Reply 400 of 642, by ShinOBIWAN
wrote:Mayhem is really weird. They explicitly state on their page that the Mayhem "Extreme" series of coolants are -not- compatible with PrimoChill Advanced LRT, but yet the normal Mayhem Pure Black doesn't have that warning. Sure is a confusing company. A few years ago Mayhem's coolants and dyes were temporary show use only and had to be drained and flushed very frequently.. but I went and read their page and some of their coolants are now rated for 3 years daily usage in a system with no draining. So they've changed, apparently. Gave me a chance to read up about the current state of Mayhem systems.
There is some ambiguity around coolant life span. Most manufacturers will recommend changing every 6-12months to keep your loop in top shape and clean. I swap mine out every 12 months and this works just fine for Mayhems Pastels. The one your talking about being for short term or show use only is Mayhems Aurora. This coolant contains metallic flakes that give a nice iridescent effect, particularly under UV and other strong lighting. Problem is if used long term the effect disappears quickly and can actually react with most metals in your loop causing premature failure. So always stick with the regular Mayhem coolants for day to day use.
I'm planning a retro watercooled build probably based around either Danger Den RBX or DTEK White Water blocks. Still have a lot of these old classics in my collection. Problem is most are built around socket 478 or LGA775 and honestly those make for pretty boring retro rigs. What I'd really like to do is take Socket 370 Tualatin or Socket A and give that the treatment. Even better would be a super socket 7 watercooled system but blocks for those are extremely hard to come by now.