Mattis
Hey,
 
I've got a evga z490 dark and a quantumX delta tec on order, will it work?
 
/Mattis

Mattis
It requires a bios update on the motherboards on the compatibility list.

QueueCumber
Also have one on order and would like the Dark Kindpin to be compatible. 

• All the physical connections to the controller; (i.e. the 8 pin pci-e header and the usb to usb header connection) 
• Ensure that usb header is enabled in your bios :) 
• Ensure the driver and Intel software are installed. 
• Does the device show up in device manager? What does the software say? Are there any lights showing on the controller? 

MackWage
It is explicitly not made for that use-case so I wouldn't expect it to perform as well as a normal EK water block in that scenario. It's one reason they're touting the new ability to OC TVB so much as THAT is the intent. 
 
That being said, my CPU temps are staying under 35 while gaming. 

• First - I am generally very happy with it. And accepting this is very much a gen 1 version, I am excited to see what the future holds for this tech. 
• Here is my build and setup for context: 
  • Case: Be Quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev 2 which is known to emphasize silence more than airflow.. i.e. known to trap heat so other cases may certainly perform even better.
  • CPU: 10900k set to all core 52, uncore 49, vcore 1.34v, vsa and vccio set to 1.4v. AVX offset -2
  • Rads: I have a 420gtx and a 140gtx (both as exhaust) and both with push/pull config with primarily Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-2000 PWM
  • GPU: I have the 3090 KPE so it has its own AIO which is hogging the front intake mount on my case.. but in a push/pull with six Lian Li SL120s
  • Mobo: evga z490 dark kpe and bios 1.09
  • Delta TEC: I only use standby or Cryo modes. I have not even touched unregulated mode.
• The cooler and TEC plate operation are virtually silent. So the only noise from your setup would be your fans. Since the TEC is so powerful, I've been able to keep all of my fans in the 800-1200 rpm range ( I just opt for higher rpm while playing games no matter what). My liquid temps only get up to the low 30s when I'm doing all-core benchmarking. (Cinebench, OCCT).. otherwise it seems to hover around 26c. 
• When you reboot your computer, the TEC plate does NOT start automatically. The software puts it in standby mode so the TEC plate is not running and it's just relying on the passive liquid cooling. I have found that for normal daily tasks (web browsing, watching videos, office stuff), one can just keep it on stand by mode. With my Windows power profile set to Balanced - the cpu temps mainly stay in the high 30s and sometimes spike to 50s for a given job but stay within that range. This range is completely acceptable to me so I keep the TEC plate off and save on that power usage. 
• You can mount the controller box anywhere in your case as long as the cables from the cpu waterblock can reach it. I didn't realize this until I started connecting it so I opted to mount it on the back of the motherboard tray. I personally feel the look of the controller box on top, especially with the USB cable coming out of the top, looks rather... silly. Hopefully that will be addressed by gen 2. The one thing to keep in mind is that some of the sensors are in fact in the controller box which is important for it to balance cooling vs temp/dew point. So don't like mount it outside of the case. 
• Once you enable Cryo mode, it's not like a flat 200w power consumption by any means. The power consumption of the TEC plate is essentially dictated by how hard it has to work in order to cool your CPU. So while under all core stress loads like Cinebench, it will pretty much run at the full 200w. However during 'normal' use, I often see it using as little as 17w.
• I haven't really explored Intel XTU before but now that I have this cooler, I can see some real value in further exploring it. You can create different OC profiles for different applications. When combined with the new ability to OC TVB, you could probably easily reach 5.6 - 5.7 ghz on a 10900k in some standard non-avx workloads (e.g. gaming). Specific to all-core benchmarking : as several Youtubers have noted and as stated in the documentation, this cooler is specifically not meant for that kind of workload and will perform poorly when compared against other standard waterblocks. For me personally, I am not worried about this as I don't have any normal workloads which mimic that kind of use-case, however here are some observations from trying those workloads. 
  • As you would guess, AVX all core workloads are the biggest hurdle for this cooler. 
  • Cinebench R15: temps quickly jump to the high 60s and stay there for the whole test. Scores ranged 2800-2830
  • Cinebench R23: temps quickly jump to the 70s and hit 82 by end of render pass two. Score 16274.
  • Geekbench: temps rapidly jumped between 50s and 20s. Scores single core 5956, multi core 52138
  • Intel XTU: 4223 marks and highest cpu temp 61
  • After any of the above tests concluded, the CPU temps were almost instantly back down to 20 degrees. 

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MackWage
Awesome .. I have never tried direct die

I'm currently running direct die with an Optimus block, keeps the CPU nice and cool.  I bought one of EK's TEC coolers and asked them directly if I could do direct die, their response was:
 
The direct die cooling and the Quantum X Delta TEC would not work best together as for the Quantum X Delta TEC, there needs to be no die cooling involved to perform as intended, so the mentioned cooling TEC is meant for non-direct die cooling since the gasket (foam) needs to make the compression around the socket, so you will need to use the IHS in non-direct die (normal CPU IHS) only. 
 
So it appears to be an issue with sealing and the gasket.  I can see their point.  Without the IHS you're compressing the gasket a bit more and they're concerned it may affect the seal.  So I bought a full cooper IHS from RockitCool that has a little more surface area.  Should be a decent replacement and with the TEC should still be able to keep the die nice and cool.