I had nickel plate failure on a GTX 470 block which EK dutifully replaced.
Now fast forward however number of years and I have an ek supremacy and GTX 1080 block both in transparent plexi/nickel finishes.
I run EK tubing (made another thread on this a while ago, stickwith primochill if you can) and distilled water with 1-2 drops of PT Nuke and that's IT.
So I noticed the other day there is brown looking gunk around the rubber seal on the CPU block. Almost as though the block is corroding there? Or somehow the plate top mounting screws are rusting?
Then I peak under the GTX 1080 block and see sort of that copper oxide -like deposit on the microfins.
So I don't know what's going on, apart from the radiator I'm not mixing metals, not using weird coolants.
Haven't got any photos (can get some, obviously) but I'm disillusioned somewhat by these findings.
Maybe I shouldn't buy transparent parts
Anyone seen something similar in their blocks?
Now fast forward however number of years and I have an ek supremacy and GTX 1080 block both in transparent plexi/nickel finishes.
I run EK tubing (made another thread on this a while ago, stickwith primochill if you can) and distilled water with 1-2 drops of PT Nuke and that's IT.
So I noticed the other day there is brown looking gunk around the rubber seal on the CPU block. Almost as though the block is corroding there? Or somehow the plate top mounting screws are rusting?
Then I peak under the GTX 1080 block and see sort of that copper oxide -like deposit on the microfins.
So I don't know what's going on, apart from the radiator I'm not mixing metals, not using weird coolants.
Haven't got any photos (can get some, obviously) but I'm disillusioned somewhat by these findings.
Maybe I shouldn't buy transparent parts
Anyone seen something similar in their blocks?