Deciding on whether to buy a product like EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block or perhaps ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block vs ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard

EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block specs

EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block
 ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard specs

ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard
Type: CPU water block

Form factor: ATX

Voltage: 12 V

Socket: AMD AM4

FEATURES

Chipset: AMD X570

Processor models supported: – AMD Ryzen 3rd and 2nd generation processors
– AMD Ryzen 1st and 2nd generation processors with Radeon Vega Graphics

Pin connection: 4

Operating systems supported: Windows 10 or later

Other features: – Nickel-plated copper base
– CPU socket support: LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA2011, LGA1150, LGA2011-3, LGA1151, LGA2066

Memory slots: 4 x DIMM (Max RAM: 128 GB)

GENERAL

Memory standard: DDR4

Multi-GPU support: – NVIDIA SLI x 2
– AMD CrossFire x 3

Colour: Black & Silver

Cooling features: – Heatsink
– Fan cooling
– Liquid cooling

Box contents: – EK Cooling EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block
– Thermal paste
– Backplate
– Mounting screws
– Springs

INTERNAL CONNECTIVITY
Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years

Expansion slots: PCIe (x16) x 2

Storage slots: – SATA x 8 (6 GB/s)
– M.2 x 2

Cooling: – 4-pin CPU_FAN connector x 1
– 4-pin CPU_OPT fan connector x 1
– 4-pin CHA_FAN connectors x 2
– 4-pin M.2_FAN connector x 1
– PCH _FAN connector x 1
– AIO_PUMP connector x 1
– W_PUMP+ connector x 1

Power: – 24-pin EATX power connector x 1
– 8-pin EATX 12 V power connector x 1
– 4-pin EATX 12 V power connector x 1

Buttons: BIOS Flashback

Sensors: – Thermal sensor connector x 1
– T_Sensor connector x 1

BIOS: – UEFI AMI BIOS
– SM BIOS 3.2
– ACPI BIOS 6.2

USB: – USB 3.2 (Gen 2) x 1
– USB 3.2 (Gen 1) x 1
– USB 2.0 x 2

Other internal connections: – AAFP connector x 1
– SPI TPM header x 1
– Clear CMOS jumper x 1
– Node connector x 1
– System panel connector x 1
– T_Sensor connector x 1

EXTERNAL CONNECTIVITY

Video output: – HDMI x 1
– DisplayPort x 1

USB: – USB Type-C x 1
– USB 3.2 (Gen 1) x 4
– USB 3.2 (Gen 2) x 3

Audio: – 3.5 mm jack x 5
– Optical S/PDIF out x 1

LAN: – Gigabit Ethernet port
– Gigabit LAN controller

GENERAL

Colour: Black

Box contents: – ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard
– SATA cables x 4
– M.2 screw package
– Extension cable for RGB strips (80 cm)
– Extension cable for addressable LED
– Thermistor cable
– Cable ties pack
– Supporting DVD
– User manual
– STRIX door hanger
– ROG STRIX stickers

Dimensions: 68 x 273 x 338 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 1.85 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 3 years

Price: £85

Price: £270

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Review Score: 8.6 / 10

Review Score: 8.9 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block or ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 77 products in the same category as EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block, which is the PC fans and coolers category. Of these 77 products the average price was £71.97, the most expensive was £339.95 and the cheapest was just £3.95. We then looked at the price of the 69 in the same as the ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard, which of course the average was £372.68, top price was £1860 and cheapest £5.99.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Ek Cooling and Asus, the average was £106.66 for Ek Cooling, £599.98 for Asus. The max for each was £339.95/£4499 and minimum was £7/£12.99

Price analysis of EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block

Price analysis of ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard

  • EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block
  • RGB lighting
  • Finish out your high spec cooling loop with the EK Cooling EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block.Great for all modern Intel processors, this water block can even be used with some lower powered water pumps to make your system run quieter.Advanced RGB lighting gives you loads of colour variations to choose from.
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  • ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard
  • Form factor: ATX
  • Socket: AMD AM4
  • Chipset: AMD X570
  • Memory: DIMM x 4 / Max RAM: 128 GB
  • NVIDIA SLI x 2
  • Ready for gamingIf you’re thinking of building a powerful new gaming PC, the ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard is the perfect place to start. Compatible with 2nd and 3rd generation AMD Ryzen processors, all you have to do is pick your CPU and get to work on your brand-new build.Want to play the latest Triple-A release? With two PCIE 4.0 slots, you can add two graphics cards for a mind-blowing performance. To make sure your PC can keep up, there’s space for up to 128 GB of DDR4 RAM and two M.2 drives to store your SSDs.Personalise your lightingFrom your monitor to your keyboard, sync up the RGB lighting of your ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F with other ASUS Aura compatible devices. Yes, you heard right. Customisable RGB lighting on your motherboard. Choose from a huge spectrum or colours and effects to show off your gaming style.Cooler by designIs it getting hot in here? The ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F has plenty of heatsinks and fan connectors to keep your PC cool and running efficiently. And with the water pump and header, there’s even room for liquid cooling.
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What’s better EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block or ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard?

There are obviously a number of differences between EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block and ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £85 cost of EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block is closer to the expectation you had than the £270 pricep point of ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block and ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING AM4 Motherboard scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your PC fans and coolers as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



EK COOLING EK-Velocity Digital RGB CPU Water Block



Rating:
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