Which brand tubing do you use?

OptimaLnrg · 29 Jun 2012 at 00:38

I need to replace my tubing.

Which tubings are people using (recently bought) with no signs of clouding?

Primochill and tygon are currently no-gos as per http://www.overclock.net/t/1272759/testing-tubing

Any replies from mayhems pastel ice white users would be particularly helpful as I'm going to be using that.

Thanks.

hyperst · 29 Jun 2012 at 00:47

I'm using xspc, no signs yet, been in 6-8 weeks, rebuilt the loop just 2 days ago and the empty pipes looked as good as my unused pipe so reused it with no problems.

gatecrasherlok · 29 Jun 2012 at 00:52

I just switched to tygon tubing about a week ago and i was using xspc stuff. Wish I read that article before I did that

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cobbly123 · 29 Jun 2012 at 01:09

Xspc a friend ran it for about 3mnth with pastel orange no problems at all

OptimaLnrg · 29 Jun 2012 at 02:10

ATM I'm pinning my hope on someone saying "masterkleer", lol. xspc don't seem to make 13/10 tubing which is what all my fittings are.

MNA24 · 29 Jun 2012 at 09:55

Been using XSPC clear for around 3 months with no problems.

pgi947 · 29 Jun 2012 at 10:10

Another one with xspc clear, 4 months and going strong with x1.

panyan · 29 Jun 2012 at 10:54

OptimaLnrg said:
ATM I'm pinning my hope on someone saying "masterkleer", lol. xspc don't seem to make 13/10 tubing which is what all my fittings are.

i use masterkleer 13/10

so far it looks alright, but i left the system for 3 months whilst i was away and there was a layer of plasticiser in the bottom of my res - it all cleared out when i turned it on - but i guess this tubing does have a lot of excess plasticiser

i dont really know about discoloration because i use mayhems raspberry so its difficult to say really

anyway, ill probably be tearing it down in a month or so to fit a few new components so i can update the build log with the tubing pics

Andy__C · 29 Jun 2012 at 11:27

I haven't had any issue with masterkleer yet - I have been using their clear tubing since October last year.

minicle · 29 Jun 2012 at 13:15

I had clouding with Masterkleer (distilled/silver coil and biocide)

I swapped to and since have had no issues with xspc (Distilled/silvercoil)

rjk · 29 Jun 2012 at 13:19

XSPC

best tubing on the market.

lrlcr · 29 Jun 2012 at 13:36

I'm using masterkleer and I've got some plasticiser fluff in my cpu block

Only a few months in with mayhems red

OptimaLnrg · 29 Jun 2012 at 14:03

This is bad news. bad bad news!

Would I be able to squeeze 16/10 tubing inside 13/10 compressions?

mjones1 · 29 Jun 2012 at 14:08

No, they need to be exactly the same.

spixelspixel · 29 Jun 2012 at 14:28

minicle said:
I had clouding with Masterkleer (distilled/silver coil and biocide)

I swapped to and since have had no issues with xspc (Distilled/silvercoil)

could have been the biocide?

Bubo · 29 Jun 2012 at 15:03

When I started water cooling about 3 years ago I set up with Feser UV blue and UV red tube. I still have the UV blue tube. If it was clear you might be able to see some very light clouding in the tube itself, but crucially no plasticiser deposits anywhere. Because it is coloured you are none the wiser about the light clouding, after 3 years it is still perfectly usable.

The red on the other hand suffered MASSIVE plasticiser leach after 18 months and was ditched and would never buy red again on the basis of this, regardless who makes it.

Shady89 · 29 Jun 2012 at 15:17

xspc using red hose atm but gonna change theme to green , been in 12 months.

philip j fry · 29 Jun 2012 at 21:28

Am using tygon tubing with mayhems pastel ice white built about 3-4 mths ago and no issues , had to drain it the other day to change some fitting and no clouding at all.

BriT · 29 Jun 2012 at 21:48

XSPC, 6 months no clouding or anything. Just de-ionised water and silver coil.

Cleeecooo · 29 Jun 2012 at 22:14

rjkoneill said:
Masterkleer

best tubing on the market.

FTFY