Gee, Thanks Corsair

"Katsumoto" (katsumoto) 05/10/2016 at 19:11 • Filed to: None

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So today, my H10oi GTX ( a radiator for your computer) decided to leak. Took all but my Ram, and SSDs with it.

Now I guess I get to rebuild it. I think this time I’ll go x99. Only because the PCI-E restrictions on Skylake are dumb. Why make a motherboard with 3 m.2 SSD slots, 4 way capable SLI and then say, to use the 3 m.2 slots you lose speed and can only use 1 graphics card.

I’ll buy a cheap cpu to hold me over until Broadwell-E comes out. Been eyeing that 2699 v4 Xeon. LinusTechTips has one up with benchmarks, and I was nerding out to that when my computer died.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Katsumoto 05/10/2016 at 19:39

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Water cooling a computer has never seemed like a great idea to me.

Katsumoto > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/10/2016 at 19:55

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It’s a risk you take. The All in One units like the one I was using are supposed to make it easier and worry free. I’ve used them before and had zero issues, so 1 isn’t a big deal.

I’ve custom water cooled before, with glass tubing. It’s all on how dedicated you are too it and how deep your pocket is.

Some people see a computer for its basic use, some see a car the same way. I choose to see both as something to enjoy, have fun with and spend disposable income on.

My old computer that this one replaced has one, and im using it now. Been in there for almost 5 years without an issue.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/10/2016 at 20:44

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Same. I understand the want for more power, but if it risks destroying a bunch of your expensive hardware in the process, it’s nt really worth it IMO! :(

Sorry it fried your RAM and SSD!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Katsumoto 05/10/2016 at 21:32

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I understand it's a risk but I personally don't do enough things that are taxing to the hardware to justify

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/10/2016 at 21:34

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It didn't fry anything of mine. I don't even own a desktop.

Katsumoto > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/10/2016 at 21:55

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Before it’s death, the 6700k was running at 5.2 ghz. The graphics cards and the ram were both overclocked.

It all just boils down to how hard your running it. In a sense, I’m running my computers hardware at the edge of its limit. It would be like running a car in 1st gear all day everyday.

I’ve lost hardware before, due it to failing or dying, but this was just a new way for me to lose it. I’ve been lucky and haven’t had a leak yet. Today it leaked and killed stuff on its way out.

When I’m not gaming on my computer, I’m running a 2 virtual machines to support an Arma game server and an Ark game server. Mainly just for friends and my use. Then while running both of those VM’s, I’m either gaming, watching some movies or doing my business’s books.

I run a computer to it’s edge and take a step back. Then that’s where it gets ran too everyday until it dies or gets upgraded.

Watercooling to me is fun, it’s the challenge in making water and electric get along. Plus, I can make the watercooling loop however I want, whatever color I want. All while having a dead silent computer.

Katsumoto > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/10/2016 at 22:00

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It didn’t fry the Ram and SSD. It took the cpu, motherboard, graphics card, and power supply.

The ram and ssd were the only 2 parts to survive.

Yea it’s nothing against either one of you. I just don’t have a way to explain it. I like the risk, the reward of pushing my computer past the limit most choose to stop at.

At least I stick with water, and I’m not trying to use liquid nitrogen like some people do.

A watercooled pc will run cooler than an aircooled one. The only drawback is if it does leak, it usually takes parts with it. My glass tubing pc ran fine, no issues. It’s still running fine for it’s new owner.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Katsumoto 05/10/2016 at 22:13

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Yeah. Im nowhere near levels of that much use

Katsumoto > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/10/2016 at 23:08

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I’ve been a PC gamer for a long time now. Then started school for IT since it was something I was at least half assed interested in. Ended up doing something else.

All it takes is a good pc game, and a couple friends who would like to have a private server. It’s nice having a private server to screw around with. Being able to build needed skills privately without dealing with internet trolls.

In 2007 I had a laptop. By 2008, I had a Dell prebuilt PC. In 2009, I had a gaming pc. At the start of the gaming pc, I just played WoW. Then from there it grew into other games. Then it grew into running 2 VMs (virtual machines) while gaming.

Now half my time spent gaming is getting something set up. During the occasional times that alcohol and pc’s are involved, I usually get drunk and do stupid shit in a game until I pass out.

I got into gaming pc’s because of one of my friends. Now all we do is screw with someone’s computer, or drink and play pc games.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Katsumoto 05/10/2016 at 23:09

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A few friends and I will occasionally play something on the weekends. Usually it’s League (because it’s free).

Levin > Katsumoto 05/10/2016 at 23:18

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Did you register the cooler? Corsair is supposed to cover it up to 10 grand if it fails.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Katsumoto 05/11/2016 at 06:56

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Oh, I understand - my friends are into watercooling as well, I, personally, just have the financial income for such a risk I guess! :P

Katsumoto > Levin 05/11/2016 at 07:17

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They did. Im getting their check soon. Between their check, selling my dead pc parts, and some hard work.

Ill be going to a cheap x99 processor. It’ll hold me off until the new lga 2011-3 processors come out. Looking at the 2699 v4, or 6950X.

Just had to send them pictures of the dead parts, proof they were mine, and provide proof that I shipped the dead h100.

Im hoping that I get lucky and the power supply just shutdown to prevent damage. But if thats the case, ill tell them that and shred their check.

Katsumoto > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/11/2016 at 07:35

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Yea its all it takes. Just understanding you have water and electric parts in close proximity to each other.

Oh well, I just get to see my little buddy at Microcenter again. He’s watched me buy enough pc parts.

I typically upgrade my pc while the parts of the old one still have a good value. Sell my old pc to someone on craiglist. Buy a cheap hard drive, install a 30 dollar version of windows and bye old compiter.

Ive had and sold, the one before sandy bridge, sandy bridge, ivybridge, sandy bridge E, devils canyon, skylake, and soon to be haswell e then broadwell e.

Ive messed with my friends 5960X and liked it. Although he bought a cheap board. Liked the blue on some board.

Ill buy a processor that can scrape along until the new ones come out.

Katsumoto > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/11/2016 at 07:40

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Yea my steam library is filled with games.

It claims to have 534 games. Most are ones I bought on sale and didnt like, the good ones Ive logged at least 500-1000 hours in.