bavor

ShawnB420

bavor

Maverickyao

MuddyPaws73
Any comments about how the Optimus block performs compared to stock or Hydro Copper?

I would suggest you getting in the EVGA queue for hydro copper kit if you haven't placed a preorder for the optimus one at some point last year. The gain in cooling is not worth the wait or the worst customer service I've ever dealt with.

There is no Queue for the Hydro Copper waterblock.  You can sign up to be notified when its in stock, however there is no longer a queue for that specific part.  
I signed up to be notified and by the time I received the email, they were sold out.

Can always buy one via third party

The average 3rd party price is $600.  No thanks.  My experience with the Hydro Copper blocks shows they are worth about $130.  They have the same build quality as the $130 GPU blocks on Amazon and Ali Express.

OCF4n

bavor

ShawnB420

bavor

Maverickyao

MuddyPaws73
Any comments about how the Optimus block performs compared to stock or Hydro Copper?

I would suggest you getting in the EVGA queue for hydro copper kit if you haven't placed a preorder for the optimus one at some point last year. The gain in cooling is not worth the wait or the worst customer service I've ever dealt with.

There is no Queue for the Hydro Copper waterblock.  You can sign up to be notified when its in stock, however there is no longer a queue for that specific part.  
I signed up to be notified and by the time I received the email, they were sold out.

Can always buy one via third party

The average 3rd party price is $600.  No thanks.  My experience with the Hydro Copper blocks shows they are worth about $130.  They have the same build quality as the $130 GPU blocks on Amazon and Ali Express.

Yeah, I saw that too. You basically pay the same price for an inferior block lol. And that's just NA in Europe where I live they are nowhere available. So for me the only choice is the Optimus block.

redteamgo

fragility_V1

redteamgo
Where do I find a kingpin block on Amazon or Ali express for $130?

You don't.  I think bavor was just stating that the HC blocks are not worth what they cost performance-wise and have similar performance to to the lower-priced blocks for other GPUs of the temperature deltas they'll provide.  
 
Bykski made a block for the 2080 Ti KPE, but didn't do anything for 30-series.

I gotcha ok, makes sense. The HC block is good but not amazing. Definitely better than the hybrid by a significant margin though. Just saying but if the block is $150 in materials, $300 retail is not a crazy price. Have a good one

Jsunn
Has anyone heard back from Optimus about changing their order to the Black finish? 
I replied to their mass email, but haven't heard back yet. 
 
I'd rather have the black block, than none at all. I will reach out to them next week if they haven't replied to my email. 
 
-J

alpharius194

OCF4n
What about the RAW Copper Coldplate finish? I read they are in the making because somebody here received one.. but on the website it's still says TBD? Any infos about that?

I have it with the black finish, it arrived at the office yesterday. will not be installing it today but will be opening the box when i get home to check it out because I was not at that office yesterday. I would assume they'll start to trickle out now.

sorti

jaredbyoung

Optimus Water Cooling
Hello,
We really apologize for the delays in getting your product out! One of the challenges of starting a new process like ceramic Cerakoting is unknown issues that can appear once we go to larger scale production. Unfortunately, white and nickel ceramic finishes have had unexpected problems that have dramatically increased the time it takes to make them which, of course, has delayed every other product that is also painted.
In order to expedite deliveries, we're putting white ceramic and nickel ceramic on hold and giving the option to move to black ceramic finish for your GPU block. Or, of course, we can refund your order. For other products, black, nickel and silver will still be available, white however is on hold for all products.
Again, we're really sorry about the delays and the issues that this causes! Behind the scenes, we've spent a good deal of time and effort to try and resolve these painting challenges, but at this stage, based on feedback from customers, the best option is to focus on shipping black blocks faster and then improving the other colors separately so production is no longer held up.
Please let us know if moving to a black block works for you or if you have any questions.
 

When did they send you this message? Last week they sent me this message:
 
"We are pretty backed up on KPEs right now.  We are a couple of months out, at this point.
That being said, we are actively working on speeding up production.  So, I'm hoping we are able to ship sooner."
 
I am hoping that my message was before they decided to switch to just black blocks and yours was after, so hopefully we're on the "sooner" timeline.  

fragility_V1

Jsunn
Has anyone heard back from Optimus about changing their order to the Black finish? 
I replied to their mass email, but haven't heard back yet. 
 
I'd rather have the black block, than none at all. I will reach out to them next week if they haven't replied to my email. 
 
-J

I think you'll be happy with the black finish.  Having purchased and received the silver (tried to match the unfinished silver they used to have for the signature block), I kind of regret my choice and probably would have gone black.  (And purchased a new black signature block to match)

redteamgo
Where do I find a kingpin block on Amazon or Ali express for $130?

bavor

redteamgo
Where do I find a kingpin block on Amazon or Ali express for $130?

I think you misread that.  The build quality, design, and workmanship of the KP 3090 Hydro Copper block is the same as the $130 GPU water blocks you get from Ali Express or Amazon.  To be honest, the $130 water blocks leak less than my KP Hydro Copper blocks did, especially with chilled coolant.

bavor

redteamgo

bavor

redteamgo
Where do I find a kingpin block on Amazon or Ali express for $130?

I think you misread that.  The build quality, design, and workmanship of the KP 3090 Hydro Copper block is the same as the $130 GPU water blocks you get from Ali Express or Amazon.  To be honest, the $130 water blocks leak less than my KP Hydro Copper blocks did, especially with chilled coolant.

Point is that there is no $130 block to fit the 3090 KP.  It doesn't exist.  Its a shame your HC block had problems but comparing things that exist to things that don't exist at a hypothetical price point is too silly for me to entertain.

The point is TWO Kingpin Hydro Copper blocks had those problems.  The point is the Hydro Copper block is for an card designed for overclocking and both blocks started leaking when used with chilled coolant at 10-15C because the metal and acrylic expand and contract at different rates.  The point is that the Hydro Copper block is designed in such a way that you can't fix the leaks without removing some parts that EVGA told some HC block owners would void the warranty of the block.  The point is the build quality is so awful on the Hydro Copper blocks that one had a screw that holds the terminal in place that wasn't tightened properly at the factory so that block leaked and the other one had a screw that was tightened so hard at the factory that it damaged the acrylic to the point that the threads were stripped and the screw couldn't be tightened properly to prevent leaking.  The point is the issues that I had with TWO hydro copper blocks are the kind of issues you expect with the $130 water blocks you find on Ali Express and Amazon.  The point is the two EK GPU blocks I have(One that was $119.99) work fine with chilled coolant at 0C to -15C and the two Hydro Copper blocks I had don't work properly with chilled coolant below 10C-15C.
 
You seriously can't grasp that the Hydro Copper blocks have the same build quality as the low end Bykski water blocks?  You find that concept too silly to entertain?  Who cares if there isn't a $130 KP 3090 water block.  You get that $130 water block experience with EVGA $300 block already!