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Old March 7, 2010, 11:59 AM
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I'm not a metallurgist, so I thought i'd ask this question here first.

I use Bitspower True Golden G1/4, 1/2" barbs in my current water cooling setup. Not because I think it's a bunch of bling, it's that NCIX was sold out for weeks of the silver barbs.
Is it ok to add Bitspower True Silver barbs to the mix? All my blocks are copper.

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Old March 7, 2010, 12:09 PM
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Old March 7, 2010, 12:15 PM
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Gold is technically resistant to corrosion. That why we use it for so many purpose...

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Well, that and because it was malleable...and pretty...

But yeah, being resistant to corrosion it should be fine.
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gold and sinver won't react like copper and aluminum. you'll be fine. I'm currently using gold/silver/nickel barbs in my loop, and i haven't had anything out of the ordinary show up.
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No problem with mix. ... But you may start looking for Platinum barbs to complete your set!
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