Water Cooling - Condensation?

RiseandTakeOver

RiseandTakeOver

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I'm considering getting a water cooling system for my computer and read from a few places that condensation happens and ppl have like horror stories of motherboards becoming corroded after using the WC system for a week.. For ppl who have water cooling, do you use anti-condensation methods or have you guys not experienced condensation?

Thanks Much
 
Im just wondrin were you got the info about WC and condensation, you must be reffering about a different cooling, my rig is WC and I never had problem with it or condensation. :cool:
 
Here are an article written about WC and condensation

Myth: Condensation will form when watercooling.

Reality: The water in a watercooling cannot get any lower than the temperature of the air around the watercooling system flowing through the radiator. In order to make the water colder than the surrounding air, energy must be applied either in the form of a compressor system or a thermoelectric device, both of which will cool the water, sometimes below ambient. The temperature point at which water condenses is a function of both temperature and humidity.

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"water-chiller" = lots of condensation.
humidity = condensation

it happens...just not alot. with a normal WC kit you should be fine.
 
hmm.. what about coldness? I'm rather insane and like to sleep with the window open during the winter.. could the pipes freeze or something cause that would be bad..?
 
For the most part, your indoor relative humidity levels won't be too different from outdoors unless you have added moisture to the interior air. (hot steamy shower, etc) So generally speakling, having your rad outside should not be that big of a risk as the colder it is outside, the less the air can hold moisture. For any one in a cold climate, have you ever noticed how much more chapstick you use in the winter months? Now if your computer room is right next to your shower, you may want to take additional steps to protect your system. (like keep the door closed)

Also, running 15% Zerex antifreeze combined with the heat sources from each block and the motion of the water should keep the water from freezing. If your worried enough about it, make some various concentration mixtures of water and anti-freeze, put each mix into a container and put them all in your freezer. Check back in 24 hours and see which ones have froze and which ones haven't. That should tell you exactly how much anti-freeze you'll need.
 
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