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EK Water Blocks D5-Powered Ek-Quantum Reflection O11D Distribution Plate Goes Mini

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Hi,
Soft tubing if done right is more flexible obviously but also in that you don't have to drian the system to change thermal paste unlike hard tubing.
I'd likely never use hard tubing except in a place where disconnecting wouldn't be needed to deal with cpu or gpu and maybe reservoir so you're left with rad to rad connections hard tubing maybe.
 

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Hi,
Soft tubing if done right is more flexible obviously but also in that you don't have to drian the system to change thermal paste unlike hard tubing.
I'd likely never use hard tubing except in a place where disconnecting wouldn't be needed to deal with cpu or gpu and maybe reservoir so you're left with rad to rad connections hard tubing maybe.

I guess it depends on what he means by "performance"

I don't find hard tubing any harder to manage than soft. Its about the same for me. Maintenance may actually be a bit easier since hard tubing doesn't leach and water seems to stay cleaner longer so flushing and cleaning intervals seem to be longer.

Now, unless you're talking about using quick disconnects for soft tubing builds, but I have never used those even with my soft tubing builds.
 
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I guess it depends on what he means by "performance"

I don't find hard tubing any harder to manage than soft. Its about the same for me. Maintenance may actually be a bit easier since hard tubing doesn't leach and water seems to stay cleaner longer so flushing and cleaning intervals seem to be longer.

Now, unless you're talking about using quick disconnects for soft tubing builds, but I have never used those even with my soft tubing builds.
Hi,
I wasn't referring to QDC's but I do use them in all builds to separate cpu/ gpu and add/ remove a good automotive glass gas filter quickly
Getting air our of radiators takes a lot of time.
I was only speaking about changing thermal paste before as being ezpz leaving a little slack on the soft tubing to accommodate removing cpu water block without disassembly...
 
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