watercooling warranties with leaks??

[Charlie]

If a part (like a cpu waterblock) leaks in a place where it is not a user error, like where it makes contact with the cpu, can i then get a new cpu and waterblock? Will the waterblock company pay for the new cpu, or what will happen? Also, what are the odds? I am speculating on watercooling so i would like to know the odds of leaks if you tighten good enough.

[Monk]

With an aio it will vary per case and company, I have read cases where Corsair has replaced parts killed by the part failing and when they did nothing.
The chances of a good aio leaking if proper care is taken with it are practically zero so it isn't actually anything I have ever worried about, at the extreme end of things, you could check your home insurance, my policy will cover me if my custom loop fails and frags my whole rig lol (the entire point of taking out the policy).

[Charlie]

Monk の投稿を引用：

With an aio it will vary per case and company, I have read cases where Corsair has replaced parts killed by the part failing and when they did nothing.
The chances of a good aio leaking if proper care is taken with it are practically zero so it isn't actually anything I have ever worried about, at the extreme end of things, you could check your home insurance, my policy will cover me if my custom loop fails and frags my whole rig lol (the entire point of taking out the policy).

i was more thinking the chances of custom loops, and how can you be sure that you are covered by your insurance? Like, does it say "watercooling is insured" or something?

[Monk]

I'm covered as I specifically enquired about it before taking out the policy.

For custom loops no company will replace parts as it is essentially your fault for not installing them correctly and failing to leak test properly.
My home insurance covers my custom watercooled pc and covers it for accidental damage etc, basically, if it fails randomly, I am covered, if it takes damage and leaks, I'm covered, if I screwup and break it while working on it, I'm not is the rough gist of it.
I'm covered for up to £3000 per part of the system from accidental damage and my custom loop springing a leak is included in that along with any damage to the surroundings from water damage if there is any.

[Charlie]

Monk の投稿を引用：

For custom loops no company will replace parts as it is essentially your fault for not installing them correctly and failing to leak test properly.

So not even if the Copper plate breaks They Will replace the parts for me? (So the waterblock itself leaks, not fittings or tubes)

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Depending what case you have, you can basically get a high end Air cooler, which are basically good as most AIO on the market, other than custom, or the newest high end expensive AIO.

[Monk]

Baron Von poops の投稿を引用：

Monk の投稿を引用：

For custom loops no company will replace parts as it is essentially your fault for not installing them correctly and failing to leak test properly.

So not even if the Copper plate breaks They Will replace the parts for me? (So the waterblock itself leaks, not fittings or tubes)

Frankly there is no way for such a thing to happen without some serious mistreatment, if there are any faults or leaks, they should appear during leak testing, if a user fails to inspect for faults or fails to test properly before powering on the system, that's not really their fault.
If you find a fault on something you are sent, sure I see no reason they wouldn't replace it, but, beyond that, it's pretty much on you.

With that said, if you follow instructions, don't use fluids or thermal grease they warn you not to use (like no liquid metal on aluminium and don't mix metals etc) there should be no issues if it passes 24 hours of leak testing.

In reality any leaks should show themselves within a few minutes or hours, but 24-48 hours is done just to be safe and sure.
I actually have a terribly crap and cheap PSU I bought just to power the pump when filling / bleeding and leak testing to save using and cycling my expensive proper PSU (but my god is it dodgy it cost a tenner and will shut off if you move the cables to much and wow are they thinking, but it's literally cheap enough to throw away so,who cares it does its job and saves my proper PSU from being cycled a few dozen times).

[Monk]

I'll be honest, if you are really worried about a custom loop leaking, it may not be for you, as paranoia will likely ruin the fun.

As it is all on you to build and test, if you aren't confident in your ability to check stuff, it's probably best to not put yourself through the stress.

It is pretty straight forward, if you use soft tubing, it's even easy, and if you take your time and test properly, it's pretty safe.

[Vince ✟]

Get it insured. It'll cost you less than it would to replace almost any part

[Charlie]

Monk の投稿を引用：

I'll be honest, if you are really worried about a custom loop leaking, it may not be for you, as paranoia will likely ruin the fun.

As it is all on you to build and test, if you aren't confident in your ability to check stuff, it's probably best to not put yourself through the stress.

It is pretty straight forward, if you use soft tubing, it's even easy, and if you take your time and test properly, it's pretty safe.

I'm not THAT worried, but the "build it yourself" aspect of pcs is Pretty new to me. I am just looking around to see what is dangerous and whats not.

[Charlie]

Vince の投稿を引用：

Get it insured. It'll cost you less than it would to replace almost any part

How to? By a normal insurance Company or is there an option when buying the parts?

[Monk]

As long as you properly leak test it, there is very little risk, as for insurance, well, as I said I got it all covered under my home insurance policy, so I guess ring around or contact your existing insurer to see what they may or may not cover, I'm in England and used Halifax for mine, now, if something happens and I need to claim, how successful that will be is anyone's guess, same with any insurance policy, I needed insurance anyway, so figured I'd get a policy that atleast appears to cover me.

[Kaihekoa]

If you're new to building PCs and worried about damage from water cooling, just stick with a good, high-end air cooler. The custom water cooling you're asking about isn't for novices and really only makes a difference if you're going to be getting into expensive, high-end parts such as i9 CPUs.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Kai の投稿を引用：

If you're new to building PCs and worried about damage from water cooling, just stick with a good, high-end air cooler. The custom water cooling you're asking about isn't for novices and really only makes a difference if you're going to be getting into expensive, high-end parts such as i9 CPUs.

^This. If this is for simple i3 / i5 / i7, with no extream overclocking, then watercooling isn't the best option to be looking at, as custom water cooling is basically for people who keep to get high-end parts, with tempt of doing extram overclocking, X-series CPU's for X motherboards, and/or doing this for static looks with money to burn.
https://ark.intel.com/products/series/123588/Intel-Core-X-series-Processors

If none of those options apply to OP, then it would be best to get a high end Air cooler as again I pointed they're good as most AIO on the market, basically AIO cost more than Air cooler for the same performance, until you start spending a lot into water cooling, which then it's in favor of water cooling, but this is only good as they can get if for extream overclocking, and very high end CPU's.

[Vince ✟]

Baron Von poops の投稿を引用：

Vince の投稿を引用：

Get it insured. It'll cost you less than it would to replace almost any part

How to? By a normal insurance Company or is there an option when buying the parts?

Homeowners insurance will cover it a lot of times. Otherwise you can look into services out there like assurance (iirc).

The key is to read up on the broker as well as the parent company. Then when you go through the fine print, make sure to read clearly how they want the PC/ parts logged. I've kept homeowners and my electronics (among other unmentionables) logged for years.

[Charlie]

Now, hold on a minute. I May Sound stupid and arrogant, but here is the Reason i wanna watercool:

1) i have a green chair, so i wanna make a green pc to match, but cant find any green parts except watercooling water. Tl;dr: looks

2) the temps.

And i have never built a pc before, although probably being one of the biggest pc enthusiasts out there on paper. So, i can hear y'all are saying i should keep out of watercooling for now. Then How about a Dark rock Pro or something?