H100i possible failure?

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Ive been having overheating problems as of late with my 6700k and assumed it was the overclock but Ive noticed my h100i may be at fault. I can use Link to increase the pump speed but there is no vibration when I put my hand on the pump. Theres a buzz coming from it but when I stress test the CPU, If I put my hand above the rad at the top of the case, directly above one fan is hot and directly above the other is cold still and when I touch the rad the same applies. Half is hot and half is cold?
 
Update- took the rad out the case and shook it like hell as well as reseated the power cable for the pump. Installed and its knocked 25-30 degrees off of load temps as well as heating both sides of the rad now.

Sign of things to come or maybe trapped air?

I did notice that the plastic mounting bracket on the back is on the wrong way round but surely that would not cause said problem seeing as its been OK since last May?
 
As I understand it there is some air in there. The fact remains that I shook it and it works now so could it have been blocked in some way, be it air or some other reason?
 
oldestgregg said:
Thanks. Having no luck with AIO's this year as the EVGA closed loop I had on my TX developed a pump fault as well. Think I might go back to air
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H100i is kinda difficult to fix unfortunately, same applies to all AIO coolers.
Mine gave up it's soul, and any time I overclocked the CPU, was doing a ticking noise, while the temps were going through the roof.

Maybe in the future you should consider upgrading to a EK Predator.
It feels like an AIO, but is not, is a proper full blown watercooling system.
You ain't going to have leaks (not with models created after Jan 2016), while with the QDC plug, is expandable. (and can be refilled, remove air trapped etc).

The only downside of the Predator, you rely on pre-filled waterblocks. But isn't costing that much more than buying your own fittings.

And always the whole thing can be used for custom watercooling, if the D5 pump dies.
 
Panos said:
H100i is kinda difficult to fix unfortunately, same applies to all AIO coolers.
Mine gave up it's soul, and any time I overclocked the CPU, was doing a ticking noise, while the temps were going through the roof.

Maybe in the future you should consider upgrading to a EK Predator.
It feels like an AIO, but is not, is a proper full blown watercooling system.
You ain't going to have leaks (not with models created after Jan 2016), while with the QDC plug, is expandable. (and can be refilled, remove air trapped etc).

The only downside of the Predator, you rely on pre-filled waterblocks. But isn't costing that much more than buying your own fittings.

And always the whole thing can be used for custom watercooling, if the D5 pump dies.
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Thanks. Looks nice and it will probs be my next cooler by the looks of it. Hopefully the h100i gtx will last me another couple of month though and I will pick up the predator for my birthday.

Is the EK Predator good to go out the box then? £179.99 isnt too bad considering the price of the un-fixable if broken h100i gtx
 
oldestgregg said:
Thanks. Looks nice and it will probs be my next cooler by the looks of it. Hopefully the h100i gtx will last me another couple of month though and I will pick up the predator for my birthday.

Is the EK Predator good to go out the box then? £179.99 isnt too bad considering the price of the un-fixable if broken h100i gtx
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Make sure you buy the Predator 240 with QDC, not one without.

QDC is the grey connector in the middle of the tube. It will allow you to plug more devices and cooling. eg prefilled radiator, prefilled GPU waterblock etc. And is very easy to use. for example today I had to unplug the Nano, and only lost 2 droplets of water by doing so in matter of seconds.
Nothing considering the task, to remove a whole waterblock from the loop.

And if you have room in the case, the 360 is bargain at £216. I have mine at 70% fan speed, and is cooling a 4820K @ 4.8Ghz, alongside an R9 Nano @ 1120/550. And nothing goes above 38C even at heavy load.....
(on Thursday it will cool the GTX1080, when the pre-filled waterblocks arrive).
 
Actually the EK Predator is definitley an AIO. But it is not a CLC like Corsair sell.

I would be looking at getting a differnet cooler sooner rather than later. There is definitely some air in even brand new CLCs, and over time they loose coolant just like every other water cooled system does. We don't have factory hermetically sealed systems on our cars for good reason .. because the need to be topped up periodically and changed occasionally.

If it was me I would either go Swiftech H220/240/320 X2 or X2 Prestige .. EK Predator .. or if you want to same a bunch of money and of almost as good cooler a top tier air cooler with case airflow optimized to supply coolers with the cool air they need.
 
doyll said:
Actually the EK Predator is definitley an AIO. But it is not a CLC like Corsair sell.

I would be looking at getting a differnet cooler sooner rather than later. There is definitely some air in even brand new CLCs, and over time they loose coolant just like every other water cooled system does. We don't have factory hermetically sealed systems on our cars for good reason .. because the need to be topped up periodically and changed occasionally.

If it was me I would either go Swiftech H220/240/320 X2 or X2 Prestige .. EK Predator .. or if you want to same a bunch of money and of almost as good cooler a top tier air cooler with case airflow optimized to supply coolers with the cool air they need.
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I do like the look of the EK Predator ,however the thing that's always appealed to me about the Corsair AIO's is that they look nice and there's no worry of leakage despite it being water. Well, it COULD leak but it would be covered by warranty. I dont want to go full watercooling as I cant be bothered and like the "plug and play" aspect of the corsair stuff even if its not the most effective
 
oldestgregg said:
I do like the look of the EK Predator ,however the thing that's always appealed to me about the Corsair AIO's is that they look nice and there's no worry of leakage despite it being water. Well, it COULD leak but it would be covered by warranty. I dont want to go full watercooling as I cant be bothered and like the "plug and play" aspect of the corsair stuff even if its not the most effective
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Let me know what you think of warranty replacements after you spend 4-6 moths trying to get damaged components replaced under warranty.:p

Water cooling is water cooling. It does not matter if it's CLC, component AIO or custom loop. They are not maintenance free .. even though they advertise them as such. They sell car batteries as 'maintenance free' too, but they still need their acid levels check and topped up or will fail prematurely more often than not. ;)

EKWB and Swiftech AIOs are just as easy or easier to install and use than CLCs. They are way better built, run quieter, after a year the coolant can be topped up (just like your car), and will still be performing as good as new 3-5 years down the road. We often see CLCs giving problems after a couple of years.
 
doyll said:
Let me know what you think of warranty replacements after you spend 4-6 moths trying to get damaged components replaced under warranty.:p

Water cooling is water cooling. It does not matter if it's CLC, component AIO or custom loop. They are not maintenance free .. even though they advertise them as such. They sell car batteries as 'maintenance free' too, but they still need their acid levels check and topped up or will fail prematurely more often than not. ;)

EKWB and Swiftech AIOs are just as easy or easier to install and use than CLCs. They are way better built, run quieter, after a year the coolant can be topped up (just like your car), and will still be performing as good as new 3-5 years down the road. We often see CLCs giving problems after a couple of years.
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Is there still a warranty in regards to damaged components like Corsair do with the EK stuff?
 
oldestgregg said:
Is there still a warranty in regards to damaged components like Corsair do with the EK stuff?
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As consumers we have laws protecting us from this sort of damage. This is the reason some companies 'claim' they warranty against damage. It's not out of the goodness of their hearts, it's the law. But don't think Corsair make it easy to get components that are damaged by one of their CLCs replaced without a long drawn out battle. They will drag it out as long as they can and pay as little as the can get away with. I haven't done any water damage warranty, but I know others who have. After 5-7 months of not having their damaged goods (GPU is most often the damaged part) the get not what it cost them new, but what it is worth the day the settlement is decided. All this time they have had to keep detailed records of everything that has transpired and put up with all kinds of 'the check's in the mail' and 'we have not received it' kinds of lies when you have the tracking history showing they received it a week before they claim to not have it. Please believe me when I say it is an extreme nightmare to get these things resolved, even with companies with the best consumer support ratings it is a real pain to get it all resolved.
 
But is there? I know its a drawn out process but Corsair still have it. I just thought that the fact you can open it and refill may mean you wouldnt get the same type of protection
 
Corsair's warranty up until about a year ago said in all capital letters that they did only what was required by law. ;)

Why would you open it and refill unless it needed to be done?
And if you haven't opened it, then they can not calm it was tampered with so they can get of the hook.

Consumer laws are the law. Problem is most people don't have the slightest idea what their rights are as consumers. ;)

But back to the EK Predator / Swithech AIOs versus CLCs. The quality of product is night and day different. Bigger better pumps, copper radiators, components that can be changed instead of throwing away the whole CLC, etc. This isn't rocket science. The quality and reliability difference is staring us in the face. EK Perdator and Swiftech are simple much better built products.
 
Think you misunderstand what I'm trying to say there dude.

What I mean is, does the fact you CAN open it and refill it mean they dont cover your parts like corsair does? With the Corsair parts being un-openable, should they leak it isnt your fault where as if the EK parts leak,does the fact they can be opened mean you would not be covered.

I'm putting aside Corsair doing only whats required by law but I do understand what you are saying
 
I think you are not seeing the big picture. It's does not matter if you can open the system. What matter is if it leaks and you have not tampered with it, it is their leak and you did nothing that could have caused it.

As for Corsair, I have had do do RMA warranty with them in the past. I am not exaggerating when I say it is a nightmare of procrastination and not doing anything they think they can get away with not doing. Example if by law if you have a defective product delivered to to, the supplying or manufacturer has is responsible for return shipping. My dealings with Corsair were before there was an RMA center here in UK, meaning international shipping fees, which are a third to half the price of product. They said I had to ship it to them at my expense .. until I pointed out that UK consumer law says they are responsible. Then they had me call their office in California USA to setup the pickup of the defective product, saying I could use Skype to call there Skype number free. I have flat rate international calling for business reasons anyway, so it was not a problem either way. But it is an example of how they were trying to make the process as difficult as they legally could. It is not only Corsair, but many other companies. Maybe Corsair is now doing a better job of customer support. Some of the recent things I've seen seem to show them trying to be better.
 
I can see the big picture its just that Corsairs RMA process is of no great concern to me. Still just asking the same question- does EX have an RMA/claims process should I install it (untouched and unopened) like Corsair does?
 
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