Quote Originally Posted by nikhsub1 View Post
Lets back up a minute here guys. Is the GTX top supposed to be coated or plated? If so what is it's purpose? I thought it was to make it so there is no bare aluminum to come in contact with the water no? If this is the case why the hell does an additive need to be used? We don't need to prevent corrosion since the coating of the top should do this. Someone please tell me I'm wrong. Cause guess what. I have run for about 1.5 years WITH NO ADDITIVE JUST DISTILLED WATER. Guess what. Nothing corroded. Is it because I am 1337? Or is it because I had no aluminum in the loop? If corrosion inhibitors NEED TO BE used with the stock GTX top then IT MIGHT AS WELL BE BARE ALUMINUM.

Which is pretty much the point i'm trying to also make. So what, he didn't use pentosin, if the plating worked correctly (or if the top wasn't made out of aluminum, but delrin/stainless steel/copper instead) then corrosion wouldn't of happened anyway. Plating or not, aluminum is always a risk, and just placing the blame on not using pentosin is just skirting the issue at hand. I'd rather use pure distilled water in my loop because it has better thermal properties as a liquid than water+anything else, and the only way i'd ever feel safe doing that is with an all copper loop.

With that in mind, the Fuzion+nozzles is a much better deal than the GTX+copper top, in performance and price. Though the GTX has it beat on the looks.

So, in conclusion, there is no reason anyone should be forced to use corrosion inhibitors in this day and age of watercooling performance, there is just no justifiable and logical reason to put aluminum in any watercooling loop.