This was the tube that slipped from the fitting, is this deformation normal?
Empty without the bad-ass cooling.
Jotunheim
This build was intended as my first attempt at a Mini ITX fully custom water cooled system, and for a glorious 3 days it met that goal. But tragedy struck and an angled fitting failed and caused a catastrophic leak while I was out of the room! luckily, the coolant did not touch any components, and the system survived, now no longer water cooled.
Color(s): Black Gray Light Blue
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: Mini-ITX
Type: General Build
Build Updates
System initially completed
I did not take any photos during the initial build phase, but here is the system booted for the first time
Its alive!
Disaster strikes
After 3 days of dope aesthetics and great temps, I entered my room to the distinct smell of EK Cryofuel, after a moment of confusion to my horror the floor was covered in the light blue liquid. Somehow the computer was still running so I quickly cut the power and pulled the plug. After staring in shock at the disaster in front of me I cleaned up the mess, dried the computer with paper towel, and set to work assessing the damage.
All over the floor
Mid disassembly
The water cooling removed
This was the tube that slipped from the fitting, is this deformation normal?
Still working but forever changed
With air cooling restored, temps are abysmal (I have a Noctua Cooler on the way for the CPU) but it had to be done, it is a huge loss, but since I have no idea why the leak occurred, I cannot risk putting the water cooling back in.