AIO horror stories

[ToxicFire]

So im thinking about possibly going water cooling in my next build, most likely a aio, but I would just be super paranoid about leaving it, just wondered what kinda of failure rates AIO's the good ones like h100i or the kraken's have, does anyone have any horror stories or are things all hunky dory unless you do something stupid like place tubing next to sharp edges or points.

[Hotnuggets]

So im thinking about possibly going water cooling in my next build, most likely a aio, but I would just be super paranoid about leaving it, just wondered what kinda of failure rates AIO's the good ones like h100i or the kraken's have, does anyone have any horror stories or are things all hunky dory unless you do something stupid like place tubing next to sharp edges or points.

I had one in my first gaming pc and it worked fine for the four years i used it, my friend has it now and its still going strong. Helped another friend with a build where he is also using water cooling and so far everything is great. Haven't really heard anything bad from AIO water cooling. If you're really paranoid you can always cover the inside of your case in paper towels when you first turn it on haha

[ForsakenLive]

Never heard one myself. I did heard about an AiO that was busted on shipping (pretty badly) and it leaked inside the box, but never an issue on one leaking inside the system. The worst thing it could happen is getting a defective unit that has a very loud pump.

[ToxicFire]

I had one in my first gaming pc and it worked fine for the four years i used it, my friend has it now and its still going strong. Helped another friend with a build where he is also using water cooling and so far everything is great. Haven't really heard anything bad from AIO water cooling. If you're really paranoid you can always cover the inside of your case in paper towels when you first turn it on haha

hehe or just run the pump without running power to the board

[Paralectic]

AIO water coolers are NOT going to leak like ever..

[Radioactive Ghoul]

Could be possible to put some extra clamps around the connecting tubes? lol Have anyone done/heard something crazy like that or another after-market "paranoid solution" to an AIO? 

[Thecrazyswede]

I've heard a lot of bullshit but never been proved, its like they magically vanish once you ask for evidence / photos

 

I know it has happened stuff tho since corsair have some topics about it on their forums.

[Andrew48]

The only horror story I ever heard about AIO was that the unit was damaged out of the box and not after some period of time while operating. And as far as I remember corsair replaced these units on the fly 

[Hyp0xia]

I had a customer come in to my store recently claiming that his Corsair H75 had sprung a leak and destroyed his PC. He had pictures to go along with his story. This was a first, however. It's really rare for them to leak.