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[@VakGeo2294]

9:17 genuinely made me crack up... and I really needed that today, so thank you Jay :)

[@Gladius_ZR2]

That was the time Jay found out that type of coolant at 6 years old turns into Chloroform LOL

[@jaysic42]

Best part of the video

[@DavidNgo86]

Lol

[@carlosespinoza3850]

Yeah, I was watching it at 2x speed and died laughing. 😂 I watched it again at normal speed.

[@Grid21]

Did he faint on camera or what exactly happened????

[@StevenCollects]

Jay: "If maintained properly water cooling is awesome!" Also Jay: "well we haven't changed the fluid in years. Let's see what it looks like."

[@TheHighborn]

perfectly demonstrates why not to do it edit: wasn't even that bad

[@GeorgeD1]

These two don't contradict each other...?

[@karaloop9544]

Even that isn't exactly a problem with contemporary large reservoirs. The original sin was using gunky fluid with included particular matter for show.

[@CallanElliott]

​@@karaloop9544 Yeah, never use coloured liquids unless you're absolutely willing and able to clean it every few months.

[@randomguydoes2901]

then you get a car, a home, relationships, new hobbies, everything needs maintenance but your stupid liquid cooling is always there, being nothing but a hinderance.

[@LincolnRon]

9:12 That needs to be made into a short!

[@Majorsethro]

Literally crying laughing after you smelled that bottle!!! Made my day!! Love it bro!!!

[@100vg]

Me too!

[@harrasika]

Holy shit I was not expecting that

[@MarioGoatse]

You're looking so good these days Jay. I just rewatched a few of your old videos and you've improved your health by a lot. Good work, mate. You're a legend.

[@brandonedwards905]

He's still obese...

[@Rew123]

He looks the same weight to me Needs to stop yo-yoing

[@alejandropadilla3511]

I really like how in depth the breakdown became. I really enjoyed this video. This build was one of the first water cooled computers I've seen on KZbin and it made me dive deeper in the rabbit hole. This really feels like an older jay vid because of this PC

[@raven4k998]

50 bucks says the reason that system is so slow is cause of the mech drive in there slowing it down an ssd would fix that issue nvme for the win

[@nofriendzplaya69]

I build my first soft tube loop recently and I'm so thankful I chose clear fluid lol. I'm too lazy to have to tear everything down to clean it real good.

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

Why I'm good with air cooling

[@davidblakley6806]

same soft tube and clear is the way to go

[@clipsedrag13]

@@JohnSmith-xq1pz literally no reason to not run a step down cpu with air cooled

[@patrickhein9824]

I did the same thing. When with rgb fittings to let the color of the fluid snyc with the loop temperature. termaltake said were programmable but corsair commander pro didnt want to play ball.

[@flashcloud666]

And I think that is the real lesson here. If you just got to have a liquid cooled system, go with plain ol distilled water (and a bit of biocide). Will save a lot of headaches and preventable work.

[@AverageNerdGuy]

I can't believe you built this 6 years ago!! It feels like last year! I still show this system to friends just because it's awesome! 6 years wow!

[@Alvin853]

He didn't, Threadripper was released less than 5 years ago, KZbinrs just like to exaggerate everything.

[@Natedaskate]

Yeah the videos are only 4 years old … god dammit

[@sweetgherkinz]

9:12 That was highly unexpected, good job Jay LOL

[@OzMediaOfficial]

6:15 I can feel the pain. After 6 years that face says everything.

[@pcbuilderlover4271]

You said it would be boring. This teardown video was extremely entertaining and educational. I enjoyed it so much! Love to see you clean the radiators etc. Strip, flush. clean. Tks

[@bigfil1981]

"smells fine" *thonk* highlight of my Day 🤣

[@ipoopmuffins]

i remember seeing this build and being so jealous and in awe, thinking i would never have near that kind of pc. now, the pc i just built myself probably wrecks that one. wonder where we'll be in another 5-10 years.

[@frankmjr6571]

9:15 This is why you’re my favorite Jay!!🤣😂🤣Well, besides you know what you’re doing and are very knowledgeable and experienced, you crack me up.

[@ChippTheFox]

I was always that air cooler guy who told everyone to get a coolermaster Evo 212. Then a friend bought me my current h100i platinum from corsair, the things way better. Especially on my i9 9900kf. Since then I've always wanted to try a custom loop, but to be honest I don't know if it's nessicary let alone practical for how high the prices are here in Canada. So I appreciate that I get to experience it vicariously through this channel. The good and the bad 😊

[@Seriessify]

That fall was great! For anyone wondering, the screwdriver looks identical to the one I ordered myself last year as a grad present, the title on ebay was "Xiaomi Mini Wowstick 1F+ Pro 64 In 1 Electric Screwdriver USB F4E9 J9C7", I've had nothing but great experiences with it :)

[@bitsbfg1810]

That is a really great teardown! Especially love seeing you struggle with having to take all the parts out of computer just to get to some single hard drive. We are also surprised that iFixit hasn't sent you the new screwdriver.

[@havocsheart]

I'd be sad to see the symbiote theme go. This was one of my favourite builds on the channel, and I'd prefer to see it updated rather than replaced.

[@BSX-175]

This is easily the most original build with this case and one of my favorites of all time. I absolutely love the symbiote aesthetics you did here with the tube wire insulators and how you did the tubes. It's just such great creativity.

[@emodramabomb2208]

i love watercooling. The temps, the almost silent operation, the look of it... Then I used Primochill vue in a brand new loop with a monoblock and 2 gpu blocks. I used Primochill soft tubing which, according to their site at the time was supposed to be fine... Used their sysprep for a new system as directed. When I used it for 2 months, i drained the loop for whatever reason (this was back in 2018) and found TONS of microfractures in both gpu blocks. The tubing was also being damaged it seemed. Ended up having to replace the tops for both gpu block, put in fresh tubing and do a complete teardown and cleanout, along with changing to a different EK coolant which ended up being 100% fine for the longest time. Needless to say, I didnt have any luck with anything "new and innovative" that year.

[@Ghan04]

It's true that this is why I don't watercool, but watercooling is definitely not dumb. I'm just too lazy/scared to deal with all that extra stuff that can go wrong. But thumbs up for those like Jay who take the time to do it right!

[@charlesbrown4483]

Cougar cases are slept on. I’ve owned two, right now I’m using the Cougar mx-410 and I love it. They also much a bunch of outlandish, weird cases too which is neat to see.

[@spammus1]

You can alway replate the metal part to salvage the waterblocks! It is a little tedious to do, but it would bring those parts back to their original state. Even the small fittings

[@Loadedbeerman]

Interesting video, now I’m curious what some of the most popular AIOs look like internally after years of use.

[@SANSd20]

@jayztwocents video idea!

[@animalm4st3r]

They dont use primochill so Most likely better

[@infernaldaedra]

​@@animalm4st3r ASETEK AIOs after a few years the biocide can break down and eventually bacteria can begin to grow in the loop after a some time. Have you ever smelled belly button? Imagine about a liter of belly button juice. that's basically what happens to basic AIOs. Don't ever open up a old AIO. I repeat *NEVER* under any circumstances open up a old AIO 😂 it's just not worth it.

[@BigMan7o0]

Depends entirely on the quality of the fluid and corrosion inhibitors etc that they use. If its good fluid and inhibitors, and the metals all match it should be perfectly fine for years. I've been using my Fractal S36 for something like 4 years now, and I havent had any temp creep at all so it has to not be building up any debris basically at all

[@CommodoreFan64]

If you get a decent AIO that uses better fluids, you should be more worried about how long the pump will hold up, or if you will spring a leak. to be known I'm a bit of a worrywort, so I just stick to good air cooling, and just blow my PC out on a 4 month cycle, and wipe my front, and side filtered fan grills once a month with a soft paint brush.

[@nachocorrales6164]

i love what you have done physically. you look very fit. i'm a part time pf trainer and your muscle mass i love it. i hope to see more. you have really taught me a lot about pc building and usage so thank you keep on keeping on!

[@MustangSkar]

Been watching for a long time. Thank you for so much knowledge and information Jay, its been super helpful. I'm so glad your success has been grand. Thanks buddy

[@amypond5726]

Can't believe it's been 6 years already, I loved the way the tubes came out on this build, hope we can see this concept used again in a future build.

[@zeekjones1]

*Jay!!!* The alternative to cutting out the front panel, you can rebuild and print out the modified version in a 3D printer. When you mentioned not having the mill to cut the custom, it reminded me of a future project I have of making a custom case. Additive construction, rather than subtractive.

[@derekblakemore3279]

Of all the builds I've watched you make, this one is hands down my favorite.

[@titan557]

Happy Father's Day Jay - thanks for the video today.

[@Sgt_SealCluber]

I'm reminded once again about how me and my buddy were both using EK colored fluid and yet his was the only one to have the color separate. He was using EK blue concentrate and I'm using EK red premix. I've been using the same EK red premix for 4 years now without it separating or anything growing in it.

[@TheBrokeHam]

i think this case would be very cool in an iron man theme, I think the shape kinda looks like when different parts of the suit are opening and closing

[@erikvasauez9361]

I really like that reservoir especially with it being glass instead of plastic, this has me itching to redo my loop

[@syahfiqalarby6175]

"Ask me how I figured that out" moment is such a meme material xD

[@paulkent7562]

Love the look of the case Jay,honestly it reminds me of the predators armour.

[@TyBowman117]

I love the loop cleaning videos, something really satisfying to me.

[@OVERKILL_PINBALL]

Always just use plain distilled water and some Biocide... that's it. Use the tubing or glass colors for your colors. Anything else will gunk up things eventually.

[@DAngelProductions]

Really loved this build, one of my fav of yours

[@MagNovax]

You slamming the table broke me🤣🤣

[@lordmage]

that was a great troll fall there Jay... got a lol out of me

[@grahamb6359]

Really excited to watch you build this!

[@intentionally_obscure]

"Fight me." Couldn't have asked for a better ending.

[@doctorwhodude82]

Happy father's day Jay!!

[@Darkraven007]

Jay, maybe Nick, Phil, and you can come up with a few designs for the top and front panel and then 3D-print it. You can perform tests to determine which works and looks best before you do any permanent modification to your actual panels.

[@scarletspidernz]

2:57 That case needs wings like some future combat drone or spaceship, 2 wings (1 either side), LCD panel on the front as a windows (gives stats). Even better motorized wings that open out a bit with transformers sound like in Dune with dragonflys

[@LexLutha]

My favorite KZbin content right here. Jay playing with water cooled systems.

[@Luscious3174]

7 years running a similar system 24/7 with the same 4 way EK 980 Ti's - the blocks are as clean as new. Big difference is I use high quality plain distilled water with EK clear additive in a 9:1 ratio. No gunk build up, no flow issues and most importantly I can clean and reuse EVERYTHING when the time comes. That dyed piss simply isn't worth the money or the effort and will only give you headaches - those fluids really are just for the show off trade show booth jobs and maybe LAN show builds that get teared down after 5 days anyhow. BTW: I'm in Los Angeles. I don't have the tools you need but I am extending an invitation as one of your long-time subscribers to visit and check out my system in person. It's housed in a one-of-one custom powder coated $1000 Case Labs case that was hand assembled too 😎😎😎

[@SkeeterPondRC]

I built my first watercooled system (Sempron 145 unlocked and OC’d to an Athlon II in prep for an FX-8350) and I used clear tube with highlighter ink in the water. I had a black light lighting the loop. I changed that after I saw what looked like algae growing in the tubes. I took the block apart and cleaned it. The ink, surprisingly, was breaking down from the heat and coagulating. Went to straight water with black light reactive tubes instead. It didnt look as cool, but never had a clog from that.

[@Aepek]

9:17 🤣🤣 Rolling, as MANY PPL would do the smell test too, lol. Oh Jay, just o hilarious and 1 of many why we watch👍🏻👍🏻 Cheers to you and Phil (& double cheers for Phil cause he’s shooting and trying to keep you framed all the time; can’t be so easy😉). ✌🏻✌🏻

[@michaelcherry666]

With all the recent success that this channel has achieved, I could see JayzTwoCents opening a position for full-time custom loop maintenance personnel.

[@mromutt]

love the Ernest P. Worrell bit there in the middle lol

[@mikes2381]

Jay, you should look into a CNC build of a mill. Buy a small Jet square column mill square for the repeatability which is important for CNC. Round column if you want to be able to do taller pieces than you normally can.) These mills are less expensive. Then get some EtherCat servos and make it a CNC mill. There are tons of supporting materials, part selection guides and build guides for CNC mill conversions. I would love to see your take on that process as a car and computer guy. The parts you can make with a 3D printer and a CNC/manual mill and a 1440 or smaller CNC/manual converted old lathe. That is a big series for you. 😂

[@agenericaccount3935]

Traumatic memories. Exploding loops memories. I built a dual loop system a while ago and as things happen, I got very busy with work. It sat undisturbed for a couple years. Should have drained the loop before leaving it on a shelf. Anyhow, came back to it and the loop had gone completely clotted. Drained and flushed what I could, but the rads and blocks were still flow impaired. Had the bright idea to fill the loops and run a high concentration of a descaling agent usually used for office water coolers. Easier than disassembly. I jumped the power supply and let it run. Went to bed. Was awoken at 3AM by two shrieking pumps that had run dry at some point in the wee hours of the morning. The descaler offgassed hardcore and pressurized the loops. Blew the o-rings out of both blocks in a spectacular fashion. The system then bled out. On the bright side, the rads and blocks did clean up real nice and because the system wasn't energized I didn't lose any hardware, though the board was always temperamental after that and recently completely flatlined after a fairly long run. The Maximus XI Extreme in that one was always finicky though, so I don't even know if the bath is what did it in. Clean your loops guys. Regularly.

[@rkp19881987]

Hey jay thanks for the vids.

[@f36443]

I've been using VW red glycol in a 50 / 50 mix with distilled water for ages now. The fluid in my current build is from 8 or 10 years ago, same age as my Koolance 370 CPU block! Doesn't stain, clog or grind down nickel.

[@augustchildgaming2065]

awesome video I loved it from start to "fight me" Bffft!

[@trevorreece6999]

"I have so many ideas in my head, things that I can do. But I dont have the tooling to do it" story of my life.

[@jackfrost127]

The one thing that amaze me about Jay and his channel, is able to turn a profit regardless how much bs taxes socal charges everyone. I pulled my business out of there years ago and never looked back.

[@MrDutch1e]

You could easily do the cuts you want with a drill and jigsaw with metal blade. Good file to clean up the cuts. I've done some very clean case mods on thinner metal than that cougar case has that turned out perfect that way.

[@kasper_429]

9:17 Genuinely was NOT expecting that, lmao! I hope you're okay from that hit, Jay. That was gnarly! On real wood too. Ouch. May not have felt it in the moment, but guarantee you're gonna feel it tomorrow (well, today now lol).

[@leftcoastfunk]

"This is why I don't watercool", "watercooling is dumb".... Hey Jay, what I think a lot of people don't realize about hobbies like this, is that the process is all just part of the overall experience and fun of it! It drives you crazy, and it's time-consuming, and expensive, and only gives you __% more performance than somebody else's build...but it's YOURS. You obsessed over the stupidest little details to customize it just how you want. You built it out. You maintain it....it's a process and some of us weirdos love things like that No hobby, no matter how niche, is "dumb" if it brings the hobbyist joy!!!

[@Todjlet]

I had a loop going on 3770k ek evo full copper block and xspc copper block 290 with xspc photon 270 res and 420 alphacool radiator the supposed unrealiable make connected by primochill soft tubing for years never changed the water never had any issues prepped it all out with white vinegar then just added distilled water. Same cpu block/radiator/tuning and res running on my 10900k for a few years now never changed it no problems.

[@1988Demien]

Gz Jay you just created new life form

[@randomguydoes2901]

my cheap evo tx3 is ten years old with over 65 000 hours on the clock (with overclockand) still whisper quiet with perfect operation. vacuumed twice, once with the fan dismounted.

[@itsdeonlol]

I really like this case Jay!!!

[@911delorean]

As a car guy, this almost reminds me of some of the horror stories I have seen with DexCool Coolant in GM products.

[@jamesyoung151]

Yes! DexCool, worse coolant made. I hated the dye they use to color it.

[@untamablewolf]

wait what?

[@TheChroNickL]

I'm on my 2nd GM truck that's had only DexCool and nearing 300k. Only horror stories I've seen with it are when someone tries to switch to typical coolant without a very very thorough flush beforehand 🤷.

[@landychapman3]

10 thumbs up if I could. Yes sir, do NOT switch from normal green to dex-cool; do NOT use 'mix with any coolant' with dex-cool. Unless you like coolant turning into reddish play-doh - in your radiator, heater core, oil cooler, etc. Most people don't have equipment to fully flush their system.

[@landychapman3]

@@jamesyoung151 Not bad coolant per se, just different and incompatible with everything. Like the Macintosh of antifreeze.

[@McKevittS]

I always wanted to do a custom water loop.... went with an AIO instead... then replaced that after 5 years with an air cooler and I dont regret it at all. SO much less to worry about for my 12700K

[@Lazirus951]

Right there with you. Air coolers can be within a few degrees of water and they're far more reliable. I also personally love the look of a giant industrial passive heat sink.

[@jeffg8485]

I seriously considered water cooling when I built my system 7 years ago because it looks great, however, my systems are running 24x7, often unattended, and the worry about something failing in the water loop, causing a mess plus a very expensive catastrophic system failure made me go with conventional air cooling. Like you, Spencer, it was a decision without any regrets and it allows me to sleep better at night now that the systems are getting on in age.

[@williamario1316]

Love your watercooling vids

[@hgscorpion]

i love that case! i got the Sharkoon Elite Shark CA700 case and looks very similar to the one u got. but its all white. cant wait to see what u gone do with the one u got.

[@KellicTiger]

"I don't have the tools to do what I want" Welcome to my and probably every modder's world. I swear when I starting building my new rig with the intent to do a Stargate Atlantis theme I had so many ideas. Which came crashing down as I don't have the tools for precision cuts in acrylic sheets. I picked up some Stargate crystal memory cards. With the intent to mount them in an acrylic sheet and light them with LED's from the bottom. I tried hand dremeling it....the less we talk about the results of that the better.

[@TobiasDettinger]

9:11 this is why i love your videos!!!

[@jamalater]

I love these watercooling videos! just built my first custom loop and I need all the learnin I can get! 😂

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

so glad i've stuck to distilled + ek clear concentrate and then just let the rgb lighting add the flair. Although my current loop has some odd brown growth and the distro has white streaks, so I'll still be cleaning it out fully when I swap for the new ek rads. Luckily I spotted no growth in the cpu or gpu blocks but I'll still prob do a cleaning with them.

[@thecavespider6712]

"smells fine"😂😂

[@slaaneshgod]

you enjoy the tinkering and the constant maintenance stuff so for you that makes perfect sense.

[@swordplays_0185]

You CAN mount/dismount that HDD in the back, using the HDD/SSD mounting brackets the case comes with. I have a 2.5 and a 3.5 HDD on the back in that spot mounted using the brackets. Makes mounting/dismounting easy

[@lincolncwynar1547]

Lmfao, jay hitting the table….

[@ralphperez3323]

Happy father's day jay. 👍👍👍🥃🥃🥃🥃

[@keysncoffee7733]

I’ve been hesitant to clean out my build because I couldn’t find content on this part of watercooling ownership. SO glad you made this video and the next one!

[@keysncoffee7733]

On that note. My loop is probably 8 years old 😂

[@Mehecanogeesir]

"fight me" lmao

[@mrperson3885]

Damn Phil had to be the one to remind jay hes got a family lol

[@ttrbetsie3544]

9:17 was the funniest shit I have ever seen jay that made me laugh my ass off appreciate your humour so much

[@LexLutha]

It’s so weird. I have an original bottle of silver Vue. It’s never been opened and it’s been sitting on my shelf for years. It’s still perfect. I know it’s because it hasn’t had heat or anything added to it but I’m surprised it’s still perfect.

[@kasper_429]

RE: wanting to mill out the front case panel, if you can't find someone to mill it for you, you could 3D print some templates of cool designs and use the Dremel tool to cut them out. Or if you have a Cricut or similar machine, you could do designs on that and print them out as sticker templates.

[@petethewiseman2184]

I don't know who is smoking the crack that tells them that water cooling is dumb, but if I could afford to put a loop in my system, I defiantly would. Thanks for all you do Jay, you inspire me to one day do this with my own system.

[@BryceAdvice]

I don't know Jay before you invest into any cuts on that case I would take a night and sleep on it. You can always cut away but it's near impossible to add what's cut back.

[@MissingSpartan]

This video makes me feel older. Can't believe it's been 6 years since he built it.

[@robman0865]

jay fam i was about to call an ambulance LMAO

[@LikquidDutch]

I don't miss my custom loop lol . Watching this reminds me of the countless time I have spent maintaining my system lol .

[@sebastienboisvert8561]

Now I almost want to get into water cooling for my next upgrade even if it would be overkill for my usage. Great video as always. Two thumbs up 👍👍

[@jeremybarber2837]

This is why I WANT to water-cool my next PC. Not all the tear down but the control and great ascetics.

[@cbennett1]

I always loved this build

[@Thomaseron2]

I'm thinking of doing a custom loop in my next build. Clear read liquid is what I'll go for in that case.

[@darkenblade986]

"this is why I don't water cool" "water cooling is dumb" LoL Love your work man keep it up

[@muttBunch]

"Fight me"...LOLOLOLOL

[@neosmith80]

i would love to see jay design a completely new pc case from scratch... ohhhh the ideas that would be had. :D

[@ShelbyGT-ne2xd]

"It's very tippy",, LMAO Sir Jay,, how about "It's top heavy",,, lol another great informative video.

[@Exzeph]

I didn't do any maintenance at all for 3.5 years with mayhems pastel, and when I went to drain and refill it, it was fine. A little bit of gunk by the more severe corners, but 12 hrs of vinegar and everything was like new.

[@DecanFrost]

Much better video title today. It actually says what the video is about lol

[@LBCAndrew]

So this video prompted me to tear down my Custom loop which has been running for 4 years now 24/7 with XT-1 Nuke. Coolant temp never really rises above 28'c. The only thing i've done is add two drops of copper sulfate about a year ago. To my amazement, the loop looked pretty good. Only a slight haze on the inside of all the acrylic tubes and a little what appeared to be flux in the micro-fins. I'm confident in saying that the condition of this loop of mine is due primarily to getting everything super clean before filling AND the use of Mayhems Ethylene Glycol based coolant.