[Fixittt]

ok, I know I have dropped out of the scene over the past few months, been trying to get my head on straight, but I lurk from time to time, and boy am I disapointed with some of the CRAP that I have read.

but this one I am going to chime in on. First of all.... Bill is right, if you bolt any kind of aluminum to copper, you run the risk of corrosion. Keep that in mind.

now for my rant, why do you guys always look at either one end of the spectrum or the other...... and not in the middle? For 1, what is the life expectency (In terms of usage) for a waterblock? How many people on this forum have a maze 2 and are still running it? WE are talking 2 years maybe........... and how many people are running tap water? And how many people here never change out there coolant? I am probably running the oldest waterblock here. I have one of the very first spir@ls with the black tops. It has been setup and running for almost 2 years. Almost. And I can say that I am very lazy when it comes to changing out coolant. Hell, I bet its a year old. My hoses are tinted pink from the water wetter (Cheap hoses) but it runs flawlesly. Never had a problem, and I am willing to bet $500 that if i took it apart RIGHT now there would be no corrosion. Also, all this talk of mixed metals, How may people here are using copper hose barbs? Ohh im sure some have some sort of copper fittings, but most im willing to wager have brass fittings.

You guys seemed to have blinders on. Ohh its got an anadised top, well that cant be good. BS, its a great alternative to copper. And it keeps the price down for the customer.

besides that is what its all about any way, the customer.

So stop throwing all the high tech data around that will scare some of the newer members, and if your going to state the FACTS and there is no argument that it is a fact, you also need to state that if the right measures are taken, corrosion probably wont start for a few years. By that time, the block will more then likley be shelved for another.
All the info is needed when posting, not a prtion of it. Lets start trying to help people be more aware of descisions, rather then trying to sway them altogether.


And I can say that Dannys statment is not all that incorrect. When used as directed, anadized alluminum is pretty much as durable as copper. (With brass fittings and all the other crap in the cooling loop) and yes, anadizing even type II is alot more corrosion resistant then bare aluminum. And as for being just as durable, take a hammer to a peice of copper and a peice of aluminum. Tell me if aluminum isnt as duarable as copper.

If it wasnt think swiftech would be using it as well?