bill1024
I did HVAC and some plumbing for many years, water boilers, steam, Nat gas gas pipe, refrigerant piping and so on.
One of the best ways to test for leaks before we would put in water or refrigerant is test with air pressure. Nitrogen is best but air is good too. (Just not in refrigerant pipe)
A small system like a computer would be easy to do with a small air compressor or a bicycle pump, a fitting and a gauge.
Could even do it with a hand held vacuum pump like a brake bleeder pump and a gauge. If it holds pressure or holds a vacuum it should hold water.
Easier to fix a leak with out having to drain, fix, refill, test, drain, fix, refill........

Very true, though in my case i didnt get a leak i got a complete fitting failure, basically an explosion, that blew water into the case. If i had the air pressure equipment i would go that route to leak test. Cuz if it can hold air molecules it can hold the much denser water.

Think the warm CPU block made the tube soft and it distorted. Maybe that cause it to not hold?
What are you doing differently this time if anything?

bill1024
Think the warm CPU block made the tube soft and it distorted. Maybe that cause it to not hold?
What are you doing differently this time if anything?

I think Chris went back to the old tried and true soft tubing in most places, if not all. I would as well if I had that happen.

Beautiful build props just seen your timelapse video EVGA all the way :)

Awesome, the time lapse video has been posted on EVGA's Facebook page!
 
as for the question it blew before the CPU block and all the PETG tubing had been deformed at the ends. if you look at the last pic i posted you'll see that i have moved to soft tubing for mostly all runs, except the long run from radiator 1 to radiator 2.

Chris21010
Awesome, the time lapse video has been posted on EVGA's Facebook page!
 
as for the question it blew before the CPU block and all the PETG tubing had been deformed at the ends. if you look at the last pic i posted you'll see that i have moved to soft tubing for mostly all runs, except the long run from radiator 1 to radiator 2.

That is where I seen the video
 
Please tell me it didn't fry that beauty?

forchenetly no, just one good scare and a lot of time redoing everything.

Just use distilled water and power on only the Pump have no power going to the MB and you can even pull the MB Battery.
Bleed out the Air Bubbles and allow the pressure to build and run over night with the case lay down MB facing down that is.
Rinse and repeat with the normal coolant that you are going to end up with or using. 
 

Sigh, couldnt finish it tonight... too much recording for the cinematic build video i am going to make. So, tomorrow will be the first time that this pc booted in the last two weeks.

And... done! I can not wait for this leak test to be over so i can boot the system. Till then i wait...