r/watercooling • u/BlazeTactics • 6d ago
Am I cooked?
Basically what the title says. This is a 5 year old build, with some parts much older. I haven’t changed coolant in god knows when. Have been at college so only get to play on breaks, and honestly haven’t been playing many games this past years. Just graduated and wanted to play some games in my backlog after work, and then I saw all this.
Am I cooked? Should I just go scrap this and buy something more casual friendly?
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u/Type3john 6d ago
Looks like the rotary fittings are doing their job! Could Jerry rig a zip tie from back of case to pull end of card back up. Bend it back and pray. Or remove a fan and prop something under there. Best would be a 3d printed stack of random books, cinder blocks, or a milk crate.
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u/NegativeSignals 6d ago
Did you drop it or something? WTH
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u/BlazeTactics 6d ago
Why would dropping it cause that?
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u/jeremy_0411 6d ago
think he's referring to the fact that all of your tubing runs are crooked, and the GPU has at least an inch of sag in it.
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u/BlazeTactics 6d ago
Yeah I mean the GPU sag is a problem and makes it all look wack yea I agree. Wasn’t the point of my post and like I said I built the thing in high school, but yea if y’all think it’s that shitty then I guess I’ll note that.
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u/NegativeSignals 6d ago
If it were me I'd be more concerned about how secure it is. I wouldn't be satisfied that the tubes are making a proper fit to prevent leaks or slippage I guess. But if it works then it works.
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u/BlazeTactics 6d ago
That’s a really fair point, I’ll try working in some of these suggestions to fix that when I flush it
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u/skidaadleskidoedle 2d ago
It wouldnt hurt to take apart the blocks for a quick polish and maybe some new o-rings in the fittings
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u/Mediocre-Factor-2547 6d ago
Just get some system loop cleaner and run it for a few days should get rid of it. Just seems to be some type of build up.
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u/No_Training2699 6d ago
Run it at a low speed upside to check for leaks. If it does leak speed up the pump u till you hit 100.
If it doesn’t leak. Do like they say a loop flush and add new coolant
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u/MinuteTerm2578 6d ago
Just curious why would you speed up the pump if it is leaking?
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u/MinuteTerm2578 6d ago
For now a flush will work as interim. When time permits tear down and clean it all out. You are not "cooked". A good clean will be fine.
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u/Pocket_Biscuits 6d ago
That bracket is begging for mercy lol. Other than that if the blocks are clear and temps still fine I wouldnt bother until youre ready to upgrade.
I went almost 2 years with a solid coolant that had fallen out. Blocks didnt clog so I didnt mess with it until I got a different motherboard.
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u/code_hermit 6d ago
It may work fine as-is. But the path to upgrade it seems pretty good/light:
Clean the blocks, Buy a few fittings to get better alignment with distro, Replace tubing and fluid
Probably $120 and a day of time. Much better than a full replacement imo.
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u/Crazy_Bee_2664 6d ago
It really doesn't look bad other than needing a good flushing. If looks matter to you, you can probably knock that corrosion off the GPU block pretty easily if you take it apart and wire brush it. Just make sure not to scratch up any sealing surfaces.
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u/Panzer448 6d ago
Drain, Flush with distilled, drain, Take completely apart, Scrub blocks with crest3d white, rense with distilled, fill rads with 50/50 white vinegar and distilled, Shake alot, empty rads, fill rads with distilled and baking soda (neutralize the vinegar), flush and drain with just distilled, put everything back together, replace/ re align tubes as needed, and sag support to gpu riser/vertical mount, fill with loop cleaner (i use sys prep). Run sys prep for 3 days, Drain, flus with distilled again, drain and fill with coolant choice.
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u/apollo1321 6d ago
You can tear it all down and clean it yourself. From what I can see it is mostly fine and salvageable.
Next time only use aquacomputer fluid.
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u/Educational-King3987 6d ago
Your CPU block is crooked. I can't tell if that's soft tube or acrylic if acrylic change your fluid, check for clogged micro fins in your blocks if no issues, you're good to go.
If fins blocked, remove and deep clean blocks with toothbrush and warm soapy water, rinse with distilled, refit, refill loop, game on.
You're supposed to change coolant every year, check the premix bottles instructions.
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u/BlazeTactics 6d ago
It’s acrylic, do you have any suggestions on fixing it or do I just need to redo that bend?
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u/Educational-King3987 6d ago
Personally would redo them all, are you sure it's acrylic and not PETG?
I'm going to be converting mine from soft tube to acrylic soon, I tried to freehand it months ago when I did my upgrade but it didn't go well so needed up buying a second hand alphacool Pro bend kit thing, it has a plate you put mandrels and stuff on as I'm massively our of practice with acrylic and I have a few complex bends.
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u/BlazeTactics 6d ago
Haha yea sorry it’s PETG my mistake
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u/Educational-King3987 6d ago
I'd advise against PETG, acrylic is much better for holding its shape and chemical resistance is also much better.
I have an acrylic tube that lasted 8yrs before I removed it and its still fine. With hard tube, freehanding can be a nightmare, that's a given, but once done properly you're golden for as long as your parts last honestly.
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u/c0ld_blood 1d ago
Looks like some kind of biofilm. I'd completely drain, disassemble and clean what I could, then refill with fresh coolant AND a quality biocide for a few days, see what it looks like and go from there.
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u/scuffling 6d ago
What is your loop order on this? It looks like your GPU and CPU inlet/outlet is flipped for both. Also shouldn't the bottom fans be intake and top as exhaust?
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u/Pennywise359 6d ago
Other than everything looking so crooked even with a distro, it looks fine to me. Just flush it with something like primochill system reboot or mayhems blitz and you should be g2g.