Review on Phanteks PH GB3090ASSRX_BK01_BP Glacier Nickel Plated Aluminum by Frankye Sherman

Phanteks water block comes with back plate, full color instructions, precut thermal pads and actually fits without warping the card. All these EKWB are missing. I've used EK for many years with varying degrees of frustration. Before that I installed an EK Strix block on a 3080Ti. The back panel (which you had to pay extra for) deformed the water block's copper plate, so I went with Phanteks. Initially the card should have gotten a bit warm (over 60 degrees) but after changing the flow direction and removing all the air it works fine (50 degrees). Not sure if it's rated for flow in both directions, but it works best with the inlet closest to the I/O bracket.