https://www.techpowerup.com/293472/ek-announces-rtx-3090-ti-water-block-plans
 
EK, is working on a plethora of new Quantum Vector2 water blocks for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Series graphics cards. RTX 3090 GPUs are one of the most wanted cards on the market and are among the components that can benefit greatly when complemented with water cooling. The card packs 24 GB of GDDR6X RAM, which is massive for both professional and gaming usage. Naturally, when NVIDIA announced an even stronger card carrying the name RTX 3090 Ti, EK was anxious to supply water blocks and unlock the full potential of these behemoths. This would allow unprecedented performance levels and no worries about wasting heat.
 
Due to massive customer demand for information on models that will get water block coverage, release dates, and whether they will be covered with Active Backplates, EK has decided to notify their customers of the plan ahead.

Compatible Models

The plan is to cover the reference models, Founders Edition, and AIB models. While the FE model will be the first in line, below you will find EK's preliminary production plan in no specific order:

• ASUS Strix RTX 3090 Ti
• EVGA FTW3 RTX 3090 Ti
• NVIDIA Founders Edition RTX 3090 Ti
• Cards with Reference PCB RTX 3090 Ti
• MSI TRIO & SUPRIM RTX 3090 Ti

Active Backplates?

Yes, even though the RTX 3090 Ti has 2 GB RAM chips, which are all located on the front side, we know that people who purchase these cards want the very best performance. While there will not be as much benefit to the VRAM compared to a regular 3090, the entire GPU will benefit from lower temps due to cooling of the PCB backside, which soaks a lot of the heat from the chips.

Matrix7

All of the 2nd generation Quantum GPU water blocks, the Vector2, will be fully Matrix7 compatible, bringing a modular approach and easier loop assembly to the user. The exception is the Founders Edition water block, which will keep its signature look and design that will not be specifically Matrix7 compliant.

Launch Date

Sadly, we cannot answer this today, but we can promise we're working hard and cooperating with both NVIDIA and AIB partners on this to make it happen as soon as possible. As more concrete information regarding the release dates becomes available, we will surely relay it to the public so stay tuned with our website and social media content. All the EK-Quantum series water blocks and active backplates are made and assembled in Slovenia, Europe, and will be available for pre-order through the EK Webshop and dedicated reseller network.
 
Good to know these waterblocks are coming. 
 

rjohnson11
"This would allow unprecedented performance levels and no worries about wasting heat."

Eh?
If you cool it better, it uses more power and creates more heat waste. Just because it isn't getting as hot doesn't mean it isn't creating a lot of waste heat.

oh Lord finally some good sense!!
EK is going in the right direction getting rid of those behemoth factory aircoolers that occupy the entire pc case!!
 
as per using "more power" while being in WC (AIO LOOP) that it would only happen if someone oc'ed beyond stock clocks, right?
 
if not... at Stock clocks it should just cool better and just have better temps in the sensor readings
 
as for the waste of power.. how much are these things gonna eat in w???  i forgot!!!

Miguell
as per using "more power" while being in WC (AIO LOOP) that it would only happen if someone oc'ed beyond stock clocks, right?

GPU Boost makes "stock" a moving number. The cooler it is, the more it will clock up "stock", the more power it will use.

It's a relatively small difference, yes, but still a nonsensical thing to say in an article. It borders on advertising that the block will save you energy, when it is actually the opposite.

ty_ger07

Miguell
as per using "more power" while being in WC (AIO LOOP) that it would only happen if someone oc'ed beyond stock clocks, right?

GPU Boost makes "stock" a moving number. The cooler it is, the more it will clock up "stock", the more power it will use.

It's a relatively small difference, yes, but still a nonsensical thing to say in an article. It borders on advertising that the block will save you energy, when it is actually the opposite.

OHH yeah!!!  you are right!  i forgot the GPU BOOST feature... but yes the difference in wattage would still be very small!
 
and yeah >> i never heard that a better cooled chip would consume less wattage!
 
i went on a AIO LOOP on my CPU back in 2019 (a poor performance AIO setup chosen for me by the "expert technician" unfortunately) but its a cleaner look and im thinking doing the same for the gpu (the next gpu i buy.. and if i buy it)