Quote Originally Posted by slim142 View Post
So wait, I need to know something before I risk my PC like this, will be building water cooling for my S2E this week...
What was the main cause of this?

1) Pure PC
2) D-Tek Liquid F/X
3) Pure PC + D-Tek Liquid F/X
4) Faulty Swiftech CPU Block
5) ASUS Fusion Block
6) Other/Dirty Components/ Faulty components

Could it be the combination of those liquids by any chance? I plan on using Feser Coolant
If there is any chance the responsable is the CPU block, then I would be surprised specially from Swiftech!
If it is the ASUS Fusion block, then I dont understand how many people using Maximus Extreme block never got any problems, as well as the Blitz Extreme block. If it was for any reason, then I guess I would be better changing the heatsink, but I would like to confirm this before spending money on more heatsinks.
If it was because of dirty components, then that would be different. I plan on cleaning mines with a filter and while doing the leak test.


Well, I cannot speak for all the items on your list, but I do have the Primochill Pure PC coolant in my system and have had it running for about 6 months now, along with Feser Black dye added to it.

I removed an EK 3870 full cover block from the loop about a week or so ago....absolutely no gunk whatsoever in the tubing that was removed nor in the EK block.....the block, once drained, was perfectly clean even without rinsing...no gunk, no dye stains, nothing. Looked like new. So I don't think the PC Pure is in any way responsible for the red/orange gunk the OP has growing in his loop.

I did run a GTX cpu block last year wihout any signs of any sort of corrosion, either. And I really doubt the GTX has anything to do with it, either.

On the other hand, since aluminum corrosion isn't red/orange, and after seeing how much sludge has accumulated, I'd almost hazard a guess that, like aigomorla....errr, NaeKuh....said, it almost looks organic in nature. Maybe it's contamination that "infected" the loop at setup, or maybe a reaction between the PC Pure and the D-Tek dye.