It doesn't matter to me either, I will be using the board if I send mine. But since yours is not in use and has a bent pin, it would probably be wiser if you sent it. That way if UPS, Fed-Ex or USPS decide to play soccer with the shipping item lol. Had it done to me in the past, either way just let me know if I am to send mine. That way I can put in the mail on Monday and we can get started, I am so excited and not sure if I said it but + one for mono block. Lets do this!!

anthony.yarlott
It doesn't matter to me either, I will be using the board if I send mine. But since yours is not in use and has a bent pin, it would probably be wiser if you sent it. That way if UPS, Fed-Ex or USPS decide to play soccer with the shipping item lol.

 
That's a good point. I'll go ahead and volunteer mine then.

nateman_doo
maybe I can bend it back?  

I already did, but it's noticeable so it won't be covered under warranty so that's why I don't want to sell it.

True it is still resalable, what were you thinking of asking?? If for any reason it dose not work out and you can't send your board just let me know And I will send mine. Thanks for volunteering up your board.

I agree with you one hundred %, it is always good to have a back up. I lost my computer for school and was without one for a week or more, so having a back up dang good idea. Thanks again and I can't wait to see the first results.

until i am sitting in front of the board, and the gears are turning I have no idea.  I can design a board that will cool every single component of the board, and have a slab of copper that weighs 5 lbs.  It will be tons of money, but it will be the first entire board cooling solution.  There has to be a balance between price and performance.  The block will perform, that much I know (anything is better then stock cooling) but a full block like the Stinger block wont be cheap.  However the CPU block I designed would be incorporated, and it performs within 3° of the best performing blocks out there.
 
Nice thing about having the 10 people, is you guys get to vote.  if it goes the monoblock route, you all get to vote, but that will be more expensive. 

m.2 ssd.
 
Goes inbetween the top and second pcie slot.
 
 

revenantx02
m.2 ssd.
 
Goes inbetween the top and second pcie slot.
 
 

its "possible".
 
i would need a larger plate on the bottom.  It wouldn't be directly watercooled, but the heat would leave the SSD fo through thermal tape into copper and travel to the right and get sucked out there.  I would have to leave some substantial margins for error and make it up with THICK thermal tape.  
 
Again, its "possible".  You would all have to sign off on it.
like so:

The red would be the plastic sandwich.  So this copper plate would just kind of "hang out there"
 
I could extend the delrin cover just to make it all black, but again, until I am sitting in front of it...

For the m.2 I don't think it would really need to be water cooled.
Just throwing a few mini copper heatsinks on them reduces the significantly.
 
Even the intel PCIE m.2 cards have passive cooling on them.

I'd be quite happy with that monoblock solution, looks close to what I was expecting, personally I'll be watercooling the GPU aswell so I'm all ok with that.  Got to admit I'm not sure about cooling the m.2, its a nice idea and would be a unique feature but unless it was covered with delrin as you say, it would spoil the look, without even mentioning the added cost. Guess its hard to judge until you have a board and can look more deeply into it but I'll keep an open mind to it so I'm neither for or against it at the moment.

A monoblock that cools the CPU too? Would such a design increases the chance of damaging the CPU? 
 
Phil

I think the idea of monoblock looks cool, however I am more towards to idea of small chipset blocks simply because I am not sure how Nateman's CPU block solution stack against the Supremacy EVO?
 
So based around that concern, I am leaning towards having two separate blocks, just like the ones nateman did for the X99 Classified, which pairs really well with the Supremacy EVO Acetal design.
 
On a side note, for illustration purposes, cooling the M.2 drive with the block will look like this: Bitspower EVGA X99 waterblock 
 
IMO, if the PCH block can cover the M.2 slot too, that will look a lot more uniform than having copper heatsink sticking out from the M.2 drive and have a much more unique look.
 
I think it would be fair to poll a vote on this when nateman can come up with a rough estimation on cost for the different solutions? (Monoblock vs Mosfet & PCH block vs Mosfet & PCH & M.2 compatible block)
 
Hope this can get discussion going :)

nateman_doo

deFiniLoGy
I think the idea of monoblock looks cool, however I am more towards to idea of small chipset blocks simply because I am not sure how Nateman's CPU block solution stack against the Supremacy EVO?
 

someone didn't do their research when choosing an installer?  tsk tsk...
Here is the CPU block that I made:
http://forums.evga.com/Request-for-20113-Nateman-CPU-Block-m2269270-p5.aspx#2324716
I will use the same basic design.
 
Here are how it stacks up against top competitor blocks:
http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2334932
 
1.72°C temp diff (in favor of the EVO) but my blocks lack of flow restriction creamed them all.  
 
as for the SSD "wings" thats also an option for a similar look.  Painting them matte black with gun-coating looks nice and cuts down on oxidation, and goes well with black delrin.  Same concept as the bitspower, heat radiates into the copper wing, and gets removed by the section of copper under water.  
 
So everyone so far cool with losing that screw hole to secure the motherboard? 
 

Ah~ I did not dig through the thread in your sig that's why I did not see the testing.
 
In that case I have no objection over monoblock design, but I still would prefer having a M.2 wing as that can give a even more uniform look.
 
Regarding the screw hole, I have no objection over losing that :)
 
Thanks nateman!

Board is now in my hands, and will start the drafting process.  

Gotta keep the USPS in business 

I vote for dual blocks. 
 
Will we've clearance issue for RAM blocks?
 
Phil