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Hey guys!

So i recently got myself a Corsair H105 and being the total newbie that i am with liquid cooling it was an obvious choice to go with an AIO cooler but unknowingly i screwed in longer screws into it.

Now i am a total newbie with any kind of radiator related cooling and as far as i have searched i think i have only damaged a few fins of it but i would like to confirm this before i add this in my rig and spill its life juices all across the pc(a little exaggerated but you get my point)

so please suggest how i can leak test a pre-filled AIO liquid cooler's radiator ( the newbie friendly version :D )

Thanks!

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Hey guys!

So i recently got myself a Corsair H105 and being the total newbie that i am with liquid cooling it was an obvious choice to go with an AIO cooler but unknowingly i screwed in longer screws into it.

Now i am a total newbie with any kind of radiator related cooling and as far as i have searched i think i have only damaged a few fins of it but i would like to confirm this before i add this in my rig and spill its life juices all across the pc(a little exaggerated but you get my point)

so please suggest how i can leak test a pre-filled AIO liquid cooler's radiator ( the newbie friendly version :D )

Thanks!

I think a picture would really help. Isn't it also possible to test the AIO before putting it inside your case and using it for real?

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try running the loop outside of your case (not on the cpu but with the power cables connected) if water comes out then its probably rekt.

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I think a picture would really help. Isn't it also possible to test the AIO before putting it inside your case and using it for real?

 

 

try running the loop outside of your case (not on the cpu but with the power cables connected) if water comes out then its probably rekt.

Taking a picture is really hard as it is inside and my camera is not able to focus at is quite well. I will try the connecting with power cables though. Just connecting with power cable and turning it on will do ?

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Im not familiar with h105, is it powered by a molex or sata cable? or just directly off a pwm header?

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Im not familiar with h105, is it powered by a molex or sata cable? or just directly off a pwm header?

 

It is directly off a pwn header.

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Just connecting with power cable and turning it on will do ?

Yep. it should turn on.

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Dell was having a $600 off sale for the fully specced out model, so I decided to get it :P

 

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Fully specced out early 2013 Macbook "pro" with gt 650m and constant 105c temperature on the CPU (GPU is 80-90C) when doing anything intensive...

A 2013 laptop with a regular sized battery still has better battery life than a 2017 laptop with a massive battery! I think this is a testament to apple's ability at making laptops, or maybe how little CPU technology has improved even 4+ years later (at least, until the recent introduction of 15W 4 core CPUs). Anyway, I'm never going to get a 35W CPU laptop again unless battery technology becomes ~5x better than as it is in 2018.

Apple knows how to make proper consumer-grade laptops (they don't know how to make pro laptops though). I guess this mostly software power efficiency related, but getting a mac makes perfect sense if you want a portable/powerful laptop that can do anything you want it to with great battery life.

 

 

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Hey guys!

So i recently got myself a Corsair H105 and being the total newbie that i am with liquid cooling it was an obvious choice to go with an AIO cooler but unknowingly i screwed in longer screws into it.

Now i am a total newbie with any kind of radiator related cooling and as far as i have searched i think i have only damaged a few fins of it but i would like to confirm this before i add this in my rig and spill its life juices all across the pc(a little exaggerated but you get my point)

so please suggest how i can leak test a pre-filled AIO liquid cooler's radiator ( the newbie friendly version :D )

Thanks!

I did exactly the same thing with a H100, no damage to the pipes and has run leak free for over a year. If you want to test it for leaks maybe connect it up to your pc and run it but with the radiator outside the case?

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I did exactly the same thing with a H100, no damage to the pipes and has run leak free for over a year. If you want to test it for leaks maybe connect it up to your pc and run it but with the radiator outside the case?

yep i did that and it worked great! thanks for the help everyone.. it seems to run pretty great now.

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