Deep Cool Genome II case

[rds1220]

I am getting everything ready for a new gaming build based around the new Intel Coffee Lake CPU. I had everything all set and was mostly dead set on the Deep Cool Genome II case. The case has a built in res and closed loop water cooling. So like I said I was all set on getting this case until I started to read about people having a problem with leaking from the CPU block. Some had leaking, some were more extreme like the whole tube popping off. Now I don't know what to do. I really like the case but I really don't like the idea of possibly frying my stuff. Has anyone heard of this before with this case/cooler? If you have this (or the previous generation Genome I) have you had any problems?

 

[WildCard999]

It seems like a hit or miss for that case, I would contact Deepcool directly and ask them if they'll reimburse you if there cooler leaks and damages your other parts.

http://www.deepcool.com/support/technical/57_69.shtml

 

[rds1220]

It seems like a hit or miss for that case, I would contact Deepcool directly and ask them if they'll reimburse you if there cooler leaks and damages your other parts.

http://www.deepcool.com/support/technical/57_69.shtml

Yea I think I will. It seems that when it does happen it is between 4 months and 1 year after being bought. It has been theorized by some that the problem comes from a combination of things, the tight bend of the tube, the material the tube is made out of and the heat generated by the CPU is causing the tubing to warp, not massively but just enough to cause it to leak. There hasn't been any one able to prove this without a reason of a doubt but it makes sense especially the tube constantly heating up then cooling down.

 

[WildCard999]

Makes sense, yea it's quite disappointing as I checked out that (loved the looks & idea of AIO cooling) case previously and was turned away from the negative reviews.

For less the the price of a Genome you could buy a really nice Phanteks...

 

[rds1220]

Makes sense, yea it's quite disappointing as I checked out that (loved the looks & idea of AIO cooling) case previously and was turned away from the negative reviews.

For less the the price of a Genome you could buy a really nice Phanteks...

Yea it's to bad. I was going to go with the green coolant one then go with the Gigabyte Aorus MB with the RGB lighting (green) and some slime green colored RAM. I thought that would look cool with the breathing white light breathing effect of the CPU cooleing block. It would be like a toxic green/black/white theme effect. From looking around the people who have had the leaking problem have all been reimbursed for all damaged parts. One person had close to 3K in damages and all he had to do was send them proof that he bought and owned the damaged parts and they cut him a check for 3k so they atleast stand by their customers.

 

[WildCard999]

Well that's excellent they will reimburse you and definitely makes the purchase seem a bit better. I suppose if you do end up buying it I would just recommend inspecting the tubing thoroughly and your toxic build idea sounds awesome, put it on pcpp and hopefully you'll get featured!