{Hardware} producer Fractal Design is halting gross sales and issuing a recall of its Lumen AIO-series watercoolers (opens in new tab) following “person studies of a rise in CPU temperatures.”
Two components could also be inflicting the spike in CPU temperatures, in keeping with Fractal Design (opens in new tab) (by way of HotHardware (opens in new tab)): the “soldering materials used within the aluminum radiator” and “impurities launched throughout manufacturing.”
The corporate says that these parts might trigger “a response with the chemical composition of the cooling fluid,” which might result in “sediment build-up” within the CPU block, inflicting a rise in CPU temperatures. It says that Lumen AIOs that do not have any thermal points are nonetheless protected to make use of, however that it’s going to pull all of them from retailer cabinets till high quality requirements enhance.
Fractal Design added that will probably be “engaged on a brand new model with an up to date radiator and a brand new liquid components, produced following revised processes and pointers for meeting.”
Final 12 months, Fractal Design needed to recall the fan hub of its Torrent Case (opens in new tab) due to a difficulty that would probably trigger a brief circuit. Fractal was fast to deal with that state of affairs.
Fractal Design is asking any clients with probably affected AIO coolers to fill out this webform (opens in new tab) to request a substitute; all it’s essential to do is monitor down the serial variety of the Lumen situated on the brief aspect of the radiator. It hopes to ship replacements out to clients, distributors, and resellers in about six weeks.
