AIO paranoia

Bazippy · 8 Mar 2020 at 11:51

So ive had a AIO that will be 4 years old this year. It came bundle with an 8pack setup to cool the 6700k.
Its this cooler - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...-liquid-cooling-upgrade-bundle-bu-096-tl.html
Im starting to worry one day it will fail. Mainly because i had a restart issue that seemed to cause fan issues temps were sky high and i firstly figured my pump was going. So got searching for a new cooler then eventually realised it was a mobo issue and got it working properly again.

Anyway would do you swap out parts after so many years? is it a silly worry? Just ran a stress test at 4.5ghz max temp of 68c so temps aren't bad i just fear it'll die one day soon.

Basically would you change out an aio after so many years? and if i do it'll either be noctua d15 or arctic liquid freezer 2. Thanks

Vince · 8 Mar 2020 at 11:56

Bazippy said:
So ive had a AIO that will be 4 years old this year. It came bundle with an 8pack setup to cool the 6700k.
Its this cooler - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...-liquid-cooling-upgrade-bundle-bu-096-tl.html
Im starting to worry one day it will fail. Mainly because i had a restart issue that seemed to cause fan issues temps were sky high and i firstly figured my pump was going. So got searching for a new cooler then eventually realised it was a mobo issue and got it working properly again.

Anyway would do you swap out parts after so many years? is it a silly worry? Just ran a stress test at 4.5ghz max temp of 68c so temps aren't bad i just fear it'll die one day soon.

Basically would you change out an aio after so many years? and if i do it'll either be noctua d15 or arctic liquid freezer 2. Thanks

I just set the software up for an alarm should the pump go under certain RPM. There should be no need to worry and your machine will thermal shutdown before any damage is caused. Personally ill just swap my one out when it fails.

Bazippy · 8 Mar 2020 at 12:07

Vince said:
I just set the software up for an alarm should the pump go under certain RPM. There should be no need to worry and your machine will thermal shutdown before any damage is caused. Personally ill just swap my one out when it fails.

That is the sensible outlook, i guess leak paranoia is also a thing. Just not sure its really a thing. Reading around seems very few leaks happen. Then again cant read about this exact aio as really few people have them let alone talk about them. Id also rather it not die then have to replace once dead, but your way is a very cost effective way of looking at it.

Vince · 8 Mar 2020 at 12:19

Bazippy said:
That is the sensible outlook, i guess leak paranoia is also a thing. Just not sure its really a thing. Reading around seems very few leaks happen. Then again cant read about this exact aio as really few people have them let alone talk about them. Id also rather it not die then have to replace once dead, but your way is a very cost effective way of looking at it.

It's the same asetek pump that is in practically every AIO from the entire corsair, nzxt, bequiet... etc etc ranges. The pumps are rated for 60000 hours which is approx 7 years of continuous use. So long as you have a way of monitoring pump RPM you are golden

Bazippy · 9 Mar 2020 at 16:22

Vince said:
It's the same asetek pump that is in practically every AIO from the entire corsair, nzxt, bequiet... etc etc ranges. The pumps are rated for 60000 hours which is approx 7 years of continuous use. So long as you have a way of monitoring pump RPM you are golden

Thanks, eased my mind about the aio, might change the thermal paste for something to do and its about time it was changed.

RRhoads · 9 Mar 2020 at 22:37

A lot of the complaints about AiO pumps dyings stems from having the radiator mounted below the pump. When you don't have a reservoir, like on an open loop, you will get airbubbles in the pump, which will slowly kill the pump. No AiO is completely filled with liquid, as the liquid needs room to expand. If you have your pump on top, that's where the air will go.

Bazippy · 10 Mar 2020 at 06:52

RRhoads said:
A lot of the complaints about AiO pumps dyings stems from having the radiator mounted below the pump. When you don't have a reservoir, like on an open loop, you will get airbubbles in the pump, which will slowly kill the pump. No AiO is completely filled with liquid, as the liquid needs room to expand. If you have your pump on top, that's where the air will go.

Both my gpu and cpu radiators are above the pump, no noise issues from them. Tempted to change the tim on the gpu though it just doesnt seem to perform as well as it used to. It an old 980ti so maybe it will benefit from a tim change.

RRhoads · 10 Mar 2020 at 07:03

Bazippy said:
Both my gpu and cpu radiators are above the pump, no noise issues from them. Tempted to change the tim on the gpu though it just doesnt seem to perform as well as it used to. It an old 980ti so maybe it will benefit from a tim change.

New TIM, remove all dust and dirt from the radiator and intakes in your case while you are at it, and it should be good.

Bazippy · 10 Mar 2020 at 19:15

RRhoads said:
New TIM, remove all dust and dirt from the radiator and intakes in your case while you are at it, and it should be good.

Everything bar the inside of the gpu are clean as usual, so it will be interesting to change the tim and see how much dust is in there.