PRESS RELEASE
EK® Water Blocks, the Europe-based water cooling gear manufacturer, is introducing its new generation of high-performance water blocks specially designed for ASUS® DUAL GeForce® RTX™ EVO series graphics cards, based on Turing® graphics processor.
EK-Quantum Dual Evo RTX 2070/2080 D-RGB
The EK-Quantum Vector Dual Evo RTX 2070/2080 D-RGB water blocks are specifically engineered for ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070, 2080, 2070 SUPER and 2080 SUPER graphics cards. The water block itself uses the signature EK single slot slim look, and it covers the entire PCB length. This sophisticated cooling solution will transform your powerful ASUS graphics card into a minimalistic, elegant piece of hardware with accented D-RGB LED lighting.
EK® recommends the purchase of a retention backplate which improves the aesthetics of your graphics cards, but also provides additional passive cooling to the GPU core and circuit board VRM section. The backplates for ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070, 2080 and their SUPER variants are available in either Nickel Plated or Black Anozided variants.
Availability and Pricing
The EK-Quantum Vector Dual Evo RTX 2070/2080 D-RGB - Nickel + Plexi water block and backplates are made in Slovenia, Europe and are available for pre-order through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network. The Nickel-Plexi version of the blocks and backplates are expected to start shipping out on Friday, 29th of November 2019. In the table below you can see the manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP).
The nickel-acetal version of the block will be available in the following weeks.
EK predicted MSRP prices including VAT:
| EAN Code | Name | End-user Price in EUR |
| 3831109819449 | EK-Quantum Vector Dual Evo RTX 2070/2080 D-RGB - Nickel + Plexi | 149,90 |
| 3831109819708 | EK-Quantum Vector Dual Evo RTX 2070/2080 Backplate - Nickel | 43,90 |
| 3831109819715 | EK-Quantum Vector Dual Evo RTX 2070/2080 Backplate - Black | 36,90 |
