HELP! Major Water Cooling LEAK!

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Hey All,

Couple a days ago i installed my water cooling kit, so tonight i added the NB to the loop, problem it leaked like mad, all over the motherboard, nearly inside the 9800GX2s.

Motherboard is the striker 2 extreme, problem is tho it was the actual block that was leaking, now im very unsure what to do, im kinda new to water cooling, and im scared like mad, im currently drying out the compaunuts,

im so depressed rightnow £1700 i spent

if the mobo is busted or the cards, can i RMA them? since the fusion block was leaking and not my tubing and clamps

any suggestions or ideas would be appricated

Thanks
 
If the block leaked while the computer was powered off and you wait till the components are completely dry before turning it back on again, you should be fine. This happened to me several times when installing my old watercooling setup.
 
This is one reason I stay away from water cooling, air cooling is trouble free and is sufficent in cooling top end conponents... hope your systems ok though.
 
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Yeah, i had the water cooling kit powerd from a diffrent computer, i should be able to RMA the dead hardware,

because quite frankly, im close to sending my 9800GX2s back because of hardware related artifacts
 
Watercooling is just plain Irony...you don't put a radio by the bath, but you put aload of water in a box full of circuit boards.

Im sure it does is job, I just find it funny :P
 
I've watercooled 3 computers and never once had a leak.

I test the loop first without the computer in the case, one I'm sure it's not leaking, then I install it.
 
really over-do the drying of your motherboard before you put it back in
i mean, a couple of hours in a warm cupboard
 
Yeah, ive left it over night, got some compress air on the ports, gonna leave it longer,

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/251072-31-from-680i-p5n32-to790i-striker-extreme

^^ that guy has the same problem about the fusion block leaking

"Chipset too young for stable use - this is a hobbyist product only; price; built-in liquid cooler leaks; 8GB support is hit-or-miss"

thats a quote from a user review, ive sent ASUS an email, and ile ring up OCUK today or tommorow for a replacement, since this is not my fault
 
Well on the brightside, if the NB block is leaking then you'll get the board replaced. If it was an aftermarket block then you would probably have to fork out for a new board.
 
Cob said:
Well on the brightside, if the NB block is leaking then you'll get the board replaced. If it was an aftermarket block then you would probably have to fork out for a new board.
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Yeah, its the ASUS Fusion Block thats leaking so ile go home later, and get it packed up and sent back and a replacement sent
 
TechMeh said:
Yeah, its the ASUS Fusion Block thats leaking so ile go home later, and get it packed up and sent back and a replacement sent
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Let me know how you get on.. The same happened with my S2E and it went all over the place. If i had read up on the fusion block before installation i would never have used the crap fittings that Asus send out with the board. Luckily my pc was off so i managed to dry my components out. Everything bar my GTX280 survived :( I phoned OCUK once it happened but they didnt seem interested and basically said once i decided to use the Fusion block that i was taking things into my own hands. Pretty poor of them really considering i had given them £2000 a few days before hand :mad:

I think a warning should be sent out with these boards to let people know of dangers you are dealing with when using the Fusion block fittings. Especially when OCUK dont want to know about it when you have dead equipment because of it! Over £400 i have lost because of this. With a dead GTX280 & redundant EK waterblock. One thing is for sure i will not be purchasing my next GTX off OCUK
 
A good reason why you should use stuff like fesser one!!
Even with a rig running the chances of a leak shorting anything out and damaging components is very slim due to it's ultra low conductivity properties
 
I didn't think the stuff used in water cooling would damage components? Isn't it like distilled water that doesn't conduct electricity? I have seen a youtube video where a guy makes his PC in a case filled with distilled water I am pretty sure, the whole thing is submerged in to it including the PSU :D
 
this is unlucky! but yeah, as long as you haven't powered up, it should be fine once dry ;)
hope round 2 goes well for you =]
 
fobose said:
I didn't think the stuff used in water cooling would damage components? Isn't it like distilled water that doesn't conduct electricity? I have seen a youtube video where a guy makes his PC in a case filled with distilled water I am pretty sure, the whole thing is submerged in to it including the PSU :D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOgptvjwng8

Its mineral oil he uses. That is pretty darn cool though :D
 
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