Liquid Cooling 101

Danda · 09-10-2008, 03:55 PM

Sweet thanks for your help!

FatalityTech · 09-13-2008, 11:32 PM

Very Nice, but my question is "Is water cooling worth the chance of having a leak and losing all that you worked so hard to build????

Dazzeerr · 09-13-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by FatalityTech

Very Nice, but my question is "Is water cooling worth the chance of having a leak and losing all that you worked so hard to build????

Use a non-conductive liquid if you don't hold trust in yourself

just a noob · 09-14-2008, 12:24 AM

thats why you leak test for 24 hours with nothing turned on other than the pumps and fans, if you don't trust hose clamps, get compression fittings, but they can be up to 7 dollars a piece

houseofbugs · 09-18-2008, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Cromewell

Indeed, they are almost completely silent (you can't hear it over the ambient noise) when you run them properly too.

I have an eheim and its 5 years old. ran it 24/7.

houseofbugs · 09-18-2008, 08:16 AM

Yeah non-conductive coolant it great. I accidentially spilled some on my GPU and it was fine. Feser One is great stuff. I just got my loop done. CPU, GPU1, GPU2, Mosfet 1, Mosfet 2, NorthBridge, SouthBridge are all water cooled and I have 2 radiators all in one loop.

http://www.timothyhoogland.com/files/betaWC1/

g4m3rof1337 · 09-18-2008, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houseofbugs

Yeah non-conductive coolant it great. I accidentially spilled some on my GPU and it was fine. Feser One is great stuff. I just got my loop done. CPU, GPU1, GPU2, Mosfet 1, Mosfet 2, NorthBridge, SouthBridge are all water cooled and I have 2 radiators all in one loop.

http://www.timothyhoogland.com/files/betaWC1/

Looks great.

just a noob · 10-02-2008, 03:12 AM

distilled water+pt nuke works just as well

Midnight_fox1 · 10-08-2008, 04:34 AM

very nice post. hard to come around one of those.

ThatGuy16 · 10-08-2008, 04:51 AM

Just a tip guys. The "Conductive Free" coolant is complete utter crap. Its a marketing scheme. In fact, some people have done tests and the distilled water lasted longer. The thing is, nothing its 100% conductive free.

I would also suggest mixing your own coolant with distilled water, mixed with a small amount of antifreeze and ptnuke, or a few drops of povidone iodine to keep it clean.

The coolants you buy already mixed are expensive, do not transfer heat as well, and almost all of them leave "gunk" in your blocks over time (ie: UV reactive ect.).

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09-18-2008, 08:16 AM	#96 (permalink)
houseofbugs Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alsip, IL Posts: 141	Yeah non-conductive coolant it great. I accidentially spilled some on my GPU and it was fine. Feser One is great stuff. I just got my loop done. CPU, GPU1, GPU2, Mosfet 1, Mosfet 2, NorthBridge, SouthBridge are all water cooled and I have 2 radiators all in one loop. http://www.timothyhoogland.com/files/betaWC1/ __________________ Desktop / Laptop Motherboard: EVGA 680i SLI / Intel Santarosa CPU: E8400 @ 4.4ghz / T7300 @ 2.4ghz Ram: 8GB DDR2-800 GEIL / 4GB DDR2-800 OCZ Hard Drive: WD 1TB (2x500GB) SATA / WD 320GB SATA Video Card: 8800GTX OC SLI / 8600M GT OC Monitor: 24" Soyo / 15.4" WXGA+ OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 / Windows Vista Home Premium x64 SP1 Want a custom gaming PC built? Send me a PM. (Continental US ONLY)

10-02-2008, 03:12 AM	#98 (permalink)
just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vault 69 Age: 17 Posts: 3,856	distilled water+pt nuke works just as well __________________ When the shit hits the fan cpu: core i7 920@??? gpu: gtx 285 sli ram: 3 gigs of ddr3 hdd: seagate 500gb mobo: evga classified psu: enermax 1050 watt case: box from classified cooling: air for now

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10-08-2008, 04:51 AM	#100 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 18 Posts: 5,795	Just a tip guys. The "Conductive Free" coolant is complete utter crap. Its a marketing scheme. In fact, some people have done tests and the distilled water lasted longer. The thing is, nothing its 100% conductive free. I would also suggest mixing your own coolant with distilled water, mixed with a small amount of antifreeze and ptnuke, or a few drops of povidone iodine to keep it clean. The coolants you buy already mixed are expensive, do not transfer heat as well, and almost all of them leave "gunk" in your blocks over time (ie: UV reactive ect.). __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20974

09-10-2008, 03:55 PM	#91 (permalink)
Danda Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Litchfield Park, Arizona Posts: 448	Sweet thanks for your help!

09-13-2008, 11:32 PM	#92 (permalink)
FatalityTech Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 309	Very Nice, but my question is "Is water cooling worth the chance of having a leak and losing all that you worked so hard to build????

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