News MSI says some of its popular coolers are faulty, issues refunds and replacements for MAG Coreliquid E coolers with bad pumps — impeller impacts the...

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MSI's Japanese arm apologized for pump issues that some of its AIO liquid coolers have and is offering refunds and replacements.

MSI says some of its popular coolers are faulty, issues refunds and replacements for MAG Coreliquid E coolers with bad pumps — impeller impacts the... : Read more

 

[Devoteicon]

Again?! What the hell, MSI. I was part of "R" series recall last year. They sent me the "V2" version and it's been working fine since, so I'll give them that but still come on.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

And this is why I stick with Corsair AIOs.

 

[peachpuff]

Topic not long enough...

 

[thestryker]

They need much better QA oversight on whomever their ODM for these coolers is. At least they're acknowledging the problem without being forced into it this time. Hopefully the policy is worldwide instead of just NA.

 

[Sleepy_Hollowed]

Big Ouch.

I don't know if it's time to market or what, but they need to slow down with the testing.

If there's one thing you want your system to have working for a long time it's the cooling, and with those failure rates one would be better served with air cooling even if it's louder.

The two AIO water cooling systems I've had have lasted around 7 - 9 years (Corsair and DeepCool, though I'd recommend any that doesn't require software, which knocks Corsair off that list nowadays), I'd be livid having to replace one sooner.

 

[KyaraM]

Wait, again? What the heck is happening with your QC, MSI?

 

[Phaaze88]

LE SIGH... This is a problem with day 1 reviews on AIOs. They only tell part of the story; the rest comes from the user after some time.

I wish pump manufacturer info was more widely available, 'cause I'm curious to know who made this one.
The MAGs and MPGs before this one were all Apaltek, which have been problematic, and the MEGs are Asetek, which has been a long trusted OEM.

And this is why I stick with Corsair AIOs.

Uhh, many of the current brands don't design their own pumps, and share some of the same OEMs.
Corsair falls in that category. They can screw it up, or get screwed up, too.