Hello OCUK Watercooling chaps,
For a long time I've used a XSPC / DDC-1PlusT res/pump combo on a CPU (I7-2600G@ 4.0MHz so not insane) loop only (images below). I'll admit now I've not really looked after this as I should, its waaaay past its flush and clean date but its got a couple of kill coils in it, its distilled water only with no additives, at idle the pc is little more than room temperature and under full load it barely goes over 50 degrees and its been a cooling joy since day one....until yesterday.
Whilst gaming i was getting horrible performance, what felt like CPU hitching etc etc. Anyway I rebooted and got a bios driven CPU overheating warning and noticed the pump was'nt working. A few taps got it going again and away I went. Its never done this before, it clearly needs a water change, flush out and new liquid, i know that but... In September this rig is being completely replaced, bar the SSD's so I am loath to throw money at it replacing things.
Questions then, what to do?
1. Clean / Flush / Replace the water in the hope that the pump is just a bit gunked (you can see some discoloration on one of the photos). Is cleaning the pump likely to help, its silent so its bearings are ok?
2. Do the above but replace the DDC-1plusT, they are around £60 new
3. Do nothing and hope for the best.
If option 2, how feasible is using the pump in the new pc? It wont be being used with this res as I have other plans for a significantly larger case and would be looking at either a traditional cylinder res or something else. I'm so out of the loop
with things these days I have no idea if these pumps are still usable?
Your thoughts and help are appreciated.
For a long time I've used a XSPC / DDC-1PlusT res/pump combo on a CPU (I7-2600G@ 4.0MHz so not insane) loop only (images below). I'll admit now I've not really looked after this as I should, its waaaay past its flush and clean date but its got a couple of kill coils in it, its distilled water only with no additives, at idle the pc is little more than room temperature and under full load it barely goes over 50 degrees and its been a cooling joy since day one....until yesterday.
Whilst gaming i was getting horrible performance, what felt like CPU hitching etc etc. Anyway I rebooted and got a bios driven CPU overheating warning and noticed the pump was'nt working. A few taps got it going again and away I went. Its never done this before, it clearly needs a water change, flush out and new liquid, i know that but... In September this rig is being completely replaced, bar the SSD's so I am loath to throw money at it replacing things.
Questions then, what to do?
1. Clean / Flush / Replace the water in the hope that the pump is just a bit gunked (you can see some discoloration on one of the photos). Is cleaning the pump likely to help, its silent so its bearings are ok?
2. Do the above but replace the DDC-1plusT, they are around £60 new
3. Do nothing and hope for the best.
If option 2, how feasible is using the pump in the new pc? It wont be being used with this res as I have other plans for a significantly larger case and would be looking at either a traditional cylinder res or something else. I'm so out of the loop
with things these days I have no idea if these pumps are still usable? Your thoughts and help are appreciated.
