Hi. I recently purchased the RAM block on Supercool's website . At the time there was only 1 in stock and it's the Acrylic version ( $79.13), after I completed payment and waiting for confirmation, the supercool guy pm'd me ( withhin 2-3 hours) said that he sent the copper version instead without extra charge because the Acrylic is out of stock. What a nice guy!
After 2 weeks of waiting, some hassle at the customs, I had to used a 3rd party service to get the block out with extra fee ( $20), it would take way longer if I keep waiting. Nice country i guess lol.. Anyway, I finally had the RAM block on my hand.
First thoughts, the spreaders and backplates has some scartches but the coldpate side look great. They came with the 1mm pad( super glue ish) on the backplate, quite hard to take off a but a bit of thinner rubbing works. Imo, better using 1.25mm pad ( the one for nvme on most asus boards).
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The block is named Direct cooling chip for a reason. The main modules/spreaders are thick enough to have fin ( not confirmed yet) and water can actually flow instead of the 'usual' way like every other brands do. The seller told me the spreaders are welded to ensure no leaking, It's been 3 days and the block works just fine for me.
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The top has only one job, distribute liquid. It has 4 thin orings, thickness: 1mm & diameter: 16mm. These orings are cheap and easy to find in the local shop here. There is no need to add paste to empty space because it won't touch the module. Inside top left hole, there is some powdery stuff, I was told it's the dough he used to protect the product from moisture. No big, a quick brush easily cleaned that off.
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Alright, here's the fun part ( not really hehe) So the backplate of dimm B is quite tilted when I received. The seller told me it's fine and don't over tighten it. But we both not awared of one thing, the glue pad size ( this is trouble maker). TBH, I don't precisely know if it's the back-plate, the pad size or the top measurement is off. When I first finished installing, the temperature between two dimm are 4 degree different.
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I checked and checked and found that once I put the top on, it pulled both spreaders a bit closer which cause dimm B socket tilted. At that time I thought the top measurement is not correct.
Before putting the top on.
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After.
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As you can see, the one on dimm B was not even, it's pushed and tilted causing the bottom not contacted well. Before getting this block, I checked the revew on Clock 'Em up youtube channel and one of the member on OCN ( can't recall his name,his youtube). They both said they use 1mm pad for PMIC and 0.5mm for the chips ( it's correct). For the backplate pad, both are 1mm . But not in this case, at least for dimm B 😅
After struggling, taking it off , teardown and all etc.. The sellers also helped with some suggestions by changing the PMIC to 0.5mm and paste for the chips. None of it work. And then, I remembered I have the 1.25mm pad that is included from the the Gene board, that pad is soft and stretchable since it's for nvme. So after a good soaking in thinner again ( shouldn't take cover of the glue pad off at all) , I replaced the OG glue pad with the 1.25mm one and boys this fixed the uneven temperature.
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Temperature underload post 1.25mm pad size changed. The delta C is way better now, ~1.5C different compared to dimm A is good enough for me. Pls note that I tested in different room.
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Overall, I think this is still by far the most decent RAM block I have used. The shipping company in my country is ass, already sent him feedback to avoid it. The owner is quick to respond, at least to me. When i complained abt the backplate, he replied quite fast and offer a refund. However I seriously wanted to make it work and thanks god for 1.25mm pad size In the end, the supercool guy said he will send a free direct die block as compensation I totally didn't expect that. What a really nice guy!
Some close-up teardown photos of the memory and the block
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Some tips I found along the way. Installing the RAM first, then add the top make it easier. It's better to tighten dimm B's screws afterwards . Don't take the glue cover off, doesn't matter since the empty side has no chips but would be pain in the ass to take it off without thinner. And soaking the memory in thinner is the easiest way to take the stock heatsink off.
Thanks @BlueShark for fixing the mismatch timings and the glue pad size
In case anyone needs the thinner, I'm using Mr.Hobby thinner
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Cheers.
Edit 1: After seeing the teardown photos of supercool modules, provided by @sultanofswing in post #20 , and other user @ALSTER868 also had the same leaking problem (photos). I have to remove mine off the loop and air cooling RAM modules for now. Please note that mine haven't show any sign of leaking, temperature is great, but I don't think I can take any chance especially the board I'm using ( x670e gene) is discontinued. I already contacted the supercoolcomputer guy again yesterday. I hope we can have some closure.
Added on air temp
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Edit 2: I put the block back in the system after 3 days test under high pressure loop, leaked test w a custom tool. There is no leaking at all or any drop in at 0.8 bar. Temperature is great as usual, even better this time I manage to get 1C difference between 2 dimms
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Edit 3 - 7 Jan 2024: Changed thread title & added update regarding to compensation https://www.overclock.net/threads/supercoolcomputer-direct-cooling-blocks.1809194/post-29288692
Edit 4 - 21 Feb 2024: It's more than a month of using the ram block. It's working great and there is no leak at all, temp is 2~3C above ambient under max load. I have it in the same loop w my CPU so it maybe a bit lower in a separate loop but temp is low more than needed so doesn't matter.
After 2 weeks of waiting, some hassle at the customs, I had to used a 3rd party service to get the block out with extra fee ( $20), it would take way longer if I keep waiting. Nice country i guess lol.. Anyway, I finally had the RAM block on my hand.
First thoughts, the spreaders and backplates has some scartches but the coldpate side look great. They came with the 1mm pad( super glue ish) on the backplate, quite hard to take off a but a bit of thinner rubbing works. Imo, better using 1.25mm pad ( the one for nvme on most asus boards).
The block is named Direct cooling chip for a reason. The main modules/spreaders are thick enough to have fin ( not confirmed yet) and water can actually flow instead of the 'usual' way like every other brands do. The seller told me the spreaders are welded to ensure no leaking, It's been 3 days and the block works just fine for me.
The top has only one job, distribute liquid. It has 4 thin orings, thickness: 1mm & diameter: 16mm. These orings are cheap and easy to find in the local shop here. There is no need to add paste to empty space because it won't touch the module. Inside top left hole, there is some powdery stuff, I was told it's the dough he used to protect the product from moisture. No big, a quick brush easily cleaned that off.
Alright, here's the fun part ( not really hehe) So the backplate of dimm B is quite tilted when I received. The seller told me it's fine and don't over tighten it. But we both not awared of one thing, the glue pad size ( this is trouble maker). TBH, I don't precisely know if it's the back-plate, the pad size or the top measurement is off. When I first finished installing, the temperature between two dimm are 4 degree different.
I checked and checked and found that once I put the top on, it pulled both spreaders a bit closer which cause dimm B socket tilted. At that time I thought the top measurement is not correct.
Before putting the top on.
After.
As you can see, the one on dimm B was not even, it's pushed and tilted causing the bottom not contacted well. Before getting this block, I checked the revew on Clock 'Em up youtube channel and one of the member on OCN ( can't recall his name,his youtube). They both said they use 1mm pad for PMIC and 0.5mm for the chips ( it's correct). For the backplate pad, both are 1mm . But not in this case, at least for dimm B 😅
After struggling, taking it off , teardown and all etc.. The sellers also helped with some suggestions by changing the PMIC to 0.5mm and paste for the chips. None of it work. And then, I remembered I have the 1.25mm pad that is included from the the Gene board, that pad is soft and stretchable since it's for nvme. So after a good soaking in thinner again ( shouldn't take cover of the glue pad off at all) , I replaced the OG glue pad with the 1.25mm one and boys this fixed the uneven temperature.
Temperature underload post 1.25mm pad size changed. The delta C is way better now, ~1.5C different compared to dimm A is good enough for me. Pls note that I tested in different room.
Overall, I think this is still by far the most decent RAM block I have used. The shipping company in my country is ass, already sent him feedback to avoid it. The owner is quick to respond, at least to me. When i complained abt the backplate, he replied quite fast and offer a refund. However I seriously wanted to make it work and thanks god for 1.25mm pad size
In the end, the supercool guy said he will send a free direct die block as compensation I totally didn't expect that. What a really nice guy!Some close-up teardown photos of the memory and the block
Some tips I found along the way. Installing the RAM first, then add the top make it easier. It's better to tighten dimm B's screws afterwards . Don't take the glue cover off, doesn't matter since the empty side has no chips but would be pain in the ass to take it off without thinner. And soaking the memory in thinner is the easiest way to take the stock heatsink off.
Thanks @BlueShark for fixing the mismatch timings and the glue pad size
In case anyone needs the thinner, I'm using Mr.Hobby thinner
Cheers.
Edit 1: After seeing the teardown photos of supercool modules, provided by @sultanofswing in post #20 , and other user @ALSTER868 also had the same leaking problem (photos). I have to remove mine off the loop and air cooling RAM modules for now. Please note that mine haven't show any sign of leaking, temperature is great, but I don't think I can take any chance especially the board I'm using ( x670e gene) is discontinued. I already contacted the supercoolcomputer guy again yesterday. I hope we can have some closure.
Added on air temp
Edit 2: I put the block back in the system after 3 days test under high pressure loop, leaked test w a custom tool. There is no leaking at all or any drop in at 0.8 bar. Temperature is great as usual, even better this time I manage to get 1C difference between 2 dimms
Edit 3 - 7 Jan 2024: Changed thread title & added update regarding to compensation https://www.overclock.net/threads/supercoolcomputer-direct-cooling-blocks.1809194/post-29288692
Edit 4 - 21 Feb 2024: It's more than a month of using the ram block. It's working great and there is no leak at all, temp is 2~3C above ambient under max load. I have it in the same loop w my CPU so it maybe a bit lower in a separate loop but temp is low more than needed so doesn't matter.
