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Life Span for AIO Liquid Coolers?

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Hey so I've had an Enermax Liqmax 120S AIO liquid cooler for a little over a year now and it works great. However, it just occurred to me that because I'm not able to change the liquid inside, I'm going to eventually have to change the entire cooler. I was wondering what the average life span for one of these is, so I can prepare my wallet for the future

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iv had my h80i running 24/7 for at least 4 years now. no issues yet.

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It really depends on the manufacturer's materials for the tubing. Better quality AIO's have less permeable tubing, and therefore less liquid escapes over long periods of time. There's also the pump. If you keep the pump constantly at max, like a fan, it will eventually die out. However, all modern AIOs that I have seen should definitely last at least 2-3 years. 

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Depends on a few factors, how permeable the tubing is, if the pump is run constantly (ie: the computer bing on 24/7).  Typically the most common part to fail in a AIO cooler is the pump itself, it has the shortest rated lifespan.

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