The more I watch Jay the more impressed I am with his water cooling and the Less I ever want to do any kind of water cooling.

Always remember Ben Heck's lesson #1: Design things which can be easily taken apart later.

Jay's experiences with opaque fluids are EXACTLY why I only use clear coolant.

And I got roasted for having the ugliest PC in the world that I can take apart in a matter of seconds. I feel like there's a middle ground between your build and mine for people that still have some sanity left 😅 Awesome video as always!

RGB is a double edged sword for me. The way it looks, when it works properly is glorious. On the wiring and software side of things, lies the bane of my existence, an otherworldy hellscape. I managed to get my rgb setup to work with one software only and that is a bliss. Once you start mixing several rgb eco systems you are in for a world of hurt and desperation.

The channel known for water cooling has always done a great job in making me feel good about my choice to never water cool my pc.

Phil's laugh in the background ALWAYS kills me😂

A testament on how the hassle is not worth water cooling.

Seeing all those fan cables makes me even more grateful for how simple Lian Li makes fan management with the link together system

Jay, put some heat shrink tubbing on the brush fleck shaft, this will protect the threads of the fittings hole and the anodizing when cleaning things, I've used similar brush styles and the spring coil will wear a groove into soft aluminum and plastics, all now prevented for $1 worth of heat shrink tube

Be sooo nice to be there and actually learn more. I've been into pcs for about 10 months and your channel was one of the 1st i came across and then many others. Now I can build one from ground up. Watch..seen.asked and researched. I built one for a friend and just saying thank you Jay for all your content. Really Good stuff. I don't subscribe normally but to yours, I did

Not nearly enough "clean up" videos when it comes to hard line custom cooling - thank you for making this. There's so much content for making one - not much about upkeeping them.

At this point, i'm surprised you haven't just sourced frosted tubes and reservoirs. It'd give you a similar look with just water and (optionally) dye.

This is why I don't bother water cooling anything anymore. Water cooling is really just air cooling with extra steps (because the heat ultimately has to go into the air for rejection to the ambient environment) and, frustratingly, a lot of extra stupid and extra expensive busywork. And with air coolers being as well-designed and having as much thermal capacity as they do these days, the differences are mostly down to being marginal. Really it's a no-brainer.

Jay! Long time fan. I hope you are taking care of your health bro

Jay It's Great To See That Legend Back On Screen !!!

I hate how the RGB/ARGB connectors are STILL a problem. They should not be reversible or just fall out because they have no latch or ridge to secure or hold them together.

When 1 ball is working better than the other one

Thanks for this. Just made my strong feelings against custom loops even stronger. I really-really don't feel the need to screw myself in every orifice by making such a loop ever.

I always love your "issue fixing" videos, because whereas you give great advice in all your videos (well, almost all), these are the ones where I learn the most. I've not built a watercooled system yet, but next one may be first I try - so before I start buying parts, I'm very happy for all input I can find on what to avoid, what to look out for and - should anything come up - how to fix it easily and quickly. The first thing I learn from this is: Make all parts easy to access and, ideally, easy to get out and/or replace. The second: Don't use ASUS (which I've already decided after I finished - more or less - my current system. Had random system lockups for almost a year until finally some firmware update fixed that, and it was 100% ASUS Armory Crate that caused the problems (when I kicked that, the freezes stopped, when I re-installed it, they were back). Another thing I'm learning is that frosted liquid looks cool, but also can cause problems, so for my first wc build I'll propably stick to clear.

Jay, I've had this happen to me a few times as well. What I believe the issue is, is that EKs CPU water blocks have their fins very close together, so close in fact that particulate get stuck between the fins. I have an Barrowch CPU block (free hand-me-down) and it has been serving me fine. The fins on that block are farther apart than EKs, and I've realized real quick that I had no more 'fallout' over time. This is also why only your CPU loop is affected, the GPU fins are also much farther apart and allow all the particulates to flow freely between them.

Same happened to me, this EKWB mystig fog shit fogged my whole system... Switched to DP Ultra - best move I've done tbh

Poor Jay, things just don't want to work out for him sometimes. Don't worry, it will get better.

This video was great in solidifying my mentality of only air cooling my builds.

Love your videos jay.

There was a post from EK on their mystic fog and it separating, they advised to NOT flush with distilled water as it messes with balance. They advise to flush with just clear cryo fuel once or twice after distilled water

I’m really glad you made this video. I’m planning a pc build and wanted all white rgb. Something that slipped my mind that you mentioned is white uses all the rgb colors so that draws more power. That is something I never considered and will definitely make sure I don’t run into rgb overload.

So as awesome as it all is and amazing as it all looks. Jay has convinced me never to do custom loops.

I'm glad I designed my system without RGB so I don't have to deal this these problems

Change the fluid out completely Jay, the CUMputer needs a different color

4:16 I have to LMAO. That sound reminds me so much of the rooter tool I used to clean out my bathroom sink pipe.

Bro! Its been like 5 years since I been here. Rockin that gamer body ma boi...

Clearly what this build needs is a couple AquaComputer Farbwerk 360s.

You recently asked why not more people try custom water cooling. Well that's another reason. There's so much maintenance and points of failure.

Tell the truth Jay. You set up builds like this to give Phil laughs and make the rest of us feel normal. Days like this make the good days feel soooo much better! Terry from Australia.

I'm in the midst of a clean/flush/swap cycle right now. Opaque/cloudy fluids look cool, but I only run clear because I don't like the buildup.

I hate RGB so much, I'd rather use my 90s tower than buying any modern case with RGB preinstalled.

My advice as someone who used to have a watercooled build. Just don't do it. It's absolutely not worth it.

I’m so glad jay has brought Asus back to the channel, this is the third video I’ve seen so far featuring an Asus product since the whole thing happened last year

Jay and crew you guys are great not looking for any sympathy, but I just came out of brain surgery day before yesterday be catching up on your videos and you guys put a smile on my face every day. Just watching you guys work that tho the projects and all. An wanted to give you thank you for all the funny videos and pro tip. If it wasn’t for you 3. I probably would’ve made some big mistakes in my builds. An here it is!!!! THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! Keep up the great videos please. No this is the only common I’ve ever made on any channel!!

Good ol Skunkworks

When will people learn to not use stupid coloured or pastel fluids ?

"The pump" "the fluid" i love this channel, and i also can't stop sounding like Arnold in my head, when i hear few of these computer words 😂😂

This is exactly why I don't have any of this crap on my custom system. Performance is worth way more than "pretty"!

Air cool everything 😎

Oh man, you got EK stuff in there? Same thing happened to me man. Don't believe them, as soon as I switched their 2 products out of my loop, no more gross stuff!

I had the same issue you are having. The premixed stuff didn't fall out but the stuff you have to mix did. Very frustrating. I can see that it's building up on the inside of my tubing and in the micro fins.

I'm dealing with a semi loose rgb control cable at present... gotta love it.

I'm honestly shocked that they would make a connector that not only can be plugged in backwards, but causes damage if you do.

I hate RGB enough that I'll pay extra for parts without it.

had this mystic fog in 3 systems simultanly, perfektly cleaned, flushed on tap at sink first with cold and warm water for ages, then used ek cleaning set multiple times and so on.. every 2-3 weeks i noticed colordrop and needed to add stuff... after colored stuff and this im on only clear for life now..

i love this PC...!!! awesome JOb JAy!!!

I learned 10 yrs ago not to mess with custom loop cooling .. AIO is the way to go

My PC is called No Fuss No Muss for a reason. No RGB. No water. Just plug and play.

I "had" to replace my entire case because it was not compatible with my A RGB software and it kept breaking my computer... So new case, all new fans, and $300 later my computer is all the same color.... what a waste of $300 freaking dollars just to fix my ocd

Damn Jay got big lol, much love sir! But please take care of yourself.

Jay: “seizuring” Webster Dictionary: “seizing”

Is it possible to put a few drops of chlorine in a loop? It may be a stupid question but I'm just learning and know nothing about the subject. Thanks

I had a loop with EK stuff I built in 2018, using EK concentrate with anti-growth stuff. I had that loop running for 4 years with no growth or issues, only the occasional top off with distilled water. Fast forward to 2022 same setup changed out the fluid with the same concentrate and nothing but growth and problems had to disassemble my distro, blocks and everything and tried again. 3 months later same thing. I was basically done with watercooling after that.

I love the looks of these custom hardline watercooling loops. But this video nice demonstrates why I'm an aircooled guy (with some AIO exceptions) and always will. I just dont want to deal with this.

Me when first getting RGB: nice! beautiful! work of art! After 3 days, I turned all my RGB off. They're either OFF or only on a Solid White.

These are the sorts of mishaps that eventually made me abandon open loop cooling. Too many points of failure and just ridiculous fiscal and maintenance overhead in comparison to simply...dusting heatsinks, coolers and fans periodically. Loop building is fun; but ultimately I'd argue its inefficient long term unless you have a regular workload involving twin 4090s or something; and that's just not most folks.

One of the most beautifully assembled computers.

I went with air cooling for my custom PC build along with a single RGB platform for ease of customization. 4 months of heavy use so far and 0 issues. Only maintenance needed is cleaning the case fan filters every 2 months.

It's like having an aquarium... Awesome, so long as you can pay someone else to maintain it for you. I'll stick with an AIO.

the greatest technician that ever lived

I had a hardlined cooling setup with copper plates and brass tubing, never had growth and I just used plain distilled water. I went for the raw metal look, no nickle plating on my stuff.

This was awesome, please do another video on OpenRGB and how you use it please. I'm very interested in customizing my RGB configurations because Aura Crate isn't working the way I'd like it to.

These videos are the reason I don’t bother with water cooling

I love watching your videos but man you make me appreciate that I just went with a Fractal Torrent and a good air cooler for my system.

Take my strong hand had me dying🤣

Open RGB has been the best solution I've found, I tried signal for a while but it's more resource intensive and I still encountered issues with my RAM. Open RGB does not have the most polished UI and you do need a plugin to get advanced effects but once you tackle the learning curve it's well worth the time investment.

So why would I ever want to water cool my PC? It looks like an absolute nightmare for maintenance and troubleshooting.

I hate unicorn vomit. It's getting harder to find parts without it

Liquid cooled PCs make me chuckle. The futility of chasing such a fleeting state of maximum performance among hardware peers is astounding.

I have the same issue with residu forming at the top of my reservoir since I switch to ek-cryofuel clear... I guess we could be looking at a common denominator.

RGB is an absolute waste of money, electricity, and time. Also, I have enough light from my monitors; do not need any more in the room.

I hate RGB. That's why first thing I do when I buy something with RGB is to turn it off!!! I don't need colors, I need power :D

I went with matte black soft tubing and a distro plate in my O11DXL. It looks almost as clean as hard tubing and is much easier to maintain. Using DP Ultra coolant, no worries about clogging up.

Get a darn Farbwerk RGB from Aqua Computer. They even have overload protection.

Damn, Jay gaining weight.

"Can you spot what's wrong?" Yes, you used water cooling. Never use water cooling.

all in all though, that build is SO BEAUTIFUL, just like you Jay

Built a new loop for my youngest in the Evo RGB case with EK cpu block, gpu block, O11D distro plate and Lian Li TL/TLCD new fans. RGB is driving me nuts. The loop is excellent and before I started I worked out where the drain plug would go plus ensuring I can remove RAM and the main Nvme SSD without draining the whole system.

Am I the only one who just won't put water inside a PC? Only because. Everyone I've watched. 10x better than me, has always had problems with water cooling.

Jay, I feel like you're hemorrhaging from the bleeding edge. I see, acknowledge, and thank you, for doing it for us!

I had similar issues with the EK Cryofuel Clear the first time I had an open water loop. Growth, build up, just bad all around. Went to the PrimoChill PC Ice Clear and no problems.

To clean the Reservoir like that, you should print a nozzle for a flask, which spreads it out and thereby cleans the sides.

I've been running the exact same EK CryoFuel mystic fog for 5 years now. I pulled my loop apart once 2.5 years ago to add a GPU waterblock. There was no buildup anywhere in the loop so I refilled the loop with the same fluid as before. I'm running 3x360 alphacool rad's & fittings, EK CPU and GPU block & pump. I did clean out the radiators before filling the loop for the first time. Maybe that's what made the difference.

I love Jay's COSHH Cupboard , he is so organised

I love this kinda water cooler videos (and RGB as well) :)

4:15 in and I wanted to cry. The sound of the twisted handle on the brush grinding on the threads for the cap was unbearable. LOL🤣

I had a friend run mystic fog 2 different times. Both times the particles fell out of the mixture and gunked his stuff up. I have a crazy water cooled rgb loaded PC built in a thermaltake tower 900 and mystic fog would look SICK. But i have always resisted the temptation because i know how much trouble cleaning it can be when there are problem

RGB is the worst. I've used MSI Mystic Light to switch off RGB on my pre-built Meg Trident X but occasionally a read flash apears inside the case, and then it turns dark again. Do I need to worry?

I am still running EKWB EK Fluid Gaming soft tubing water cooling kit. I have been impressed with it. I maintain my loop with distilled water and anti growth additive. Have never had and issue. I know a lot of people don't like tubbing but my 5 year old media center build is still an art piece. 1080ti/amd ryzen 5 3600. Plays the couch games I need and the EKWB EK Fluid Gaming kit has served me very well. The recent corsair kit make me want to upgrade but I dont need more this works so well.

Been running mystic fog for about 3 years now. With mixed water cooling component brands no issues on soft tubing. The issue I'm thinking is something in jays loop is a mixed metal or residue from previous fluids is causing this problem. How ever my pc is always running maybe stopping it from becoming discolored

the fans and rgb organization struggle is realz... like seriously. Good luck brother

Pro tip: that is what maintenance hatches are for ;-) Reasons why I dont like watercooling: 1. very expensive 2. very very expensive 3. maintenance intensive 4. very very very expensive But I am not a cc so it is annoying for him to do this again but at least he can create something for the channel. And probably I am too poor to understand the reasons of watercooling.

Everyone always thinks they are gonna be the exception with Mystic Clog, but you never will be. Pastel coolants will fall out and this is one of the worst.

I always loved any your videos that had water-cooling in it. Especially when you were making your own water blocks for GPUs.