Hello, I recently purchased the EVGA blower edition card. it was a bit loud so i picked up the hybrid cooler, after finding out this doesn't void the warranty. This is my first water block cooler of any kind.  I have always avoided this stuff because water and electronics don't mix, and generally you can get very good air coolers that last years. The install was easy, and everything as far as i can tell went perfectly it took maybe an hour max, but i was a bit surprised that you have to place it above everything. i was planning on actually installing it on the bottom of my case where i have a vent to avoid issue with leakage. Regardless of my ignorance on this subject my concern now is what happens when this starts leaking 2 years from now. Pretty much everything with water in it leaks eventually. What sort of guarantee if any does EVGA provide here? I don't see anyway to do maintenance on a closed loop cooler. I see the warranty is a year, and you can't purchase an extended warranty. What 's worse is this thing is hanging over two expensive evga video cards. Does anyone else have concerns or a solution to this problem? Literally i put this on the lower card in my case so ideally if i could have just placed the radiator on the floor of my case that would have eliminated most of my concerns. Given the current situation i am not too confident in the reliability of this tech especially with a 1 year warranty. Any suggestion? I don't really feel like being out 2k if this leaks and i generally hold onto my computers these days for 5 years or slightly longer depending on circumstances. What are my odds of reaching 5 years with this thing and not having water pour over my computer.

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Hello, I recently purchased the EVGA blower edition card. it was a bit loud so i picked up the hybrid cooler, after finding out this doesn't void the warranty. This is my first water block cooler of any kind.  I have always avoided this stuff because water and electronics don't mix, and generally you can get very good air coolers that last years. The install was easy, and everything as far as i can tell went perfectly it took maybe an hour max, but i was a bit surprised that you have to place it above everything. i was planning on actually installing it on the bottom of my case where i have a vent to avoid issue with leakage. Regardless of my ignorance on this subject my concern now is what happens when this starts leaking 2 years from now. Pretty much everything with water in it leaks eventually. What sort of guarantee if any does EVGA provide here? I don't see anyway to do maintenance on a closed loop cooler. I see the warranty is a year, and you can't purchase an extended warranty. What 's worse is this thing is hanging over two expensive evga video cards. Does anyone else have concerns or a solution to this problem? Literally i put this on the lower card in my case so ideally if i could have just placed the radiator on the floor of my case that would have eliminated most of my concerns. Given the current situation i am not too confident in the reliability of this tech especially with a 1 year warranty. Any suggestion? I don't really feel like being out 2k if this leaks and i generally hold onto my computers these days for 5 years or slightly longer depending on circumstances. What are my odds of reaching 5 years with this thing and not having water pour over my computer.

Normally the radiator is attached to the rear of the case, commonly where the rear exhaust fan would be located. At that position, the radiator shouldn't actually be over anything. I've personally not heard of a AIO pump or radiator leaking in years. I'm sure it has happened, but it is extremely rare. The failure rate is almost entirely the pump failing. Not leaking, just failing to run.
And while the previous poster is correct that pure water is a very poor conductor, you certainly can fry a motherboard with a coolant leak. But I've not seen that as a risk factor for AIOs.