Any clues on the H50 leakage RMA's

[naokiura]

Trond brought up an interesting question in one of the post, so I decided to make it an official post.

 

I just bought the H50 to go along with my 600T case and it has brought down the temps by at least 5 degrees idle and up to 8 degrees when I've used 3DMark Vantage, as compared to the stock fans. It seems to be a little hotter now as when I first tried with the stock fans, I haven't tried Prime 95 yet.

 

I've noticed that there is a slight strain on the tubing at the radiator when mounting the H50, although not much. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to relieve the strain without making the case look to esthetically unpleasing since that is what I mainly bought the case for.

 

I'm not sure how much strain the tubing can handle as it is not large and the shrink wrap is only on the barb, that is it does not include the wire wrapping around the tubing.

 

Anyway, the question is with all the H50 leakage RMA's. Has Corsair figured out what the cause is? When the first leakage was anounced on this forum many were saying they never heard of the brand leaking before.

[trond]

So far it doesn't appear as if we get an answer, if there is one. I must admit it ponders my mind a bit, having a H50 myself. Silence isn't exactly a relief. I do still hope though, that once your H50 is up and running, it won't suddenly start to leak after a long time of successful usage.

[naokiura]

Actually I new it would be a long shot, but it doesn’t hurt to ask.

 

If they said it was a production issue, they would have to do a recall of all H50 and maybe the H70.

 

If they said it was user error, it would most likely cause customer problems.

[trond]

Actually I new it would be a long shot, but it doesn’t hurt to ask.

 

If they said it was a production issue, they would have to do a recall of all H50 and maybe the H70.

 

If they said it was user error, it would most likely cause customer problems.

 

A production issue doesn't necessarily mean all of them are affected. It could be some random manufacturing mishap that happens on a very few. Actually, that will almost always happen if you mass produce something intricate by the tens of thousands, and some ultimately slip through QC. But I do want to believe it might have been due to straining or bending the tubes too much, thus user failure. But until we get to hear something solid from Corsair, it's all just speculation.