Official EK statement - Nickel Plating Issues

[zeropluszero]

wont EK's lawyers be too busy trying to retract their warranty wording?

thanks to the moderating team here at XS for letting me say my peace. much better than those at OCAU, who are long on the ban hammer and short on the reasoning.

EK doesnt pay for any advertising here.

[Phatboy69]

wont EK's lawyers be too busy trying to retract their warranty wording?

thanks to the moderating team here at XS for letting me say my peace. much better than those at OCAU, who are long on the ban hammer and short on the reasoning.

EK doesnt pay for any advertising here.

You miss the point.. if any other manufacturers see how the boards allowed to run amok here against a manufacturer, they may be reluctant to get involved with the community here, reluctant to offer equipment for review, and reluctant to do any sort of promotion or PR associated with this forum. The forum would eventually die due to the lack of funding and useful productive information for the community.

How would the forum mods feel If i started saying dont go to such n such forum all over the place.. think about it.

[Panthols]

You miss the point.. if any other manufacturers see how the boards allowed to run amok here against a manufacturer, they may be reluctant to get involved with the community here, reluctant to offer equipment for review, and reluctant to do any sort of promotion or PR associated with this forum. The forum would eventually die due to the lack of funding and useful productive information for the community.

Yes, this happened with Koolance. I can see how the years of Koolance hate has led them to abandon this forum and never promote or post here.

[Annirak]

Yes, this happened with Koolance. I can see how the years of Koolance hate has led them to abandon this forum and never promote or post here.

Perhaps you miss the point... Koolance fixed the problem. Now people are starting to recommend their parts again. Surprising, isn't it?

[Panthols]

Perhaps you miss the point... Koolance fixed the problem. Now people are starting to recommend their parts again. Surprising, isn't it?

One more off topic... Sorry Vapor. I just wanted to clarify that I should have maybe used sarcasm tags for my post.

[stangracin3]

He may not have said it publicly but I am sure that his plater is getting an ass ripping. So just because he hasn't said it publicly doesn't mean something isn't happening privately. It seems some of you(Utnorris, Naekuh, and a few others) aren't even thinking of that possibility because you are already too busy on your way to the barn to grab the gas, rope and pitchforks. so you will be able to tie him to a tree and...

Now can we think with more than just one half of our brain?

[schoolslave]

He may not have said it publicly but I am sure that his plater is getting an ass ripping. So just because he hasn't said it publicly doesn't mean something isn't happening privately. It seems some of you(Utnorris, Naekuh, and a few others) aren't even thinking of that possibility because you are already too busy on your way to the barn to grab the gas, rope and pitchforks. so you will be able to tie him to a tree and...

Now can we think with more than just one half of our brain?

I wanted to believe that too, but as far as I know the report that EK posted came from the plater, therefore I think it's clear that EK does not actually think it's an issue with the plater, same as with the faulty reservoirs....it's all the user's fault for using PT-nuke and silver...blablabla

[Annirak]

You miss the point.. if any other manufacturers see how the boards allowed to run amok here against a manufacturer, they may be reluctant to get involved with the community here, reluctant to offer equipment for review, and reluctant to do any sort of promotion or PR associated with this forum. The forum would eventually die due to the lack of funding and useful productive information for the community.

You'll note that Gabe from Swiftech is on this board fairly frequently (as manufacturers' reps go). I don't think anyone has any beef with him. I don't think he has any issue with how these boards are run. It seems to me that maybe, just maybe, there was a bit of a PR disaster and this is the fallout. Lesson to take away: Don't blame your users unless you can prove it categorically. A suitable example would be if the EK blocks came with a warning to only use with anti-corrosion additives.

[aqualab]

A suitable example would be if the EK blocks came with a warning to only use with anti-corrosion additives.

You need anti-corrosive only to avoid complications cause by defective plating

[schoolslave]

You miss the point.. if any other manufacturers see how the boards allowed to run amok here against a manufacturer, they may be reluctant to get involved with the community here, reluctant to offer equipment for review, and reluctant to do any sort of promotion or PR associated with this forum. The forum would eventually die due to the lack of funding and useful productive information for the community.

How would the forum mods feel If i started saying dont go to such n such forum all over the place.. think about it.

Haha, I don't think EK "funds" this forum.....
Actually, I think other companies will see that trying to blame an obvious manufacturer's fault on the consumer will not work, and that, not just this forum but others as well, value a true and honest assessment of these types of issues instead of this BS that EK is currently doing.

Btw, I own about 5 EK blocks (including one for my old HD 2900 Pro) and I personally own 4 of their reservoirs which have all developed cracks/leaks over time....