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I'm deciding to get into water cooling and I have a question:

 

If my CPU block is Nickel + Acetal and my radiators are copper will it increase corrosion? 

 

That's not a problem, galvanic corrosion occurs with dissimilar metals such as copper and aluminum in the same loop. There are also fluids that work with dissimilar metals but nothing you need to be concerned about.

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I'm deciding to get into water cooling and I have a question:

 

If my CPU block is Nickel + Acetal and my radiators are copper will it increase corrosion? 

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Don't buy a GTX 980, it's overpriced! Buy 2 GTX 970s or 2 R9 290s intstead (the R9 290s would even be cheaper)

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I'm deciding to get into water cooling and I have a question:

 

If my CPU block is Nickel + Acetal and my radiators are copper will it increase corrosion? 

Nope, most CPU blocks are Nickel plated Copper.

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I'm deciding to get into water cooling and I have a question:

 

If my CPU block is Nickel + Acetal and my radiators are copper will it increase corrosion? 

 

That's not a problem, galvanic corrosion occurs with dissimilar metals such as copper and aluminum in the same loop. There are also fluids that work with dissimilar metals but nothing you need to be concerned about.

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Nope, most CPU blocks are Nickel plated Copper.

 

Cool! Thanks alot.

CPU: Intel i7-4790K @ 4.7GHz --- RAM: Lenovo 1600MHz 16GB --- MOBO: Gigabyte Z97-G7 --- GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0+--- PSU: Corsair CX600 --- Case: Corsair Air 540 --- Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 --- OS: Windows 8.1 --- Monitor: 24" AOC G2460P + Dell 19" --- Mouse: Logitech MX Perfromance --- Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Cherry MX Brown) --- Audio: Sennheiser HD558


Don't buy a GTX 980, it's overpriced! Buy 2 GTX 970s or 2 R9 290s intstead (the R9 290s would even be cheaper)

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