Foxconn BlackOPS (Retail version)

[gmcg]

if you ask me galvanic corrosion is way overrated... i know people who are running copper and alu in the same loop for a long time and they have no problems. if you use a water additive the corrosion wont happen or will happen so slowly it would take decades to really damage any components.

even if you dont use water additive, the worst ive seen was a block getting a rough surface and changing the color, and that was after 1 year of usage or so...

We are talking about mis-presentation here, it was really strange that hipro5 confirmed in his posts that it is all-copper ... probably he has a different "demo" board, which had all reviewers?

Regarding galvanic corrosion - the speed of it depend on many factors, such as presence of oxygen/acid in the water, temperature, oxidation of surfaces, etc. etc. but the common rule (such as you can't control all factors) is: http://www.fourseasonsroofingandsidi.../mixmetals.htm

So, never mix metals!

Of course if you use a corrosion inhibitor or special liquids to protect against it, there is no problem. But I bough 4-in1 all-copper version, as stated on my box, why should I accept an aluminum cover?

BTW the motherboard ia awesome, it is rock stable, as expected. Thanks for it and those minor issues are not ... those just should be fixed to make this product absolutely perfect, IMO.