After EK Water Blocks release the CrossChill EK II Hybrid for the ROG Maximum IX Formula, EK now announces the G-Frost Hybrid water block for the Gigabyte flagship motherboard AORUS Z270X Gaming 9. Engineered and designed in cooperation with GIGABYTE, the new EK G-Frost Hybrid Water Block offers good air cooling and the option of liquid cooling. Enabling the built-in water block can provide up to 20-degrees Celsius lower temperatures of the motherboard MOSFETs (for power regulation) enabling high and stable overclock frequencies. The copper core of the block has uniquely shaped channels that are optimized for high flow and unparalleled cooling performance. Users can simply use two standard G1/4″ thread EK-ACF or EK-HDC fittings for including the motherboard in their custom liquid cooling loop.
Watch the video overview of the GIGABYTE AORUS Z270X Gaming 9 integrated with the EK G-Frost Hybrid water block below.
The GIGABYTE AORUS GA-Z270X-Gaming 9
The Gigabyte Aorus GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 is an ATX gaming motherboard equipped with the new Intel® Z270 Express Chipset and an Intel® LGA1151 socket that supports the latest 7th generation and 6th generation Intel® Core™ Processors as well. It can carry up to 64GB of DDR4 memory, with speeds up to 4133MHz with the support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules. The motherboard is equipped with the latest RGB Fusion technology and packs vivid LED lighting options. With the total of 6 light zones, 8 programmable sections, 8 different lighting effects, and 2 RGBW light strip pin headers you can take control over the aesthetics of your rig and light up those EK Plexi water blocks. The special 5-pin LED headers support RGBW Light Strips which can offer true white light, instead of mixing R/G/B to produce and inaccurate white tone.
Key Features
Supports 7th/ 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs, DDR4 4133+(OC)
Intel® USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C™ and Type-A
4-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable™ Design
EKWB G-Frost Hybrid Water Block
Triple NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 Support
Dual NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 Connectors
Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA interface
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi 120dB+ Audio
Killer DoubleShot-X3™ Pro for the best networking experience possible
USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone LED Light Show design
Swappable Overlay for Accent LED
Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers
2 External Thermistors Headers with 2 Included Thermistors
Extreme 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt™ 3
Integrated HDMI 2.0 Support
GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ with Q-Flash Plus USB Port
APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities
Supports 7th/ 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs, DDR4 4133+(OC)
Intel® USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C™ and Type-A
4-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable™ Design
EKWB G-Frost Hybrid Water Block
Triple NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 Support
Dual NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 Connectors
Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA interface
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi 120dB+ Audio
Killer DoubleShot-X3™ Pro for the best networking experience possible
USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone LED Light Show design
Swappable Overlay for Accent LED
Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers
2 External Thermistors Headers with 2 Included Thermistors
Extreme 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt™ 3
Integrated HDMI 2.0 Support
GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ with Q-Flash Plus USB Port
APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities