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ekwb rgb water block ramapage v ed 10

eddie_long
Level 7

‎06-10-2017 05:41 AM - last edited on ‎03-05-2024 10:20 PM by Community Admin

hi all
i was just after some help ref the above item , i'm a newbie as you might have guessed ,last year i built my first system and i used a rampage v ed 10 but at the time i could only afford an AIO cooler , so i saved my spare cash until i could upgrade to a full loop , i purchased a rog certified water block as i thought i would do it properly , and after reading on forums that if you want to keep the io cover it is a pain at best to try and separate the items, so i contacted asus to see if i could purchase io cover as a separate item , only to be told if i fitted the water block it would void my guarantee , so am now very hesitant about fitting it ,any one else had this problem
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Chino
Level 15

‎06-10-2017 09:07 AM

Unfortunately, the I/O cover is part of the whole cooling solution. So basically you have to strip the motherboard naked to put on the monoblock. I'm assuming that's the one you're looking at?
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Zka17
Level 16

‎06-10-2017 10:29 AM

Theoretically, if you mount a waterblock on your mobo and remove the original heatsink, you won't loose your warranty - just recently read that in one of the threads here...
However, the key is to remove the original heatsink in a way that you have to be able to re-mount it if you need to RMA.
In the case of the R5E10, this is very hard to do if you also want good look... The original I/O block is looking good, but there is a heatpipe inserted in its bottom... it is hard to pull it out intact... I just simple cut it - but then I lost the warranty... c'est la vie...

Loosing your warranty is part of the watercooling experience... at least I considered so (never RMA'd a component hurt by water)...

eddie_long
Level 7
In response to Zka17

‎06-10-2017 03:33 PM

thanks for the input , i figured as much , i was just concerned about it , but as you say part of the journey if you want to have your own unique style of rig
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