Corsair H60 Leak, radiator position was the cause?

[JuanBC]

Hi everyone!
I have a client that has a (old) Corsair H60, his specs are:
i7-2600, 8GB DDR3 Ripjaws, GTX 770, CX 750 PSU, Gigabyte Z77M-D3H;
Case: AEROCOOL STRIKE-X XTREME BLACK

Originally this computer had the Radiator position on back of the case. After some investigation, checking the airflow of the case (terrible), I came on the possibility to put the radiator on top. This way the hot air from the GPU wouldn't go directly on the radiator, but be exhausted by some Artic Cooling Fans.

However, this weekend he ping'ed me to inform that it was showing some artifacts, in the end, the AIO Leaked on the GPU, caused some artifacts on screen (cleaned and 770 is fine);
At this moment I recommended a new, air cooler, so he can still use this to work.

My question here is, It was my fault on putting the Radiator on top of the case that made it leak?
Thanks all!
Block after a night of testing outside the system:
Test the system (other GPU tho, GTX 285):
Leak on the apparently block:
Leak on the GTX 770 Gigabyte Windforce:

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Id say yes. Because that tubing is not very soft like older and other AIOs so they dont take well to being bent or twisted around. The way you had it put a lot of pressure on the connection between the tubing and the waterblock.

the 770 itself looks like a reference cooler so how you positioned the AIO wouldnt of mattered so long as the case had good airflow.

You should of stuck to doing it like this

Note how the tubing isnt putting any serious pressure on the connection between the itself and the waterblock. Its not being 'yanked' or 'pushed' in one direction.

In any case (pardon the pun) an AIO for that CPU is excessive when it isnt overclockable. a Coolermaster Hyper 212 or similar would of served you just fine. Just my $2

 

[dirtyferret]

The directions state to mount the H60 to the rear fan opening but they also have no mention of avoiding roof mounting the H60. One look on the corsair forums and you see several posts on the H60 leaking so your best bet is to contact corsair customer service if the H60 is still under its five year warranty, if it's past five years then you are SoL. Air cooling may look ugly but it doesn't leak.

 

[JuanBC]

Id say yes. Because that tubing is not very soft like older and other AIOs so they dont take well to being bent or twisted around. The way you had it put a lot of pressure on the connection between the tubing and the waterblock.

the 770 itself looks like a reference cooler so how you positioned the AIO wouldnt of mattered so long as the case had good airflow.

You should of stuck to doing it like this

Note how the tubing isnt putting any serious pressure on the connection between the itself and the waterblock. Its not being 'yanked' or 'pushed' in one direction.

In any case (pardon the pun) an AIO for that CPU is excessive when it isnt overclockable. a Coolermaster Hyper 212 or similar would of served you just fine. Just my $2

I forgot to mention, this is not a reference GTX 770, it's a Gigabyte Windforce. And the leak, with all my testing, and even after a nigh running alone, outside the system, showed me that the leak was on the block, and not on the connections.
I do understand that it would be more common to have leaked on the connection, but it's not the case, as for the 3rd image shows it on the system, at the moment I opened.

The directions state to mount the H60 to the rear fan opening but they also have no mention of avoiding roof mounting the H60. One look on the corsair forums and you see several posts on the H60 leaking so your best bet is to contact corsair customer service if the H60 is still under its five year warranty, if it's past five years then you are SoL. Air cooling may look ugly but it doesn't leak.

Yeah, I believe so. This case here doesnt' have warranty, is kinda old, and I believe he doesn't have any invoice anymore.
Thanks

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Seems like we have a small language based misunderstanding.

This is the leak where the connection is made from the block because the tubing was being pulled to the right so it put pressure on the barbs (the connection)

When you say the block is leaking my first thought is the liquid is coming out from underneath the copper block.

You could try to use the H60 again in the position shown in my previous comment or you can warranty it because we honestly dont know how long its been leaking for.

Just remember to keep some slack for the tubing.

 

[JuanBC]

uops, yeah you're right. Gonna run more tests on it through the night, outside the system again, or in another one just to simulate. I don't want this computer to come back. Thanks for noticing.
I mentioned the block, because on the testing, and by the position, I could see some leaks from top of the block:



Anyways, gonna test some more, and the user is OK on buying the air cooler. Maybe I buy this H60 from him as a scrap, and try to fix/replace tubes and connections

 

[Vya Domus]

I assume that's the one from 2012 ? That'd be 8 years old, I do not recommend anyone to run an AIO for that long.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

if youre going to replace the H60. even something cheap like a ARCTIC Freezer 7X would be more than enough if you cant get the Cooler Master Hyper 212 of if its too expensive.

its an old system so you dont want to invest a lot of money on it anyway. Im sure your client will be happy if the solution cost him less than he expected. (you really dont need to spend a lot of money cooling the old Sandy Bridge CPUs)

 

[Deleted member 193596]

simple wear.

after several AIOs i am back with the trusty old NH D15 and i'll never use any liquid again to cool my components.

 

[utilizedamplitude]

I had the same Corsair and it leaked too. It was within the 5 year warranty.

I'm thinking it was just bad luck that it leaked. These items have a limited life span and it lasted a good while without any maintenance.

I don't think you did anything wrong, the AIO was old and past it's service life.

 

[JuanBC]

Exactly, from 2012, this machine used to run under poor and dusty env. So I was worried to the max in regards to cooling this. Of course, a 770 it's hot, along with a i7-2600, I think it is worth to worry about thermals.
I recommended (as he wanted as fast as it was possible) based on the availability, Akasa Nero3 120mm. I know it is not the best solution for air, but it's cheap and will solve the issue. I was thinking exactly on the Hyper 212, along with other options such as T4, any MasterAir or some Deepcool single tower, 92 or 120mm.

Always when building new system, I also stick to Air cooler, due countless reasons. Still running an old Noctua NH u12p SE2 on my personal (Ryzen 5) Rig.

I'm attaching here my final images, let this running on the system, only the AIO (MB is unplugged, pump on the molex adaptor, full speed), on the recommended position. Looks like it's really something at the top of the pump:

Thank you all