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I first had this on a i5 3450 about a year after it came out and kept reusing it in newer systems up to an AM5 system recently, where it still worked fine. I am not even upset about it breaking after such a long time, but I was somewhat unaware that this is something you have to worry about with AIOs.

I am surprised too. I assumed AIO would be fine for whatever time until this made me google the avg AIO life expectency Also, how do you get something to look like that in 2 years???? i thought this was "bad".

I used my Corsair H60 AIO for more than 8 years in different Systems. Recently the pump stopped while in use and tripped the temp limit on my CPU. While i was able to unclogg it by tapping on it I took it as a sign to finally upgrade. Later i took the AIO apart and got some interesting pictures of what happens with an AIO after such a long time that i wanted to share. (Dear God i didnt upgrade a second too early) First of all the coolant i drained Lots of piece in there, probably some kind of corrosion/abrasion, not good On top of the copper heat spreader was this rubber part (from the inside). Normally there is a gap in the middle of this part where the pump pushes the coolant trough, to get to the finns. Its completly clogged with sludge. Probably made the pump struggle a lot. Now to the main part, the copper plate. How? At this point i was realy suprised that this AIO worked at all. All the channels and the middle where the pump pushes coolant trough are completly stuck with sludge. I guess AIO arent meant to be used that long? I could have kept using it by sometimes tapping on the cover, but taking it apart made me glad i upgraded. this isnt to rip on corsair, just thought this was interesting and wanted to share.

thanks for leading me in the right direction.

no particular budget but i also dont want to overpay for performance i wont need.

Hello, I want to upgrade my gtx 970. My goal is to be able to play new games (Metro exodus, bl3) on high settings with at least 60-90 fps on FULL HD. My CPU is i7 7700k. Any advice on what Card will fit my needs? Thank you

intel 7700k

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So i am looking to buy new DDR4 ram and i noticed that there are ram modules with a lot of different mhz speed available. the price increases with the frequency ( which makes sense) but will a higher freqency ram give me a boost in gameing performance or am i good to go with the cheaper ones?

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So i need a maiboard for the 7700k i am getting. What are the important features i need to look out for if i want to smoothly overclock it. Suggestions are appreciated.