fgw
02-22-2008, 03:04 AM
upgraded my vga card recently. as the old card with the waterblock mounted was lying around on my desk i decided to open it up to have a look if there is anything inside the block and obviously in my whole loop so that i have to revise all my blocks.
the block was used for about 12 month now with the system running almost 24/7 powered off just for a few weeks throughout the year when i was out of town. i used pure destilled water no additives at all. have not changed the water during this time as the water was still clear an there were no signs of life (alge).
here are some pics:
the upper part of my block where water is coming and going out:
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the center part, connecting the vrm cooling base:
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finally the gpu base of my block:
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as you can see there is some sort of grey, may be slightly green coating on the parts in contact with water. all blocks in the loop are pure copper. not sure what material the black ice gts360 is made off. afaik its made off copper and brass parts.
i thought i can live with pure destilled water in an all copper loop. did not realize the brass parts used in my gts360!
may be i should add something to the distilled water in the future?
any ideas how to clean this and probably what to add to the water?
the block was used for about 12 month now with the system running almost 24/7 powered off just for a few weeks throughout the year when i was out of town. i used pure destilled water no additives at all. have not changed the water during this time as the water was still clear an there were no signs of life (alge).
here are some pics:
the upper part of my block where water is coming and going out:
72748
the center part, connecting the vrm cooling base:
72749
finally the gpu base of my block:
72747
as you can see there is some sort of grey, may be slightly green coating on the parts in contact with water. all blocks in the loop are pure copper. not sure what material the black ice gts360 is made off. afaik its made off copper and brass parts.
i thought i can live with pure destilled water in an all copper loop. did not realize the brass parts used in my gts360!
may be i should add something to the distilled water in the future?
any ideas how to clean this and probably what to add to the water?