In terms of what your typical leak is, a fitting leak, this is an amazing product to help protect your system, if you’re running a custom loop you probably have a top end system you’d want to protect. Something actually useful for once
It's amazing how much water you can get on your motherboard and still have it work. I forgot to tighten one fitting, and dripped water down the side of the CPU socket, and right down the rest of the mother board, and once I let it dry out, it all worked perfectly. Except the SATA port that still had water in it. That didn't work. Once I dried that out too, the motherboard was fine though.
Yeah the fact that it will warn you about a bad fit, and protect your hardware long enough for you to fix it, that's amazing. That totally makes watercooling more approachable for more people.
@@phuzz00 hat's anecdotal evidence though. Others might be less lucky than you. For example the shielding of your mobo could've been scratched somehow and the water could short something slightly important - BOOM dead mobo (and if u're really lucky you might be able to kill some other components aswell) Not saying mobos aren't the tough motherlovers they actually are though
Honestly, if you're already spending like $400 on a custom loop, it makes sense to spend an extra 80$ or whatever to make sure your loop doesn't damage the rest of your rig. Idgaf about custom water cooling, so I'd never get it myself, but it seems pretty damn impressive and probably worth it for those kinds of people that drop $2k+ on a PC
Definitely. I once forgot to tighten a fitting on my personal loop enough to make a watertight seal. Didn't know until I realized my reservoir level kept dropping rather quickly, and had to find it with UV lighting. This thing would not only have told me, but given me real-time feedback as I test each fitting so that I can narrow down where the leak is and have near immediate confirmation when I'd have fixed it.
@@VraerynDaDragon And it will ensure the water isn't leaking into the machine while doing so, which is the coolest bit imo. Sure it's basically just vacuum increase to counter the 'loss of containment pressure', but it's smartly done. I wonder if american oil-line companies should invest in this kind of tech to help avoid those oh-so-often-heard oilspills and leakages.
@@kinagrill I don't think it'd be practical there. There is so much money in that industry that if this would work, they'd already be doing it. But yeah, a lot of UV dye stains in my systems that wouldn't be there if I had this thing.
@@VraerynDaDragon I mean electrical cars were a smart idea decades ago... and the reason they are only really being a thing today is... well, they dun use gas, so it'd suck for all those oil sheiks and firms if suddenly cars just required windfarms or solar power to get recharged :p Also, it's often cheaper for the big companies to pay for 'unforseen' damages or accidents than construct things more safely or invest in improved construction methods. Hell in certain medical industry formats, it's cheaper to pay for the side effect lawsuits cuz we are talking 100s of millions for that... and in turn making BILLIONS of money... essentially it's like tipping a waitress, percentage-wise.
The extreme tests were actually genuinely selling points for this product. Like holy crap Linus was the perfect person to demo this product. I’m not the target market but this is on my radar now
I've always been too scared of leaks to do a watercolooling loop, this is the first product to make me seriously consider a custom loop for my next build
This is really impressive, the fact that it doesn't need software running makes it even better and also means you could have it running while your pc is off for 24/7 protection.
Yes, but there could be a small wired remote control with two or three buttons so that you don't have to wedge your hand into the possibly cramped computer to operate it.
@@austinabbott1120 it has a usb port. i can charge my phone or run a usb fan on my mobo usb3.0 even after i shut down the computer. just as long as it has been turned on before and connected to power. so it can run 24/7.
Came here from Ivycomb! I had no idea he used to work with you guys lol, cool stuff. Definitely wasn't expecting for him to be nearly the first thing I saw in the video! Was mentally preparing to skim through and *bam*
And that was in the worst possible tube to test it. He tested it right after the pump, where the negative pressure is at its lowest due to the flow restrictions caused by both the microfins in the cpu block and the radiators. If he had tested it further down the loop he might've gotten away with even more.
not worth it really, at least not for $120... After running custom loop cooling on systems for 10+ years, basically 24/7/365 , ive never had a leak beyond the initial leak testing and even then its usually only a few drops. Honestly the only time I've seen a worse leak was with a Chinese D5 pump from Barrow. For some reason the O ring wasn't sealing to the Reservoir well enough to hold pressure... But thats why you leak test . Once a loop is operational, im not going to say it will never leak, ever.... but its exceedingly unlikely. Those blue automotive paper towels are awesome for leak tests as they hold a good amount of water. Anyway that's my experience, just measure well and make sure your tube ends are properly finished and evenly cut & you are unlikely to have issues. 24/7/365 by the way, putting it like this $120 buys a Full cover GPU block, delivered..... or a few 360mm radiators... or CPU blocks and fittings...and the tools to properly cut and finish tubing ( which is the best investment to avoid leaks to begin with) So yeah, up to you guys but my experience is this thing is banking on the paranoia rather than the actual fact, leaks rarely happen beyond your initial test.
@@martinpalmer6203 but if something goes wrong. It only has to happen once. Id prefer it. Especially if im cleaning my loop on a bi-monthly basis. Its not too much more than a decent water cooling aio, so to have it give me the piece of mind. Id say its worth it for me atleast.
I like how these engineers are clearly experts in their fields like physics and fluid dynamics to name a few.... and their first instinct was to send it to Linus...
As a person studying mechanical engineering, this is a really cool display of concepts we learn in fluid mechanics. Im guessing in order for it to prevent fluid motion outside the tubes, it is trying to pull a vacuum in the reservoir. Im curious how they account for changes in pressure caused by turbulent flow in the pipes when a hole opens in a tube.
300 millibar is equivalent to 0.3 atm or 120 inches of water so back pressure and resistance to flow are not likely to be issues in this application. I doubt any pump used in pc water cooling has the head to overcome that level of back pressure or the power to drive fluid at flow rate to generate that back pressure on pc water cooling components. (Pump curves) Unless the water level of your loop is 120 inches above the lowest point you should be good.
Really cool product, incredible really. Linus went way too hard on it tho to where a cynical consumer would think it doesn't work. Even at the end where he didn't totally recommend it. Bruh people are frequently spending over $1500 on a computer these days. $120 for a smartpump and reservoir is nothing Edit: The video didn't have a lot of transparency on the total cost of the system but its still incredible at a few hundred dollars. Easier, safer, loop setup has a lot of value and long term monitoring
That's what they are banking on.. after years running custom loops, its really unlikely to ever see leaks especially after the system is up and running, beyond the initial leak test. You power the loop *only* during leak testing and leave the main components unplugged. Use blue automotive paper towels below all joins and fittings Fill the system, power on... watch for leaks. Of you dont see leaks, leave paper towels in place, run the system for a few hours to let the air work its way out... Still no leaks? Plug it all in... Leave the paper towels in place... run it for hours, weeks or however long you need to feel comfortable its not leaking. Use your fingers to check around any joins and fittings, sometimes there's such a slight leak it won't even drip. That said, after the initial testing its incredibly rare to have leaks develop and certainly unlikely to ever have catastrophic failures , just avoid glass tubing , id imagine that is incredibly prone to catastrophic failures when the system is bumped. Ive seen plenty of shattered fluorescent lights in my time so im a bit averse to ever using glass tubes to carry liquids. But hey, you do you.... ive ran systems long enough to say 24/7/365 is very reliable. Also your 1st build is less Likely to leak because you are extra paranoid amd careful.. its only after you've built a few you get a bit more comfortable and overconfident, then you'll get your 1st leak 😆
@@haniffaris8917 No it doesn't, get a good cooler and you have no issues, all water cooling does is takes longer to get to temp, and Linus and GN have proven air is better in almost every instance WC is just flex now a dick contest if you may
You might have missed a cool feature of their D5 (and most of their other devices): they have included fan controllers that can regulate the fan rpm based on water temp. Never have to deal with Fan curves again and it’s an absolute necessity for quiet water cooling.
Me too. Mostly about the price tag. 120 bucks seems quite reasonable given that it replaces a pump/reservoir you would need anyway and is most likely protecting stuff worth easily 10 times that much, given that you would find water cooling mostly in high end pcs.
@@Turidus Actually its not 120usd. If you want to get it first, Its going to cost 100euro shipping from aquacomputer direct. Otherwise you got to wait 2-3months for restocks at resellers (ppcs, titanrigs, modmymods, dazmode). Aquacomputer stuff is incredibly backordered with everything low inventory even at aquacomputer and its 60days backorder at aquacomputer itself
@@Turidus It doesn't replace the pump and reservoir though, the leakshield is just the device they have on top of the reservoir. The whole leakshield + reservoir + pump combo Linus used is over €250 on the website from the description.
@@Turidus yeah it’s just the cap that’s $120. Still, for the technology it’s a very reasonable price. Can get a standalone unit too. It’s just really impressive that it’s able to be so precise. If think about it, the fact that it’s a leak tester (as in for pre-testing a loop) saves anywhere from $20 (AliExpress barrow tester) to $40 (for EK leak tester). Really doesn’t seem bad at all when you compare it to those
Tightly controllable vacuum pump with air pressure sensors and a microcontroller. That is all this thing is, and frankly it's implementation is very clever. It being overcome by too many holes didn't surprise me, this works by pulling air in faster than the water can leak out to try and create a negative total pressure even as the water flows. If the hole is big enough that the water can leak faster than the pump can pull air, well, it's just been plain and simple overwhelmed.
Wow! I'm Seriously thinking about buying one of these even though I have a perfectly good waterloop in my system. Not only would this thing yell at me, it would also prevent any leakage while I'm busy being too lazy to fix it or being too dumb to remember whether or not my loop leaks.
This is actually a genuinely amazing product of course the pump inside that sucks the air out isn't meant for 30 holes but I'm sure it's good enough for 95% of use cases where leaks would occur
It's kinda like the Demolition Ranch video where he pours concrete into a Hi-Point pistol and still can't make it blow up when fired. It ended up making something he claims to hate actually look halfway decent.
As someone who built their first DIY watercooling unit when I was 12, and then switched to AIO cause it was too sketchy (and non-conductive liquid was barely a thing back then), this actually makes me really interested in doing a DIY loop again and is one of the few products you guys show that I would buy.
omg I actually expected a Sh*t manufacturers say episode, can't believe this thing actually works. Honestly this is why I stayed away from liquid cooling, I bought a noctua NH-D15 instead, I did not want a minor leak to damage my pc, I saved up a whole year to build my first.
@@NirateGoel It makes temperatures less swingy, which reduces metal fatigue on chips caused by temperature changes. So, if you wanted to keep one system on Windows 7 or XP forever, and can't upgrade parts or lose hardware support, the extra longevity could make sense if it wasn't canceled out by the threat of leaks destroying everything. Unfortunately, this product kills one of its primary practical uses by requiring Windows 8.1 or newer.
At 1:50 you said tampering with the membrane turns it into a paperweight. Are you sure you're Canadian? It clearly turns it into a hockey puck - two uses for the price of one! :)
Honestly I was impressed. Linus showed that for "normal" leaks it did what they said it would. If you are slashing your pipes no reasonable person expects it to stop that. But it was entertaining! It actually made me feel safer about water cooling if I added this to the mix.
The reason its recommended not to use flex, is that as mentioned it responds to pressure, the whole loop does meaning that if it wants to maintain a certain pressure, the tubing may further and further flex while its trying to attain. Obviously not a massive issue because it performs, but yeah.
@@benhook1013 looks like it still works decent with the thick soft tubing. obviously this isn't like "I'd trust this as a critical component of a 300 passenger airplane" but I think the added peace of mind for
I've never done custom liquid cooling -- and I feel like tools like this are just what I need to give me the confidence to not let my anxiety kill me. This was pretty cool!
Leaks are still a problem in watercooling though. Even Jayztwocents had a leak once. With this product however: I think many watercoolers can sleep more easily.
i'm genuinely impressed, a very innovative and effective product for once. also i think the price is extremely reasonable - no one in their right mind should be unwilling to spend so little to protect hardware that usually costs well in excess of 10x as much.
I would really love to see a basic watercooled PC build video which shows all the information about where to start out if you've never touched any watercooling before
@@Decenium absolutely! This will solve people's concerns with going water cooled. My friend didn't water cool a 2000 dollar PC out of fear last year so this is cool to see
2:10 Someone didn't watch the promo videos for the product. It absolutely 100% draws air into the loop, but that's what stops water getting out if you have a leak.
I would actually be really interested in a system like this on a server rack scale. I have a water cooled rack with multiple water cooled servers all plugged into the same Iwaki MD 100RLT and rack mounted radiator banks. To say a leak or loss of pressure event would be costly is an understatement. I can see this kind of device rack mountable with power output for say a Iwaki MD 100RLT. Something could probably be done with an over powered air pump that could do about 5 BAR and a bare bones linux ITX build.
From a trucking standpoint, thinking of even just air line leaks: this product is a Necessity if that computer is your work and you do water cooling. Price is very reasonable for what it does, but any more on price and you might consider alternatives.
They do make some of the best watercooling gear on the market... I've been using an Aquaero for my fan control since long before I actually built a custom loop (over a decade now) because it's the best fan controller out there.
I've always been afraid of doing a full water loop, mainly cos I've heard lots of stories of bad things happening, but man this is an incredible piece of technology..
Aquacomputer is kinda crazy with how complicated they allow you to make your standard water cooling loop. For example, the Aquacomputer Aquaero devices which are microprocessor controlled devices that can monitor temperatures, run fans (2.5A per fan header) all with a graphical display and it can be extended with more fan controllers, RGB controllers, Aerostream XT pumps (microprocessor controlled water pumps) and so on. This Leak Shield is just another example of how insane their devotion to water cooling is. That said, this thing does sound pretty awesome. I would buy one if it didn't cost so much (I would have to buy a new reservoir).
I would say yes if you are already building an expensive system with a custom water loop why not use this product. It has some pretty cool features and from what I could see it works. Short of a catastrophic failure somewhere like a tube or fitting breaking our pulling completely out it seems it would save your system and alert you to a problem. Not to mention it can monitor the health of your cooling system and has a self test feature before you even add any liquid. Considering the price of a custom water loop to begin with the price doesn't seem all that bad. I would assume you can control it via software on your desktop and not have to use the touch sensor on the pump once you get it filled and running and closed up?
Please do a full overview of the whole line of Aquacomputer hardware and software, they have so many devices that can all talk together it would be good to get a full video.
I work with pipes that can be under this kinda pressure differential when pumps running. It's counterintuitive to start with but you soon get used to it
its a loop vacuum with a pressure sensor...a LPMS if you will similar to TPMS on a car but more like the air system on a Hummer H1 where it can drain and fill air in the tires internally. this just keeps a negative air pressure in the system in the event of a leak
This is the first product ive ever seen that actually makes water cooling feel safe. Thats freaking amazing!
Water cooling is still a lot of work. It's like an Italian car that always breaks down.
Air = Toyota
Water = Maserati
Toyota Supra TT MKIV = Noctua NH-D15
Maserati GranTurismo = Custom loop
@@basshead. wrong analogy, who tf would NOT go for the supra
@@enzob95 There are a lot of people who love unreliable car brands like Ferrari, McLaren, Maserati, Jaguar, AUDI, Lamborghini.
Air coolers last forever like Toyotas.
Water coolers need a lot of maintenance like Italian cars and they never last forever.
In terms of what your typical leak is, a fitting leak, this is an amazing product to help protect your system, if you’re running a custom loop you probably have a top end system you’d want to protect. Something actually useful for once
I agree, if you had a high end system with a custom loop - just the alerting, let alone it protecting your system could save you a lot of pain.
Yeah if you paid 5000$ for a pc, 120 220 or 320$ doesn't matter for safety.
I will insta buy that an replace with mine.
It's amazing how much water you can get on your motherboard and still have it work. I forgot to tighten one fitting, and dripped water down the side of the CPU socket, and right down the rest of the mother board, and once I let it dry out, it all worked perfectly.
Except the SATA port that still had water in it. That didn't work.
Once I dried that out too, the motherboard was fine though.
Yeah the fact that it will warn you about a bad fit, and protect your hardware long enough for you to fix it, that's amazing. That totally makes watercooling more approachable for more people.
@@phuzz00 hat's anecdotal evidence though. Others might be less lucky than you. For example the shielding of your mobo could've been scratched somehow and the water could short something slightly important - BOOM dead mobo (and if u're really lucky you might be able to kill some other components aswell)
Not saying mobos aren't the tough motherlovers they actually are though
I'm actually really impressed by this product. If I ever went full bonkers water cooling, I'd get it.
Yeah, this makes me feel safe while doing water cooling... Now air air onlys can suck up to this
Honestly, if you're already spending like $400 on a custom loop, it makes sense to spend an extra 80$ or whatever to make sure your loop doesn't damage the rest of your rig. Idgaf about custom water cooling, so I'd never get it myself, but it seems pretty damn impressive and probably worth it for those kinds of people that drop $2k+ on a PC
agreed, I actually expected it to cost more
Definitely. I once forgot to tighten a fitting on my personal loop enough to make a watertight seal. Didn't know until I realized my reservoir level kept dropping rather quickly, and had to find it with UV lighting. This thing would not only have told me, but given me real-time feedback as I test each fitting so that I can narrow down where the leak is and have near immediate confirmation when I'd have fixed it.
@@VraerynDaDragon And it will ensure the water isn't leaking into the machine while doing so, which is the coolest bit imo.
Sure it's basically just vacuum increase to counter the 'loss of containment pressure', but it's smartly done.
I wonder if american oil-line companies should invest in this kind of tech to help avoid those oh-so-often-heard oilspills and leakages.
@@kinagrill I don't think it'd be practical there. There is so much money in that industry that if this would work, they'd already be doing it.
But yeah, a lot of UV dye stains in my systems that wouldn't be there if I had this thing.
@@VraerynDaDragon I mean electrical cars were a smart idea decades ago... and the reason they are only really being a thing today is... well, they dun use gas, so it'd suck for all those oil sheiks and firms if suddenly cars just required windfarms or solar power to get recharged :p
Also, it's often cheaper for the big companies to pay for 'unforseen' damages or accidents than construct things more safely or invest in improved construction methods.
Hell in certain medical industry formats, it's cheaper to pay for the side effect lawsuits cuz we are talking 100s of millions for that... and in turn making BILLIONS of money... essentially it's like tipping a waitress, percentage-wise.
“Always twist, never stab.” - Linus Death Tips
Linus kill tips
The best comment ever 4
Congratulations, you are added in my list of best comments which the 1st 3 I forgot
Haha
Also at 10:28 >That's why they say "Quickly remove a stabbing implement"<
Well yes, when you want..uhh..a "leak".
"They" are scary people!
The extreme tests were actually genuinely selling points for this product. Like holy crap Linus was the perfect person to demo this product. I’m not the target market but this is on my radar now
I've always been too scared of leaks to do a watercolooling loop, this is the first product to make me seriously consider a custom loop for my next build
@@Rock4896 Two builds in ten years...NO LEAKS.
I built my first computer last year and this got me thinking:
If I can walk, maybe I’ll try to run.
I'm supprised Linus didn't end up selling bandaids ⚠️😳🤔😂🤣
@@Rock4896 If you have a system that is overclockable that is getting up in years it would be a really fun one to learn on.
9:57
Linus: Continuously stabs the tube
Leak Shield: All that, for a drop of water.
Anthony “Iron Wang”: If you could make God bleed, people will cease to believe in Him…”
Hi my g how ya doin
Leak shield: I am inevitable
Leakshield: TIS BUT A SCRATCH!!!
nice, another verified youtuber stealing comments
I appreciate the tips being called out. Almost thought about slicing my pipes
I’ll clean your pipes if you help me clean mine.
@@tim3172 lmao
chicken
@@tim3172 I understood that reference.
@@tim3172 qq
This is really impressive, the fact that it doesn't need software running makes it even better and also means you could have it running while your pc is off for 24/7 protection.
Yes, but there could be a small wired remote control with two or three buttons so that you don't have to wedge your hand into the possibly cramped computer to operate it.
@@JohnADoe-pg1qk That would be a great upgrade.
@@JohnADoe-pg1qk software
@John A. Doe thats only to use it while your pc is off. He didn't have the pc on while he was doing this, just the cooling system.
@@austinabbott1120 it has a usb port. i can charge my phone or run a usb fan on my mobo usb3.0 even after i shut down the computer. just as long as it has been turned on before and connected to power. so it can run 24/7.
This is legitimately one of the coolest products on the channel in a while. I expected this to be marketing BS but it actually works.
It's from Aqua Computer Germany, it MUST be good (but a bit expensive).
"Three holes is too much"
*proceeds to drill another hole*
@@callistoarmy5576 begone
@@callistoarmy5576 I will go out of my way to make sure I never visit your channel
That's what she said
@@callistoarmy5576 How about instead of begging you make decent content.
@@Kriae came here to make this reference
Linus is the only person who says it didn't leak, and then proceeds to leak it
thats what she said
Stfu
@@DyslexicMitochondria nice seeing you here
@@DyslexicMitochondria Joe momma
Although that’s not the start of dropping or ironic things Linus does….
I can't help but expect Phil Swift to jump in when they were talking about the leak in the beginning
That's a lot of damage!
You just need to use the spray flex tape and the leaks stop 👍
It even works UNDER WATER!!
Came here from Ivycomb! I had no idea he used to work with you guys lol, cool stuff. Definitely wasn't expecting for him to be nearly the first thing I saw in the video! Was mentally preparing to skim through and *bam*
"The more holes in the tubing, the more water comes out" stated that correlation like a true scientist 😂
After linus stabs it with everything
Leakshield: All that for a drop of coolant?
@hv a happy day How about you go sit in the corner of shame?
@@emiraryaputra4900 It's actually a Thanos reference
You win TH-cam today sir.
And that was in the worst possible tube to test it. He tested it right after the pump, where the negative pressure is at its lowest due to the flow restrictions caused by both the microfins in the cpu block and the radiators. If he had tested it further down the loop he might've gotten away with even more.
Underrated comments 😂
This would make custom water cooling a lot more attractive to me, as this is my biggest worry.
I ever get the money for a custom water cooled pc. This is the first thing im buying.
not worth it really, at least not for $120...
After running custom loop cooling on systems for 10+ years, basically 24/7/365 , ive never had a leak beyond the initial leak testing and even then its usually only a few drops.
Honestly the only time I've seen a worse leak was with a Chinese D5 pump from Barrow. For some reason the O ring wasn't sealing to the Reservoir well enough to hold pressure...
But thats why you leak test .
Once a loop is operational, im not going to say it will never leak, ever.... but its exceedingly unlikely.
Those blue automotive paper towels are awesome for leak tests as they hold a good amount of water.
Anyway that's my experience, just measure well and make sure your tube ends are properly finished and evenly cut & you are unlikely to have issues.
24/7/365
by the way, putting it like this $120 buys a Full cover GPU block, delivered..... or a few 360mm radiators... or CPU blocks and fittings...and the tools to properly cut and finish tubing ( which is the best investment to avoid leaks to begin with)
So yeah, up to you guys but my experience is this thing is banking on the paranoia rather than the actual fact, leaks rarely happen beyond your initial test.
@@martinpalmer6203 A full custom loop is usually in the thousands of euros/dollars anyways, I don't see these 120$ as a problem.
@@martinpalmer6203 but if something goes wrong. It only has to happen once. Id prefer it. Especially if im cleaning my loop on a bi-monthly basis. Its not too much more than a decent water cooling aio, so to have it give me the piece of mind. Id say its worth it for me atleast.
@@florianreinhardt4689
In the thousands of dollars? That's absolute endgame not the usual
I like how these engineers are clearly experts in their fields like physics and fluid dynamics to name a few.... and their first instinct was to send it to Linus...
Engineers built it, marketing team sent it to Linus. Takes more than engineers to sell a product. :P
Well, I mean if it can survive linus...
@@user-xu2pi6vx7o True. He is the Ultimate Product Tester. If it survives him, it's Golden.
@@jad43701 I dunno man. Zack over at Jerry Rig Everything is probably the GOAT.
the best way to test your product is to send to a user.
in especial one that is dumb or clumsy enough to break or drop it on first use.
As a person studying mechanical engineering, this is a really cool display of concepts we learn in fluid mechanics. Im guessing in order for it to prevent fluid motion outside the tubes, it is trying to pull a vacuum in the reservoir. Im curious how they account for changes in pressure caused by turbulent flow in the pipes when a hole opens in a tube.
300 millibar is equivalent to 0.3 atm or 120 inches of water so back pressure and resistance to flow are not likely to be issues in this application. I doubt any pump used in pc water cooling has the head to overcome that level of back pressure or the power to drive fluid at flow rate to generate that back pressure on pc water cooling components. (Pump curves) Unless the water level of your loop is 120 inches above the lowest point you should be good.
@@garmack12 *proceeds to build a 10ft tall rig....*
@@garmack12 that’s actually really good to know, thank you for explaining!
10:38
"Enough to make a grown man cry... But not this man! Get back in, tear!"
Really cool product, incredible really. Linus went way too hard on it tho to where a cynical consumer would think it doesn't work. Even at the end where he didn't totally recommend it. Bruh people are frequently spending over $1500 on a computer these days. $120 for a smartpump and reservoir is nothing
Edit: The video didn't have a lot of transparency on the total cost of the system but its still incredible at a few hundred dollars. Easier, safer, loop setup has a lot of value and long term monitoring
seriously this thing is incredible and super cheap for what it does
120 is just the thing reservoir pump ist atleast another 150
I'm just waiting for the version that goes into distro plates. I'll easily pay $200 for that. I already paid $150 for a peice of acrylic.
@@malteroeper3723 There is no leak without pump anyway
Reservoir, pump + Leakshield is 300-310€ on their site.
This product looks so good I might actually consider a custom loop, would never attempt one without something like this.
That's what they are banking on..
after years running custom loops, its really unlikely to ever see leaks especially after the system is up and running, beyond the initial leak test.
You power the loop *only* during leak testing and leave the main components unplugged.
Use blue automotive paper towels below all joins and fittings
Fill the system, power on... watch for leaks.
Of you dont see leaks, leave paper towels in place, run the system for a few hours to let the air work its way out...
Still no leaks? Plug it all in... Leave the paper towels in place... run it for hours, weeks or however long you need to feel comfortable its not leaking.
Use your fingers to check around any joins and fittings, sometimes there's such a slight leak it won't even drip.
That said, after the initial testing its incredibly rare to have leaks develop and certainly unlikely to ever have catastrophic failures , just avoid glass tubing , id imagine that is incredibly prone to catastrophic failures when the system is bumped. Ive seen plenty of shattered fluorescent lights in my time so im a bit averse to ever using glass tubes to carry liquids.
But hey, you do you.... ive ran systems long enough to say 24/7/365 is very reliable.
Also your 1st build is less Likely to leak because you are extra paranoid amd careful.. its only after you've built a few you get a bit more comfortable and overconfident, then you'll get your 1st leak 😆
@@martinpalmer6203 A system that "moves around" like mine would consider this product.
I don't even like water cooling but that thing is impressive
I'm all for air cooling too, but yeah that thing is actually really cool
Real men use air. Water is like using steroids.
Water cooling doesn't like you, either. This is why it takes leaks on you!
@@basshead. real man throttles
@@haniffaris8917 No it doesn't, get a good cooler and you have no issues, all water cooling does is takes longer to get to temp, and Linus and GN have proven air is better in almost every instance
WC is just flex now a dick contest if you may
I'm getting kinda nervous watching Linus with sharp tools...
Better take it away or else your cheeks my disappear today!
You might have missed a cool feature of their D5 (and most of their other devices): they have included fan controllers that can regulate the fan rpm based on water temp. Never have to deal with Fan curves again and it’s an absolute necessity for quiet water cooling.
Now that's some solid German engineering
Seems like a pretty good product for the price and niche market
Linus: "Woh, we're all over the place here ladies and gentlemen!"
Leakshield: "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOOOP! I'M TRYING TO DO MY JOB HERE! STOOOO-"
hahaha i felt bad for the leakshield :(
I’m actually extremely impressed by this product!
You are like, the first person in over a dozen comments to actually talk about the product LOL.
Congrats on that - and I agree!
Me too. Mostly about the price tag. 120 bucks seems quite reasonable given that it replaces a pump/reservoir you would need anyway and is most likely protecting stuff worth easily 10 times that much, given that you would find water cooling mostly in high end pcs.
@@Turidus Actually its not 120usd. If you want to get it first, Its going to cost 100euro shipping from aquacomputer direct. Otherwise you got to wait 2-3months for restocks at resellers (ppcs, titanrigs, modmymods, dazmode).
Aquacomputer stuff is incredibly backordered with everything low inventory even at aquacomputer and its 60days backorder at aquacomputer itself
@@Turidus It doesn't replace the pump and reservoir though, the leakshield is just the device they have on top of the reservoir. The whole leakshield + reservoir + pump combo Linus used is over €250 on the website from the description.
@@Turidus yeah it’s just the cap that’s $120. Still, for the technology it’s a very reasonable price. Can get a standalone unit too.
It’s just really impressive that it’s able to be so precise. If think about it, the fact that it’s a leak tester (as in for pre-testing a loop) saves anywhere from $20 (AliExpress barrow tester) to $40 (for EK leak tester). Really doesn’t seem bad at all when you compare it to those
“I didn’t think it would spray out that hard”…..That’s what she said.
r/beatmetoit
Tightly controllable vacuum pump with air pressure sensors and a microcontroller. That is all this thing is, and frankly it's implementation is very clever. It being overcome by too many holes didn't surprise me, this works by pulling air in faster than the water can leak out to try and create a negative total pressure even as the water flows. If the hole is big enough that the water can leak faster than the pump can pull air, well, it's just been plain and simple overwhelmed.
"Just in case the leak shield is a weak shield" - COME ON LINUS IT WAS RIGHT THERE
Now if someone can invent Dropshield, Linus would be a happy goose
... bubble wrap?
@@Darenz-cg9zg Oh I have to try that!
....Wait my laptop has an SSD.
Wow! I'm Seriously thinking about buying one of these even though I have a perfectly good waterloop in my system. Not only would this thing yell at me, it would also prevent any leakage while I'm busy being too lazy to fix it or being too dumb to remember whether or not my loop leaks.
Yeah until the power goes of and then your are done.
“Not all RGB is useful”
I took that personal
Genuinely impressive! I’ve never watercooled any of my rigs, largely for fear of damage, but this has me rethinking that.
It can be very expensive so know its an rabbit hole. Even barrows/bykski china has gotten more and more expensive.
@@abccbc8335it's 80 bucks, pretty cheap
“the more holes you have in the tubing, more water leaks” -linus
Linus 2021
This is actually a genuinely amazing product of course the pump inside that sucks the air out isn't meant for 30 holes but I'm sure it's good enough for 95% of use cases where leaks would occur
99.9% more likely. 1 of those drill holes would probably be similar to 10 leaky fittings
one of those holes is bacailly someone who didn't tighten any of the fittings and started to shake their pc a little bit
It's kinda like the Demolition Ranch video where he pours concrete into a Hi-Point pistol and still can't make it blow up when fired. It ended up making something he claims to hate actually look halfway decent.
"This is what people are buying it for."
Torturing their computers?
No, that's what Crysis is for.
@@Hodsulfr but can the leak shield run it?
As someone who built their first DIY watercooling unit when I was 12, and then switched to AIO cause it was too sketchy (and non-conductive liquid was barely a thing back then), this actually makes me really interested in doing a DIY loop again and is one of the few products you guys show that I would buy.
Linus: "O-rings wear out over time"
NASA: Yes Linus. Yes they do.
Too bad NASA knew that, and knew they don’t function well in cold temps… and launched anyways..
"Heh, what's the worst that could happen?" - as they certainly challenged themselves with that one.
wow that got dark quickly
@Alphecchamaa δ i believe that was the joke?
Too soon.
omg I actually expected a Sh*t manufacturers say episode, can't believe this thing actually works.
Honestly this is why I stayed away from liquid cooling, I bought a noctua NH-D15 instead, I did not want a minor leak to damage my pc, I saved up a whole year to build my first.
@@NirateGoel It makes temperatures less swingy, which reduces metal fatigue on chips caused by temperature changes. So, if you wanted to keep one system on Windows 7 or XP forever, and can't upgrade parts or lose hardware support, the extra longevity could make sense if it wasn't canceled out by the threat of leaks destroying everything.
Unfortunately, this product kills one of its primary practical uses by requiring Windows 8.1 or newer.
Plus, its price isnt far off from a decent water cooler anyway. So its not like your paying a premium just for a niche feature.
Hello? German engineering? What should not work at this product?
Loved the voice in the beginning. If I lived with someone like that I wouldn't have anxiety anymore.
@Damien yeah
@Damien what
I hope you aren’t a minor
@Damien w h a t
@Damien HUH
Step 1: eat leak shield
Step 2: get stabbed
Step 3: can't bleed become immortal
What about bleeding internally though?
@@tabchanzero8229 no good. Leak shield stops that too.
"We're gonna fix the loop"
9:00
faintly, "Flex Tape"
At 1:50 you said tampering with the membrane turns it into a paperweight. Are you sure you're Canadian? It clearly turns it into a hockey puck - two uses for the price of one! :)
Honestly I was impressed. Linus showed that for "normal" leaks it did what they said it would. If you are slashing your pipes no reasonable person expects it to stop that. But it was entertaining! It actually made me feel safer about water cooling if I added this to the mix.
@vipertxt The flexed tube alone maybe, but I guess a whole hard loop is easier to pressurize because the fits are tighter.
The reason its recommended not to use flex, is that as mentioned it responds to pressure, the whole loop does meaning that if it wants to maintain a certain pressure, the tubing may further and further flex while its trying to attain. Obviously not a massive issue because it performs, but yeah.
@@benhook1013 looks like it still works decent with the thick soft tubing. obviously this isn't like "I'd trust this as a critical component of a 300 passenger airplane" but I think the added peace of mind for
Who's voice was that right at the beginning? I've never felt calmer, bring him in more often
my bet is on jakkuh
it’s clearly Sarah Butt’s voice
anthony with a deeper voice
Linus, he just hit puberty
Voiceover 😂
I mean this is perfect for me, just flailing my knives around like a crazy person near my soft tubing build!
Perfect for when you're playing with your butterfly knife and accidentally drop it into your pc
I always somehow smash my hard tubing with a hammer and crack it. This would work great for me.
I've never done custom liquid cooling -- and I feel like tools like this are just what I need to give me the confidence to not let my anxiety kill me.
This was pretty cool!
8:00 "So you can see the more holes you have in the tubing, the more water leaks out"
- Linus, genius.
Was the first voice by the new writer? Holy crap does he have a legendary voice
Reminds me of GamerMeld‘s voice
Everyone: Watercooling is a relativly simple product wich needs no overengineering
Germans: hold my beer!
If it works, it ain't stupid.
Leaks are still a problem in watercooling though. Even Jayztwocents had a leak once.
With this product however: I think many watercoolers can sleep more easily.
Yeah most definitely, the radiators they make are extremely over the top
german engineer is cool but they are not made to last, just like german cars tend to break within 3-5 years
Ngl, its a pretty interesting concept
Linus: I can't believe it didn't leak
also Linus: shows footage of leaking
Me when the comment is 9 mins old: live leaks
Oh yeah... It's a squirter. 😏
i'm genuinely impressed, a very innovative and effective product for once. also i think the price is extremely reasonable - no one in their right mind should be unwilling to spend so little to protect hardware that usually costs well in excess of 10x as much.
I would really love to see a basic watercooled PC build video which shows all the information about where to start out if you've never touched any watercooling before
Made in Germany! Hell yeah, Aquacomputer's finest product.
*Aquacomputer ;-)
@@funderlaker thats what he wrote :)
Don't underestimate German Products.
Always on their A game.
@@justinhadasch That's what he edited it to ;) At first he wrote Aquatuning 😂
@@justinhadasch Nah, to be honest, @funderlaker is right :)))
This thing is the most interesting thing I've seen on LTT in a while
yeah its rare to see something truely revolutionary in the pc world for a while now
@@Decenium absolutely! This will solve people's concerns with going water cooled. My friend didn't water cool a 2000 dollar PC out of fear last year so this is cool to see
LTT is always interesting.
@@voraciousnightfarer I agree, that doesn't make the products interesting though. A lot of them are pretty boring
"Stops leaks"
game companies: ILL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK
genshin impact be like :
@@Skyline_NTR bruh
@@Skyline_NTR big bruh moment right there. XD
Why wasn't Linus using Flex Tape?
flex tape : _left the chat_
"All that for one drop of Water?" - Water Thanos, probably
2:10 Someone didn't watch the promo videos for the product. It absolutely 100% draws air into the loop, but that's what stops water getting out if you have a leak.
"oh, i slipped again!"
tldr: not everyone should be entrusted with a knife
Sometimes I wonder how Linus still has all his fingers.
They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree - with three kids, I hope they're wrong!
I would actually be really interested in a system like this on a server rack scale. I have a water cooled rack with multiple water cooled servers all plugged into the same Iwaki MD 100RLT and rack mounted radiator banks. To say a leak or loss of pressure event would be costly is an understatement. I can see this kind of device rack mountable with power output for say a Iwaki MD 100RLT. Something could probably be done with an over powered air pump that could do about 5 BAR and a bare bones linux ITX build.
FYI, negative pressure liquid cooling systems have existed for quite a while.
www.chilldyne.com/liquid-cooling-technology/low-risk/
The b-roll of him getting water dumped on him is 👌
Leakshield exists:
People who were always afraid to do custom water cooling: MY TIME HAS COME.
From a trucking standpoint, thinking of even just air line leaks: this product is a Necessity if that computer is your work and you do water cooling. Price is very reasonable for what it does, but any more on price and you might consider alternatives.
What are the alternatives?
It's an Aquacomputer product, i expected no less than something amazing, did not disappoint. :O
They do make some of the best watercooling gear on the market... I've been using an Aquaero for my fan control since long before I actually built a custom loop (over a decade now) because it's the best fan controller out there.
Linus: instructions say do not touch!
Linus: touches repeatedly.
I've always been afraid of doing a full water loop, mainly cos I've heard lots of stories of bad things happening, but man this is an incredible piece of technology..
@@richardyao9012 It should control relay on ac feed.
9:54 I bet ifixit never imagined their tool bits be used as pins for punching holes in tubings.
I love how linus becomes more Canadian at 9:05 when taping the tubing.
Probably the most impressive and actually useful product I have seen in recent times.
0:01
Would be a nice advertisement for flex tape
And
I feel it's funny with the "that's a lot of damage" meme
*flex tape
My autocorrect changes the correct words to the wrong ones
you can edit the comment just press the 3 dots at its side..
@@Kagewing ya....forgot that
finally my nightmare of installing a custom loop is about to end
This should be a thing for household waterlines. Just to have an alarm when a leak occurs could save you thousands in repairs.
Aquacomputer is kinda crazy with how complicated they allow you to make your standard water cooling loop. For example, the Aquacomputer Aquaero devices which are microprocessor controlled devices that can monitor temperatures, run fans (2.5A per fan header) all with a graphical display and it can be extended with more fan controllers, RGB controllers, Aerostream XT pumps (microprocessor controlled water pumps) and so on. This Leak Shield is just another example of how insane their devotion to water cooling is.
That said, this thing does sound pretty awesome. I would buy one if it didn't cost so much (I would have to buy a new reservoir).
Title: I can’t believe it didn’t leak...
*That’s what she said :)*
Would love to see this on a running pc and see what the temps look like before and after holes, and if the negative pressure effects it will make
"Always twist. Never stab" - Linus Sebastian (2021)
Linus death tips
9:59
"all that for a drop of water?" - Linos 2021
Even just the ability to sense the leak and sound an alarm is super useful. The whole... adjustable pressure trick. That's a fantastic bonus.
this is the coolest thing ever, this might even make me consider going water cooling
LTT: The Home and Captial of every Tech Nerd.
@Mikołaj K Ahh yes, PC builders...
PC builder: *Finds out his home is pre-built*
Also PC builder: *Tears down home and rebuilds it.*
@@Lucas__B__R__ hold on my phones a prebuilt
Yes *SIR*
@@livinglargo BRUH, LoL
Linus with knife "Oh good heavens I slipped again"
Madison ends up with staples in her leg....
Smells kinda fishy
I would say yes if you are already building an expensive system with a custom water loop why not use this product. It has some pretty cool features and from what I could see it works. Short of a catastrophic failure somewhere like a tube or fitting breaking our pulling completely out it seems it would save your system and alert you to a problem. Not to mention it can monitor the health of your cooling system and has a self test feature before you even add any liquid. Considering the price of a custom water loop to begin with the price doesn't seem all that bad. I would assume you can control it via software on your desktop and not have to use the touch sensor on the pump once you get it filled and running and closed up?
“That’s a lotta damage!” - Phil Swift
"I made a boat out of this computer case! Whoopee!"
9:10 after seeing this scene i remember the martian airlock scene
That product is way cooler than you present it.
"It's appropriately labeled 'do not touch'...."
(Linus proceeds to inappropriately touch it for the rest of the shot)
Please do a full overview of the whole line of Aquacomputer hardware and software, they have so many devices that can all talk together it would be good to get a full video.
The alarm on this thing sounds like the fire panel ive got to watch in my workplace, made me jumpy 😂
This has to be the coolest stuff made in that last 20 years in the area of water cooling ! wow
I never wanted to do a watercooling on my first pc but now thanks to Mr ginger man I will now
I am happy someone actually put this in a computer. This works in a similar function to an outflow valve in aircraft order to maintain cabin pressure.
I work with pipes that can be under this kinda pressure differential when pumps running. It's counterintuitive to start with but you soon get used to it
I'm actually impressed with this thing.
10:27
Actually when you get stabbed you should not pull it out
10:32 That’s a lot of damage
And the outside is completely dry
its a loop vacuum with a pressure sensor...a LPMS if you will similar to TPMS on a car but more like the air system on a Hummer H1 where it can drain and fill air in the tires internally. this just keeps a negative air pressure in the system in the event of a leak
“So you can see the more holes in the tubing, the more water leaks out”- Linus Leak Tips
8:51 Anyone else notice the music from spongebob squarepants?