The Asus Rampage V Extreme (R5E) is one beautiful motherboard! Can't wait to swap out the default air blocks and put in the water block.
The rear panel provides connections for almost anything you could want: 10 USB 3.0 ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports, anti-surge LAN port, wifi, bluetooth and audio. The metal heat sink over these connections are a nice feature.
Lastly, the CPU socket is a LGA 2011-v3.
The processor selected for this build is an Intel i7-5930K.
This is one large processor!
Instead of 3 separate water blocks for the motherboard / CPU, I decided to try out the new EK-FB ASUS R5E Monoblock. This will alleviate several of the smaller tubing sections from around the CPU area.
The overall length of this block is right at 9". The package includes everything necessary for installation.
Here is a shot of the overall block.
The original heat sinks were removed quickly and easily.
This shows the CPU inserted and ready for the block.
The original rear sink requires removal and replacement with the alternate rear cover for the motherboard.
The SB has been cleaned and prepped.
A shot of my desk area during this tedious process.
Now for the new block to be prepped for installation.
Installation was fast and error-free.
Close-up of this beautiful block.
I did not like the factory red stripe located on the heat sink over the I/O area. Here and in the photo above, you can see that it has been changed to a chrome stripe.