Official EK statement - Nickel Plating Issues

[Aedubber]

Is there an obvious time frame of when the defective blocks started showing up?

I have an untouched Supreme HF Full Nickel sitting here, had it since November as I'm just now starting my first water build. Kinda on the fence on whether to install it or not. If there's any chance it could wind up corroding, I'd rather just order something else or see if there's any way I could get it replaced.

Im sure you can replace it with the copper version from EK but if you want nickel i would recommend have the block plated yourself or going with other vendors that provide a nickel plated block that is not flaking to be on the safe side.

[Interitus]

Im sure you can replace it with the copper version from EK but if you want nickel i would recommend have the block plated yourself or going with other vendors that provide a nickel plated block that is not flaking to be on the safe side.

I pondered the idea of switching over to the copper version, problem is my rig's theme is red/black/nickel so it would be an eyesore next to my other nickel blocks (not EK). Call me crazy, but I'm not a big fan of acrylic top blocks either. I'd rather have something a little more failsafe, especially since I'm a rookie to WC.

I bought it from FrozenCPU back in November. I emailed them about possibly exchanging it for another block like the Koolance 370 which is similar priced. I'm not holding my breath as it's been almost 6+ months since I bought it.

I just figured if this was a newer issue it might not have affected my block. Since I'm a WC newbie I just really don't want to install that block knowing full well that this corrosion or whatever you call it is a good possibility.