Corsair Hydro X Series Xt Hardline 12mm Tubing

Please note that this type of tubing must be cut with a saw. PMMA, not PETG, is the weak point of the tube and will break or shatter if used with any other device. In terms of looks, feel, and bending, it is similar to PETG, but cutting is different. Corsair's PMMA material can be cut with a small saw, so if you already own the tools to cut PETG, I suggest using that material over their PMMA. Otherwise, another excellent product from Corsair that I am sure you will enjoy for many years to come.

Laylah Dunlap

| Dec 09, 2020

Please exercise patience and caution when using this product. If you have never worked with acrylic tubing before, you will not be able to do it properly. For my build, I ordered two boxes of tubes, since I expected a lot of stuff to go wrong. However, I would not make the exact bend every time I made a turn. After pulling out the silicone insert with soapy water (yes, I used soapy water), some of my bends actually broke, meaning I would have to start over. Tubes like these should not be used.

Dalary Peterson

| Nov 25, 2020

I'm being honest. The product I'm reviewing is cheap. I'm not sure if I've reviewed it before. It's cheap but it's also from Corsair who I would expect to supply a decent product. Cutting it with a hack saw is a bad idea because it will crack or won't be a straight cut with a hack saw. Sometimes, just a little too much time can overheat a material or even if you bend or heat at a perfect temp, moving it a little can cause the material to crack or shatter without you even thinking. In addition, the tubes leak so often that I've never experienced such problems. Despite all my fittings being correctly tightened down, water leaks slowly from the tub because it cannot handle either the compressed air pressure or the pump speed. I have checked all my fittings and they are all sealed and properly tightened down.

Niklaus Tucker

| May 24, 2021

Many reviews mention the material's difficulty in working with or its cracking when cut, but it's only an issue that can be controlled by the user. I made this for my first time using hard line tubing. I did it perfectly the first time. Corsair's kit allows you to cut this tube and I never had any problems. If you are precise with your cuts and measurements, the process is pretty straightforward. My first attempt. (I guess I have a lot to learn).

Layton Jenkins

| Feb 22, 2021

In short, nbsp What should I start with?
The The thickness of the material is 2mm less and the material is more translucent so it looks better than 14mm tubing. Here are some of the bad points This material is very hard to bend, you have to know what you're doing in order to get a good, clean bend. My experience with liquid cooled PCs has shown me this to be the most aggravating tubing to work with. You can get away with long bends, but if you plan on working in a tight space you are going to need to bend it even closer. It's not unusual for materials to crack inside sometimes after you bend them, so do yourself a favor and get a good mini saw to cut this thing with since your regular cutter will not work. All things being equal, I think it looks good after all the effort, but as an aside stop all that suffering and go with a 14mm material, sadly nothing else comes close to this 12mm tubing so you're stuck with it if that's what you want.

Zaria Malone

| Oct 15, 2020

It's horrible in every A piece of crap that is falling apart, warping, cracking, and of disgusting Other than that, you can use anything.

Reign MIAH

| Jun 21, 2021

Acrylic is used in making the piece. This doesn't explicitly state that, but if you attempt to cut it, the picture will show a crack and break. This is referred to as PMMA, but acrylic is what it really is.

Carter Molina

| Mar 07, 2021