Smokey the Bear
Cool, I won't be buying one now and after all this time you offer a single pitiful option.
 
In fact I regret ever buying this card period, this really screwed up my plans. Next round it's clear that ASUS is the brand to go to, and A good Kyro block will suffice for any reference block.
 
Thanks EK. I wish I never had this damn card, stuck on air for three months. Who's to really to blame, EK or EVGA? EK released a block for literally every other custom solution before this one, and 'jokingly' called EVGA a shady company on Facebook. I think I'll happily abandon both - that isn't very professional and obviously has a ton of truth behind it. I'm sure EK and EVGA are confident in their sales regardless of a boatload of customers jumping ship this term. I guess while EK is horrible in this scenario, EVGA is really the one getting abandoned. Both companies seems to be confident that they have endless supplies of customers, so let's see where their fumbles land them in a decade.
 
Heads up; there's a new player in town called Diamond Cooling - they aren't on the scale of EK and don't plan to compete but they offer service EK couldn't dream of offering. It's very small and they don't have many cards/blocks, but the owner is fantastic. If you send him a card, he can make a block for you. I plan to ask him to make me one for the 980ti or whatever I end up with after I sell this garbage 980 at a loss.

First i'm sorry that you feel this way and I know that this comment won't ease your pain.
 
What concerns me is where you saw that EK is calling EVGA a shady company on FB...can you tell me where and when you saw that please?

id like to know too lol, i dont think a company as big as EK would be throwin hate around like that on facebook.
 
 
patiently waiting the kingpin waterblocks

I found it and it was only humor nothing else...

mind linking it? id like to read it as well, or pm it if you dont want to post it here.

EK_Luc
I found it and it was only humor nothing else...

Sorry if I was mistaken. The comment was meant as a joke, it was even stated by the EK rep that they (The EK rep) were kidding around. I even took it as them liking EVGA so much that they were comfortable making such a joke, as they should be. It's nice to have personable and friendly reps like that making EK as an entity relatable to us average Joe's.
 
In my frustration however, I had to ask myself what the comment was really getting at, it's relation to the constant delays of this waterblock, and if it has anything to do with EVGA's change of model numbers for the classy and perhaps their push for the KPE. There is a reason for all these delays, so I looked for one within that comment.
 
I appreciate your response, but it's nothing a Tylenol and a new gpu can't fix.
 
I was going to link it, but they've deleted it. Again, the comment was only a joke, but it's surely must have some tinge of truth to it. I certainly didn't mean to blow it out of proportion but I'm pretty pissed about it irregardless. I know, no one made me buy this card; lessons learned. 
 
As a Canadian, this card cost me $250+ more than a reference card would have from a competitor. I was okay with the premium for the sole purpose of having a card worth water-cooling, and having it asap. Surely, you can understand my frustration when new GPU's with preferable copper (non-nickle) blocks are only another few months away from this block's release. Not to mention having to deal with a hot card on air for the last three months.
 
As for universal blocks go, the only compatible blocks available in Canada are not affordable by any means, especially when factoring in vrm cooling or even a ghetto fan set-up.

 (Still mad)

I hope they did not delete it!

zluca
I hope they did not delete it!

Delete what? The block? Absolutely not.  It's only delayed a bit more not ditch don't worry 

EK_Luc
I received info that it's in fact delayed a few more weeks but while we all have to wait (myself included ) I have some answers for a few questions I received earlier.  

• The classy block isn't the same for the KPE
• The block will be available with your choice of acetal or plexi top
• The block will only be in nickel finish
• The block will be an "XXL" one. So it will cover the entire card 

 

Thanks for the details. By the way may I ask why the special cards always get nickel blocks only? I think copper is way more 'bullet proof' choice when water cooling. :) I don't mind the looks at all.
 
I understand that the market for these blocks is going to be very small.

EK_Luc

zluca
I hope they did not delete it!

Delete what? The block? Absolutely not.  It's only delayed a bit more not ditch don't worry 

ah ok now i m happy... i already bought all necessary for the second loop...... now olny blocks are needed!!!!!!