ekwb predator EKWB predator warning!

[legendary_yamcha]

i might seem dumb but i figured the AIO (360 predator) i bought from ekwb 3 years ago would never need to be opened and cleaned and would be free from corrosion (advertised as all copper parts (and no one else has posted anything about corrosion on this product too)).

well i finally forked out money to have my gpu water cooled and then i noticed there was little water flow in my gpu block. i thought this is probably normal as its my first time water cooling a gpu block, but then i noticed my cpu was hovering around 80-90 degrees on idol, so after opening up my cpu block (took me hours to troubleshoot to this point) i found that there is tones of green gunk in my cpu block!

idk i just thought id warn other people who are still rocking AIO's from ekwb to check for gunk every year or 2 or something

[ddennis002]

Was your GPU WB copper? Even if it was sometimes just the difference in the copper is enough to start the process of galvanized corrosion. 

[keskparane]

That doesn't look like corrosion to me. Looks like bacterial (or similar) gunk.

 

[legendary_yamcha]

2 minutes ago, keskparane said:

That doesn't look like corrosion to me. Looks like bacterial (or similar) gunk.

 

oh ok. thanks for the reply. i might look into adding something to stop growth. maybe even bleed the whole thing and start with some fresh coolant

[legendary_yamcha]

7 minutes ago, ddennis002 said:

Was your GPU WB copper? Even if it was sometimes just the difference in the copper is enough to start the process of galvanized corrosion. 

i probably should have said. i literally added the gpu block the other day so i cant be that. and yes its all copper from ekwb

Edited April 7, 2019 by legendary_yamcha

[keskparane]

25 minutes ago, legendary_yamcha said:

oh ok. thanks for the reply. i might look into adding something to stop growth. maybe even bleed the whole thing and start with some fresh coolant

I tried running with just distilled water and quickly noticed some fine tread like buildup on my GPU block. I added some EKWB cryofuel and it has not only stopped the problem from getting worse but also cleaned up the growth that had started.

[legendary_yamcha]

1 hour ago, keskparane said:

I tried running with just distilled water and quickly noticed some fine tread like buildup on my GPU block. I added some EKWB cryofuel and it has not only stopped the problem from getting worse but also cleaned up the growth that had started.

i have ordered some new tubing and some cryofuel. hopefully that will do me some good.

[MkaiL]

Their manual actually tells you to replace the liquid and tubing every 3 years (see tip 3), that's a bit too long for me though. Don't forget the cryofuel needs to be replaced every year, not sure if it's the same with zmt tubing or if they used another liquid originally since that apparently can last 3 years?

 

The fact that the aio lasted you over 3 years blows my mind though, I bought a predator 360 and the first unit arrived doa, the second and third unit starting leaking after 2 weeks (all revision 1.1 units). After 3 rma's in 2 months, they just gave up and refunded me. 

 

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[legendary_yamcha]

1 hour ago, MkaiL said:

Their manual actually tells you to replace the liquid and tubing every 3 years (see tip 3), that's a bit too long for me though. Don't forget the cryofuel needs to be replaced every year, not sure if it's the same with zmt tubing or if they used another liquid originally since that apparently can last 3 years?

 

The fact that the aio lasted you over 3 years blows my mind though, I bought a predator 360 and the first unit arrived doa, the second and third unit starting leaking after 2 weeks (all revision 1.1 units). After 3 rma's in 2 months, they just gave up and refunded me. 

 

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well i certainly never read any of the manual hahahaha. i have read around that there was a fair few bad units that was sent out. but most was due to a bad o ring from memory.

i feel that my pump had a hard time with that massive blockage that was there for god know how long. and now i question just how much time it has left before it dies.