problem with ek coolstream rad xt 240

It could have been worse then. My advise is to mop up what you can now then leave to dry for a few days. Try test everything individually once dry and cross your fingers.

I hope for your sake if something has popped its just the PSU. A PSU is easily changed, motherboards and graphics cards not so much :p
 
Yep, its not only the value its the extra hassle too. Changing out a motherboard is a complete pain in the bum.

I also urge you to (once you have removed EVERYTHING from the case) inspect the motherboard and GPU's as much as you can, if something popped on these it should be a little more obvious, like black scorch marks, missing solder, damaged traces etc...

It could also have been some poorly made fluid - which mayhems isn't ;)
 
They state on the item description about the contents and on the back of the packaging at the bottom but the leaflet inside only states about being careful with screw lengths but doesn't actually mention the sizes. As unfortunately I didn't get them from ocuk due to no stock I realised that I purchased 28 day accidental insurance which covers user errors of installation within 28 days of the item delivered so hopefully I can get the rad replaced. Shame if something else is damaged as it covers for damage of other items because of the main error inc water damage but all my other parts aren't from this company and more than 28 days old lol
 
Well I always put paper towel on the psu and gfx card and a tea towel under the system but as the Rad was at the front it never occurred to me to put paper there as away from the main system
 
I brought 30mm M3's fro my XT and XTC rads and I still had to be careful on my test mount, scraped a few fins and what not

PS I think your sig breaks the size rules
 
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Ive found the easiest way to prevent this is with a small slither of rubber, those charity type rubber bands work well as a blunt ended m3 screw shouldnt be able to cut through them. Cut them in 2 and slide one end under the screw hole area leaving enough poking round the side, mount the rad till the screw starts to feel squidgy pull it back half a turn then pull the rubber protector, I keep half a dozen or so cut pieces in my pc screw box just in case
 
dazzyboy10 said:
Ah Jesus. I didn't even realise they're were 2 different sizes. It's cos I've gone from xspc rads to ek where there was only 1 size with them.
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I did exactly the same to my 360 rad and holed it with the longer bolts. Fortunately I realised what I'd done before I filled the loop. Had to scrap the rad and get a new one.

EK do put a warning about being careful with bolt length but it would helpful if they actually pointed out that one of the supplied sets of bolts is longer!
 
tribz said:
EK do put a warning about being careful with bolt length but it would helpful if they actually pointed out that one of the supplied sets of bolts is longer!
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exactly my point. Luckily I'm able to rma the rad and as soon as they have it back I'll be sent a replacement. I'll be testing the system tomorrow as will be 48 hrs. Hopefully I'll have some luck and nothing's damaged
 
After testing it seems it's just the psu and the fan that are damaged. Luckily I have a spare psu and tested the other components which all worked. Strangely though I did find a drop of coolant next to the 24 pin outlet and it was a struggle to remove the cable from it but there were no physical signs of damage. It's strange how that part got wet though as after checking, the coolant didn't leak as far as the psu. slightly confused.
 
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