GPU Water block question

fantasticCG · 30 May 2020 at 22:07

Hi guys,

Ive been running Mayhems X1clear fluid, then Mayhems purple dye since January.
Ive drained the loop because im switching cases the cpu block looks fine.

But when I turned over the gpu block I noticed this.

http://imgur.com/a/6li5Ed9

Is this worth taking apart to clean, Why has this happened? I plan on just using X1 clear as I have RGB fans.

The other strange thing the purple dye has completely disappeared.

Thanks

flea.rider · 30 May 2020 at 23:15

yeah luckily you changed it .. had it myself .. but blocked fins and corroded passageways
now i just use water (distilled ) and silver coils ..

fantasticCG · 31 May 2020 at 11:06

flea.rider said:
yeah luckily you changed it .. had it myself .. but blocked fins and corroded passageways
now i just use water (distilled ) and silver coils ..

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flea.rider · 31 May 2020 at 15:23

fantasticCG said:
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you really dont want to use anything except water. dyes and formulations imo are not worth it .. you want colour get uv tubing .. or coloured hard-line ..
i've had cpu and gpu blocks blocked or corroded.. Imagine that after a yr it's only been in 3 months .. and whats the inside of your rads like ?
just my 2p worth ..

fantasticCG · 31 May 2020 at 15:39

flea.rider said:
you really dont want to use anything except water. dyes and formulations imo are not worth it .. you want colour get uv tubing .. or coloured hard-line ..
i've had cpu and gpu blocks blocked or corroded.. Imagine that after a yr it's only been in 3 months .. and whats the inside of your rads like ?
just my 2p worth ..

Yes good point its the first time this has happen in 5 water-cooled builds, this is the first time using dye's though, pastals before no issue.

It doesn't look corroded just gunky.
The rads are fine ill give them a clean.

Ill just stick to the X1

seth1969 · 31 May 2020 at 17:03

fantasticCG said:
Yes good point its the first time this has happen in 5 water-cooled builds, this is the first time using dye's though, pastals before no issue.

It doesn't look corroded just gunky.
The rads are fine ill give them a clean.

Ill just stick to the X1

I have just stripped my old build, was running X1 and mayhem's 16/10 tube for the last 4 years, never changed the fluid in that time it all looked like new. Very impressed with x1 and their soft tube.