Thanks for uploading this, much easier to understand how a liquid cooler works

@HelloDavid

8 жыл бұрын

np!

@Thomas-lx8bc

7 жыл бұрын

David Zhang thanks on this upload, always wanted to try this but not worth voiding any warranty. Why would they do copper and not aluminum or titanium? For the contact pad that meets the processor.

@kellerweskier7214

7 жыл бұрын

dont use water please. its dangerous. use mineral oil, it flows better, non conductive, and has a better life span on the cooler

@botsmokie5388

7 жыл бұрын

Keller weskier lol mineral oil submerged pcs require much more maintenance. Not saying it's bad just saying most people want something they can install and leave in for months to years.

@GrulbGL

7 жыл бұрын

copper conducts the heat way better then both of these.

Oh look, it's a lil pump

@kjallen2610

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@username48286

4 жыл бұрын

😐

@alikaragulmez825

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@Mikelica69

2 жыл бұрын

XD

My Corsair h115i developed this same problem in just over a year. Currently have my i7 5820k idling at 58c @ 1.16ghz... AIOs have always been a bit of a gamble in my experience.

Nice, thanks for the teardown!

@cyb3rmeerk4t51

3 жыл бұрын

I am a faaaaaan!!! never thought I'd bump into your comment on a random yt vid!! I hope you'll comeback in the yt community.

Well done, nice editing, clear speech and informative. Kudos.

Wow, this video is informative yet elegant at the same time. Great work!

Great video! I like the way you treat the equipment with respect and precise hand moviments

Awesome video, exactly what I need to learn for my research on CPU cooling.

This was super interesting and also very well made! Thank you

amazing engineering

+David Zhang I am thinking of buying a used closed system, but it might need to have the liquid changed. So when I typed this into youtube search, this was one of the top videos. Your video is very informative on this subject. I like how you explained what you were taking apart, and what to look for in case I do buy the used closed loop system. Good video all around.

@HelloDavid

8 жыл бұрын

+Ervin Goss Thanks for the comment. Although I'd just like to say that I don't recommend you change the liquid in a closed loop (unless it is one of those expandable setups) Filling these back up is extremely difficult as the fill port typically requires a high pressure injection to remove most of the air. It's not impossible just extremely difficult without a reservoir or a port to bleed air. Good luck!

How many months/years did you used that ?

I never trust closed loops, and after seeing this video, my concerns are validated. All that crap coming from the rad is enough to screw up the pump. Even on custom water loops, its always good to flush new radiators, many brands do not even bother with this in the manufacture process. Still, good video. Thanks for sharing.

Great vid man, clear, concise, quick, without alot of BS that other vids have. +100

@HelloDavid

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Amazing quality video as always!! 300+ subs and rocking it like 300k!! keep it up bro!

@gals.182

2 жыл бұрын

and 5 years later he's in 300k!

Thanks for the info, i did want to see how the pumps work

Well done. short, to the point & I actually learned something. Thank You

Thanks for uploading this

David, I literally just went through almost this exact issue. I also have the same cooler as you, the Antek Kuhler 920. So mine started making impeller failing noises after i had cleaned out the system one day. I was stressed and worried that I had to replace it, so I waited a day. The next day I took mine apart like you did. Mine was not clogged like yours, but you can see the same issue is happening as they seem to use Antifreeze (based on the smell). I cleaned out my motor, cleaned out the fin array, and started to reassemble the pump. I used a small syringe to add distilled water to the pump before closing it up so the impeller had something to pup once it started back up. Reassembled and am currently back up and running on the same system. Their is still a small heat issue as I am running at idle 43c (109f). But once under load don't really get all that much hotter. I do plan on going custom loop on my next build, but if I do keep this cooler for another PC, I will be flushing and replacing the coolant in the system with proper coolant from EK (as it's a much cleaner and less likely to fail solution). Now you said that it is difficult to add liquid to the loop, but this is not true. You can flush the system with distilled water, you would just need a large plastic syringe to push new liquid through one tube, the radiator and out the other. Assemble, and then do as I did, just add more water by pushing water into the system to push all the air out before assembly.

@David Zhang, How difficult would it be to replace the tubing? Are you able to remove the tubing from the proprietary fittings? Thanks for the vid.

Hi, thanks for posting this video. I'm building a rig to game/stream/edit on and was just researching CPU coolers. What video editor do you use? I like the effect you incorporated at 2:32 to show the flow of the solution through the cooler.

Very informative video. I was curious how the heat fins and reservoir cycled the fluid (as I thought, through heat pipes to the opposite side of the cooler, and back, for maximum surface area). Thanks!

Best short video watched and explained perfectly 👌

Detailed video, thanks for sharing

Hi David, thanks for the video. I am building my own closed loop liquid cooling system and would like to know what king of pump is this ( the magnetic system) ?

Thank you I always wondered what was inside one of those and how they exactly scientifically worked

great video quality and you are good in explaining stuff.

very informative.. much thanks for doing this vid

Great vid mate! Just got my first liquid cooled cooler. Cheers ;)

great video, i always wanted to know how the pump works

Thanks for this video because i been trying to look and see how AIO coolers work. I'm a new PC builder and i'm always curious how things work.

Thank you so much for doing this! I've been looking for reference so I can mod mine with a hardline tubbing ;)

Awesome teardown thank you!

Excellent tear down, nice and constructive description.

I found this on PCMR, and I'm glad that I did. Great video, bubba.

@HelloDavid

8 жыл бұрын

+Jon N Thanks man!

Finally someone explained this in a non-confusing way :P Thanks for the breakdown! Might buy one soon cause my air cooler is making my room practically a sauna.

@alecmnatzakanian5246

3 жыл бұрын

your room isn't gonna get any cooler from an AIO pump tho :/

@VietnameseDubbedClips

2 жыл бұрын

@@alecmnatzakanian5246 heck, if the AIO is doing its job well, it may heat up his room even more lol

@michaelbauers8800

7 ай бұрын

Old post, but CPU coolers do the job of moving heat from the CPU, and into the room the computer is in. There's no magic to get rid of heat. Which is why server labs have to move the heat out of the room, somewhere else. I have thought before, it would be nice to vent the PC's heat outside, or move it underground. I once saw someone with a mobile home, dig a hole, for a water tank in the ground, and build a cooling solution around that.

Awesome video!!!!!!!! very informative!!! i always wanted to know whats inside one. will be getting an AIO cpu cooler to try. i've never used one before.

Great video. I don’t understand How the liquid got dirty if it’s completely sealed. Do These liquid systems have frequent problems?

very clean and educated well put together video, very under rated youtuber, you sir deserve 1 million subs. +1 subscriber

Nice video. Are the fittings made out of aluminum too or copper/brass? thanks!

Thanks for the video! My cooler also failed a while back and i'm taking it apart now to find out why it broke Did you ever find out where the debris came from? I'm thinking friction from some part of the impeller spinning grinds it up. or it's poor quality and the hoses degrade somehow?

This is the best breakdown I've seen. Seriously. I'd watched like 10 useless videos before I got here. Btw. If a pump fails, what happens to the PC components? Are they immediately damaged?

Curiosity satisfied. Many thanks! Quick and simple explanation.

Do these require any special tool / screw driver? Is it just a Phillips

Very informative.. Thank you mate,

i was looking for this..thanx man

David Zhang:: Running into your video, after long research was a relief, thank you, i just have a question, from my understanding, they last from 2 to 3 years, then they need to be replaced??? and the most important question for me, do these Liquid Coolant Radiators AIO come with Liquid solution Ready to just install ?? Hope you Can reply, it's important for me to know this?? and thank you again for the video.

Nice video. I was wondering how did all the (dust?) debris... got inside the closed system of water flow?

i have this same cooler a few years now. Is this what i will be expecting over time? Btw i didn't notice any cooling problems?

I love you! thanks sooooo much. this video scratched exactly what i wanted to know

Excellent video! Thanks.

nice video! that fluid was supposed to be green or blue like the most anti-freeze fluids...actually i think is the same fluid as the engine coolant on a car but i am not sure...Anyway i need one detail if you can give me... i have the h60 cooling about 5 years now :P yours h60 how old is it? i have start to thinking that i must change that fluid...

Great video. Thank you!

Hi! Were you able to clean, refill, fix and reuse your liquid cooler?

Will you rebuilt it? You can try pushing some compressed air through the radiator to see what comes out.

If I was to make an sff case and a really short loop from cpu block to gpu block to a 240mm rad, would an aio's pump be strong enough for that?

are you able to add clear tubing and dye the liquid in these I'm new to this stuff

Do you have any idea where I can get a cold plate to replace mine? I'm having no luck at all. For the EVGA GTX 1080/1070 Hybrid Waterblock Cooler. Thanks in advance.

I will subscribe because of this! Very informative video! Thanks!

my aio liquid cooler says the rad can also be mounted on the outside of the case. but if you can't take in apart how are you meant to feed the block back inside the case.

This is the thermaltake cpu cooler. I have the 3 fan rad model myself.. hope this doesn't happen to mine :O How long did you have yours before it carked it?

Thanks for Teardown. Now I know how it words.

I hope you washed your hands after touching that stock HSF! Cool vid, couldn't you just flush and re assemble the AIO if the pump is actually functioning and its just flow rates? You sure its glycol based coolant as well? Apparently (im relatively new to water cooling) some plastics have issues with glycol based solution's. I use a non-glycol based racing coolant 50/50 with distilled water in the custom loop i have.No discoloration or any other issues to speak of in the couple of months its been in use.

2 questions: 1. Do prebuilt PCs typically come pre-filled? Are the cooling systems always pre-filled? 2. How could debris get in the system like yours?

There is a way to do a maintenance for those closed loop liquid cooling?

what size did you use on those soft metal screws holding the coldplate?

Does anyone know the range of liquid temperature it can handle ? Does it have a problem if liquid is at 60-70 degree Celsius for example ?

Thank you, Just what I needed! :D

very good video...great job

I'm thinking of buying one of these pumps just because it is a very low profile pump/block combo and take the tubes apart to build a custom loop around it. Anyone know what the ID and OD of the tubing it uses?

god help us this is the only video after fourteen i looked at that even begins to address the parts inside and how the pump works. thanks

how do you remove tubes from fittings for this particular model?

Excellent video !!!

so after this video, that liquid cooler cannot be used again? or cannot be cleaned out and refill again??

nice bro... thanks for uploding

is it possible to use one of these on my gtx 1080 without using bracket ?

Took mine apart and it looked the same way if not worse, how do you remove the hoses on he radiator?

thanks for making this vid! very interesting!

Ahhh the Water 2.0...I had an issue with mine recently. Just tapped on the pipes a bit and the water started flowing normally again. My question is how can DEBRIS get inside a closed loop?! Unless the debris is parts of the cooler itself breaking down into the water D:

After taking it apart is it possible to clean it and refill it?

@Renegade0056

7 жыл бұрын

You probably could but you'd have to bleed the system of air bubbles when resealing the system. Air in the system causes improper cooling / temperature fluxuations, the less the better. AIO's don't have a purge valve so you'd have to make one yourself. Pretty much works like a car radiator.

@BugsBunns

7 жыл бұрын

Many CPU coolers have a filling port on the side of the block/pump. You just need to find a corresponding nozzle online (Ebay for instance). I had to replace the liquid in my Corsair H60 once, and it was VERY much clogged. But DO NOT take it apart for fun, it's a messy job that is OBVIOUSLY going to ruin your warranty.

@jasonschannel9526

7 жыл бұрын

You can refill. I did it with mine. Although, I wouldn't recommend using the fluid I chose. Although, I'll probably replace it if I notice any issues down the road with it. I'll get some distilled water. When I shot my video it was late at night and I just wanted to move along with the project so I used 50/50 diluted anti-freeze. I read that if you go this route you should do a mix of 1 part anti-freeze and 9 parts distilled water.

@jasonschannel9526

7 жыл бұрын

Steve Vachaviolos I didn't want to replace anything, just get it working again. I did bleed the system about 5 times. That might be a project for the future if the system gets clogged up again.

@jasonschannel9526

7 жыл бұрын

project for another day :)

did you use a corsair h55? i looked like one

How did you removed the copper plate screws? they are tight and easily to stripped.

now i understand how it works, thanks guys

Nice looking AIO, seems to have been well made. My cooler just died, maybe I should take it apart like you did. It made a lot of noise before dying ( I thought the noise was from hard drives, because that's what it sounded like, and I use some hard drives still, due to the cheap cost, for more storage for games.) I wonder what caused the debris in the coolant?

I just wanted to know how an AIO works, but I was a little bit in doubt, if someone makes Videos like this or not, but fortunately, a very good video is here ! Thanks for making such a nice Video bro...

how do you remove the 2 pipes from the radiator?

Is cold plate seprately available cuz i damaged my nzxt kraken 72x cold plate so i can buy a seprate one to change that cold plate only.

thanks for the vid!

Anyone know what cooler this is? I want to cool a node 202 so I will need an AIO that I can easily take the tubes off and reconnect them on the other side

I think heat sinks are best because of the least chance for a liquid leakage that can result in serious damage to valuable parts of the CPU.

Can we refill it with a coolant use in the car radiators?

I have a first generation H50 from 2010 and it's still working fine. I imagine that since mine is slightly older than yours, it would have more of the debris circulating in the loop. When do you think I will have to replace it?

@HelloDavid

8 жыл бұрын

It's really a luck of the draw. As long as your temps are fine and noise is adequate I wouldn't plan on replacing it any time soon. It's like a car. Some are lemons and some outlast our own lifespans, but you can usually tell when they are starting to fail when your temps and noise start getting worse.

Clean it and refill it. I bet it'll be fine.

@DIYTech21

7 жыл бұрын

Yea i want to see that too. Wont be that hard but very interesting.

@xGxPhantomZzz

7 жыл бұрын

Its hard to get that clogging out

@Alteriukas

7 жыл бұрын

+xGxPhantom Zzz what about using radiator flush additive that is commonly used in cars?

@YansenHaryanto4547

7 жыл бұрын

try to backflush

@demianxldc

7 жыл бұрын

refill with ??

hi, do you have an approximate measure of how much cooling liquid was in there ?

Does anyone know the name of the tiny Triangle screws that hold the cold plate to the pump? I just lost one and need to get a new one lol

Can you connect this directly to a battery or it needs electronics like ESC?

How are liquid volume changes compensated in an AIO? This must have been taken into account somehow.

really nice video, awesome video and audio quality. also it is only around 4 minuts...hate this unnecessary long videos... would you like to make a video where you show how you record and editing?

@HelloDavid

8 жыл бұрын

+alberto9911 Honestly I'm still learning so it would be silly for me to try and teach this stuff right now. I guess because I have a short attention span myself I don't enjoy making long videos. The big guys (eg. MKBHD, TLD, Austin, HardwareCanucks) provide a lot of inspiration and information on this stuff already so definitely check them out. Thanks for the comment.

Nice job brother. My Intel AIO is making some noise and from your video I think it's the fan and not the pump. Thanks.

i have exactly that CPU cooler. the problem is that tape and glue one the cold plate, you see it at 1:15 . my cooler went crazy the other day so i took it apart and it was full of that glue, i washed it out and removed the tape and cleaned the coldplate. then i fill it with normal water, while it was turned on and screw the cold plate back on, it sound and works like it was brand new again