Question Should I be worried for AiO leakage? Gigabyte Waterforce X 360 II Ice

[hermesa]

I bought that AiO around 1-2 weeks ago.Everything was fine. Then I decided to install vertical GPU mount holder but after installing the mount and the GPU - the tubes were touching the GPU heatsink and I didn't liked how it looked like so I decided to rotate the AiO pump head and tubes orientation. I used a little bit of a force to do that. I tried to push the right tube(where the hidden cables for ARGB runs) but there is a little bump at the end of the tube that protects the cables. Before I mounted it with the preferred orientation by me I saw green liquid(drops) on the table where I was working. Looks like it leaked a little from that RIGHT tube. I turned the tubes back in their original position and now it's working as it should without any visible leakage. I did OCCT stress test for 15-20 minutes reaching 90C but no leak or anything like that. It is working just as before..In the last picture you can see the orientation where I tried to spin the tube when it leaked with the red arrow. Now it's in original position and everything is working without leakage , should I RMA it or I can keep using it like that ?

I tried to spin,rotate,twist it and recreate every angle that made the AiO leaked at the first time while making the same pressure on it - nothing makes it leak again and its working just fine.I inspected it very carefully for mechanical changes around the angle connections between the tube and the pump, where the green liquid came out for the first time- nothing...I ran stress tests for hours - nothing.It's just working as before.No strange noises,no temperature increase or whatsoever,just like it didn't happened ... Could this be some liquid residue that was trapped on the outher layers of rubber rings in the fitting manufacturing process that leaked out when I putted pressure on it ? Could be the rubber O-ring was putted out of its place for a moment and then re- aligned by itslef when i tried to push the tube back in it's original position? (To be precise - it wasn't kind of a "leak" but couple of green liquid tiny drops,nothing marginal)I will attach markup picture where the leak came from and couple of other picutres.

I know most of you will suggest me to not use it anymore , but I have no other choice. My question is - should I be worried at all ? ChatGPT suggested me that this is just minor O-Ring displacement for a moment that happened under the force pressure that it came back to normal position after releasing the force pressure.

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[hermesa]

I opened question/thread in Gigabyte's eSupport page but ofcourse they are not answering 1 week+ and I guess they will never answer...

 

[COLGeek]

If not leaking while operating under load, you are likely okay. Just keep an eye on it.

The expected advice of "don't use" is correct. Why isn't exchanging the AIO an option?

 

[hermesa]

If not leaking while operating under load, you are likely okay. Just keep an eye on it.

The expected advice of "don't use" is correct. Why isn't exchanging the AIO an option?

Hmmm , in what way ''exchanging '' the AIO ? Wdym?


By the way I bought ThermalRight Assasing king 120 SE just in any case something happens....because I have no other coolers and in order to RMA this AiO , I will need something at first place....but I don't even know if Gigabyte gonna approve my RMA. I bought this AiO from local reseller and if I give it back to them for RMA they probably will test it and see that it is not leaking. If it's really leaking they will send it back to Gigabyte and give me brand new.

 

[COLGeek]

RMA = exchange. Return to where you bought the first one for replacement.

You won't know until you try to exchange with the local reseller, or Gigabyte for that matter.

 

[alceryes]

...Looks like it leaked a little from that RIGHT tube. I turned the tubes back in their original position and now it's working as it should without any visible leakage...

If it leaked - it leaked. RMA it.
Somehow the coolant found a way around a crinkled/bent seal or something like that. Doesn't matter if you tested it for hours/days afterwards. Replace it.