Do NOT purchase swiftech aio

[NeonX]

PSA

some of you might know of my issues with my h220 x2 leaking onto my gpu previously. So I went through the whole process of rma ing the h220x2 and got a replacement last Friday. I also got a new gpu, a 1080 to replace my few months old 980ti which was water damaged. I got it even thought tech dynamic is gonna replace my 980ti.

Was watching Youtube just now when my monitor suddenly went black. I tried rebooting my com and saw through my side window the new h220x2 leaked again!

I immediately switched off my com and took out my gpu. When I unplugged it a pool of coolant dripped out of my 1080.

It is beyond salvage now... **** swiftech seriously. I have both 980ti and 1080 both water damaged. Ffs.

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[derkaiser94]

That's absolutely unacceptable for such a premium AIO liquid cooler. And I always thought they are pretty reputable given that they specialise in AIO liquid coolers unless some other manufacturers. Sorry to hear of this but Swiftech needs to compensate you for both the cards as well as issue a refund imo.

 

[NeonX]

They said they’re not gonna compensate. Tech dynamic offered to replace my 980ti, but they only have zotac cards. My 1080 is like less than a month old... Sian

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[poooooo]

we air cooler lover will always welcome you

but u super suay, leak twice, kaput twice.
my old aio leaked once before but didnt damage any stuff.

 

[xtractor]

wow really they dont want to compensate?if i were you ill take every single detail photo of the torn hose and also water damage on the board post it on their global facebook and see what will they do about it

seems like other have the same issue as urs and one of em have the leak issue too
read on the review post
this is their fb
https://www.facebook.com/SwiftechUSA/home

 

[NeonX]

I posted on their Facebook but they deleted my post

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[poooooo]

I posted on their Facebook but they deleted my post

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distro or swiftech fb?

 

[Op_Valkyrie]

I know this might not be the right time but can we have a look at your AIO placement and internal of your rig... i'm curious on how and what causes it to keep leaked? its not usual that this happened twice in a row....

 

[NeonX]

distro or swiftech fb?

swiftech deleted.
Distro, which is tech dynamic is extremely helpful with this issue. they offer to replace my 980ti xtreme gaming edition with a zotac 980ti amp xtreme. Even though the difference in value is quite big. The xtreme gaming edition still retails for 1200 now.

So in total i have about 2500 worth of water damaged gpus.. fml

I know this might not be the right time but can we have a look at your AIO placement and internal of your rig... i'm curious on how and what causes it to keep leaked? its not usual that this happened twice in a row....

this is the setup on the first h220x2

both times, the valve on the CPU block leaked.

 

[Op_Valkyrie]

swiftech deleted.
Distro, which is tech dynamic is extremely helpful with this issue. they offer to replace my 980ti xtreme gaming edition with a zotac 980ti amp xtreme. Even though the difference in value is quite big. The xtreme gaming edition still retails for 1200 now.

So in total i have about 2500 worth of water damaged gpus.. fml



this is the setup on the first h220x2

both times, the valve on the CPU block leaked.

Looks pretty normal... nothing abnormal about your placement. Seems to me either fittings not tighten properly or o-ring spoil...

 

[Donten]

hope this doesnt detract you from watercooling. for aio solutions, maybe can look at ek predator. my rig has been on water for 3+ years without any leaks.

 

[mypillowtalks]

Thanks for the advice.

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[wwenze]

Post on Facebook... of course they can delete

Post on OCN forum see if they can delete

 

[shadow84]

Which specific part of the AIO was leaking?

 

[longsiew]

u neh do the leak test first before installing meh??

 

[NeonX]

Which specific part of the AIO was leaking?

The valve on the cpu block. It looks tight, no crack etc but it just leaks lol

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[commach]

I don't see any valve, fitting leaked or valve?

 

[shadow84]

I don't see any valve, fitting leaked or valve?

Swiftech is using barbs to tighten the tube around the stem, instead of the more premium compression fitting. This might be the cause of a leak.

 

[enenyi]

U might wanna check if this is a H220-X2 only issue?

My H240-X2 working perfectly fine. And for this reason i suspect that was why Tech Dynamic was only keen originally to bring only the H240-X2 into local market. And that was the second batch as the pioneer batch of Swiftech X2 AIOs had issues with the PWM hub.

 

[timpeh82]

Maybe corsair 115i closed loop cpu cooler might be alot safer?
Anyone ever faced leakage from 115i??
or maybe 110i?