They're gonna recall it anyway, because it was DOA. So why not try it out and play! Right?wait, i just received mine today, does that mean i shouldn't install it?
Hi everyone,
It looks like the new Alpenfön Black Ridge has some manufacturing problems. Some heatpipes are not soldered correctly with the base. Maybe you know I can’t give support by myself because it is not my product. My name is only printed on the carton because I helped EKL Alpenfön in the development process. However I forward the manufacturing problems to EKL and they ask me if I can post the following statement (I translate it from German to English):
“Dear customers, the first review samples were not affected by the problem, so we start producing the first batch with a rush order. This first batch is affected by the problem and is a result from quick manufacturing. We are very sorry about it. All already ready new batches and future batches will not have this problem. We informed all resellers. The resellers will contact you for a replacement process. We guarantee an easy replacement of the product. We feel very sorry that this happened due to quick manufacturing and we ask your forgiveness. - EKL”
Furthermore they confirmed that the current version with bad soldering will not perform as good as the flawless version. So everyone will get a new flawless version.
With best regards
Daniel Hansen
Maybe you know I can’t give support by myself because it is not my product. My name is only printed on the carton because I helped EKL Alpenfön in the development process.
@SilQ:
I can't help you but maybe this helps: I don't know where you ordered. OCUK & Caseking should be informed. If you are using a sub reseller that source from OCUK or Caseking I think it would be the best to contact EKL Alpenfön itself: https://www.alpenfoehn.de/en/kontakt-2/question-about-a-product
These arrived...
VLP are soooo tiny! Too bad there was a production error with the Black Ridge.
I ordered the ram kit from B&H photo. However it looks to be discontinued on the website now.Where did you get that RAM?
Dang, it's the highest density kit I've seenI ordered the ram kit from B&H photo. However it looks to be discontinued on the website now.
But it is ECC and Registered?? Are you using it with AMD or Intel? Because the only UDIMM that I've found is the Innodisk of that density nad speed.I ordered the ram kit from B&H photo. However it looks to be discontinued on the website now.
It wasn’t easy to find, was back-ordered / special order, and not returnable. It is ECC but unregistered. It doesn’t have the extra chip in the middle of the dimm that I usually see on other ECC/ Registered server ram. The ram chips are Micron. Internet searches said it should work, so I took a chance. It runs on my Asus Strix Z390i & 9900K. I’ve ran a short 10 minute Prime 95 to test the ram. So far so good. I haven’t tried tightening the timings yet. I’ll report back if I find any instability.But it is ECC and Registered?? Are you using it with AMD or Intel? Because the only UDIMM that I've found is the Innodisk of that density nad speed.
And I don't know if the ECC or Registered could work on the Z390/Intel Platform.
Not bad, I have the blue frame silverstone slim and it's decent (vert middle of the road) but I think the first slim rgb fan deserves propsAw yiss, Silverstone has release an Adressable RGB slim 120mm fan!
The SilverStone FW124 Slim ARGB Fan 120mm
Looks pretty dope.
Gonna get one for my *replacement* BlackRidge!
Should look neat with the lights shining through the fins.
This is good to know! So the ECC works one the Asus Z390, of course without using the ECC. I was buying the Innodisk/Samsung instead, but there is no kit, o my single module!It wasn’t easy to find, was back-ordered / special order, and not returnable. It is ECC but unregistered. It doesn’t have the extra chip in the middle of the dimm that I usually see on other ECC/ Registered server ram. The ram chips are Micron. Internet searches said it should work, so I took a chance. It runs on my Asus Strix Z390i & 9900K. I’ve ran a short 10 minute Prime 95 to test the ram. So far so good. I haven’t tried tightening the timings yet. I’ll report back if I find any instability.
Hi everyone,
It looks like the new Alpenfön Black Ridge has some manufacturing problems. Some heatpipes are not soldered correctly with the base. Maybe you know I can’t give support by myself because it is not my product. My name is only printed on the carton because I helped EKL Alpenfön in the development process. However I forward the manufacturing problems to EKL and they ask me if I can post the following statement (I translate it from German to English):
“Dear customers, the first review samples were not affected by the problem, so we start producing the first batch with a rush order. This first batch is affected by the problem and is a result from quick manufacturing. We are very sorry about it. All already ready new batches and future batches will not have this problem. We informed all resellers. The resellers will contact you for a replacement process. We guarantee an easy replacement of the product. We feel very sorry that this happened due to quick manufacturing and we ask your forgiveness. - EKL”
Furthermore they confirmed that the current version with bad soldering will not perform as good as the flawless version. So everyone will get a new flawless version.
With best regards
Daniel Hansen