ISSUE with brand new Nickle and plexi water block for 580 (EN VERSION)

fireisdangerous · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:01

Received the block from the competitor today and the plexi appears to be clouded and looks like it has fingerprints on it. I assumed it was condensation as its cold outside so i took the block apart and its permanent and i can't remove it. Is this normal. Please see pic below.

Thanks Tony

.:SAmSuNG:. · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:19

Its just where its been machined. Tbh i cant remember how the plexi blocks were iv had. Fingerprints are defiantly odd. Was the seals broken?

fireisdangerous · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:40

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Its just where its been machined. Tbh i cant remember how the plexi blocks were iv had. Fingerprints are defiantly odd. Was the seals broken?

Both seals were fine, its just very odd, cant imagine how it could have got through QC

Hyburnate · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:42

Send it back.

fireisdangerous · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:19

since i am impatient i went ahead and fitted the block and filled it with some coolant to see if it hides the blemishes.... and it does so i will add it to my loop tommorow.

twist3d0n3 · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:46

can i ask; what coolant is that you're using?

fireisdangerous · 9 Dec 2011 at 21:31

Its purple mayhems coolant

Cleeecooo · 9 Dec 2011 at 21:48

The white streaks are, i think, normal. The fingerprints are another story.

What's wrong with the nickel?

EllisDJ · 12 Dec 2011 at 16:18

not convinced on EK QC

I bought 2 blocks from them - one standard 580 clock the other the direct cuii version

One was short of the correct no. of screws.
The other had way too many including several star head screws that had no purpose at all.

Luckily the excess made up for the shortfall but I was not impressed

You even get a tag in the box with a QC no. on it - my qc must have been blind

The actual blocks themselves are very good quality and cool very well so that bit I am ultra impressed with - sometimes its the little things that make the difference if you ask me - i.e. having a correct number of screws in the kit to actually use the product

Cleeecooo · 12 Dec 2011 at 16:32

EllisDJ said:
not convinced on EK QC

I bought 2 blocks from them - one standard 580 clock the other the direct cuii version

One was short of the correct no. of screws.
The other had way too many including several star head screws that had no purpose at all.

Luckily the excess made up for the shortfall but I was not impressed

You even get a tag in the box with a QC no. on it - my qc must have been blind

The actual blocks themselves are very good quality and cool very well so that bit I am ultra impressed with - sometimes its the little things that make the difference if you ask me - i.e. having a correct number of screws in the kit to actually use the product

accidents can happen!

I've had about 10-15 EK products and they all had everything needed