hand / yet.
With that being said I have a couple of questions regarding your 3090 strategy;
Do you normally place a heat pipe / active cooling connected to the water block on the backside of your blocks in general or just if you find it important for a specific AIB card? My obvious reason for asking is the unique situation with the 3090 cards and the memory / significant heat load on the back of the PCB. Is your design goal right out of the gate to address this specifically with such a design for the 3090?
Frankly speaking are you seeing the 3090 segment big enough for you to be bringing such a 3090 block to market at least in a reasonable timeline / priority as compared to the much larger 3080 market? In other words are you planning on focusing all of your resources to the 3080 boards first then turn to the 3090s after / later?
Speaking of 3090 cards it seems like the Strix & FTW3 are the two top custom cards I suspect most people looking to put the 3090 under water will be purchasing due to their quality & power limits. If true and in conjunction with my question above do you foresee making a block available for either of these sometime this year, Q1 next year or later? Not trying to pin you down to a specific product or timeline but just looking for a broad stroke guestimate.
Lastly is it simply a matter of you getting your hands on some of these custom cards in order to start planning / designing blocks or do the AIBs share schematics with you now that the NDAs have been lifted? This might sound crazy but just say the word and I would gladly ship you my 3090 (once I can get one) to you if it helps you to make a block faster. Just as long as you agree to send it back to me with a block
.
Thanks