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Is it Ok to combine in the loop an aluminum block and copper based water blocks?
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Is it Ok to combine in the loop an aluminum block and copper based water blocks?
i am planning to buy a 4gb OCZ Flex Memory to add it in my water cooling setup,
but i have heard that it is not ok to mix cooper based water blocks with aluminum based blocks for corrosion problem?
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it's not "ok", but with corrosion inhibitors, and possibly only using ethylene glycol coolants (basically only antifreeze) and no water, it will "extend" the life of the products.
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copper + aluminum = corrosion onoz
__________________you just have to have the right additives to prevent corrosion, and check up on it once in a while to make sure it's doing fine
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don't bother water cooling your RAM. it's a complete waste.
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thanks guys for the info
damn y cant they just make copper based blocks also for memory lol 
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lol, i know right...
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Anfi make copper tops for ram.
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what is the anfi website link pls?
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OP: liquid cooling your ram probably wont result in higher OCs... I see you're not OC'ing your Team Extreme RAM so is it really necessary at all? If I had 10K to blow on a build of course everything (HDD, RAM, NB, SB. GPUs, CPUs etc etc) would be liquid cooled for l33t-ness but realistically you're not going to see any performance gains...
I ran an awful pre-built loop for a few months that had a copper CPU block and an aluminum rad. No corrosion occurred, luckily. Even with good anti-corrosive coolant, I'd avoid mixing metals in your loop for peace-of-mind's sake. Also if I'm dropping a decent amount of change on WC gear (always ends up being more $$ than expected, doesn't it?), I want to have quality blocks and rads, which will be copper.
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I'd never run a mixed metal loop, the anodizing or plating on the aluminum will eventually get scratched or wear off...I really wouldn't bother WC'ing ram anyway, I always just put a fan over mine and even over-volted it will barely feel warmer then room ambient...
If you just really want to cool it get one of those cheap dB-1 pumps and a little 120mm BIP or Swifty rad for it, keep it out of your main loop...
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