n00b question about water cooling
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n00b question about water cooling
Can you use mineral oil instead of a coolant or water? I mean if you get a leak you have much less to worry about and it flows about the same.
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It would work just fine, but I don't know if it absorbs the heat as good as a made-for-coolant would.
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As it's thicker it'll decrease your flow which will hinder performance and result in higher temps.
Try using some non-conductive coolant made just for PC watercooling.
Dan
Try using some non-conductive coolant made just for PC watercooling.
Dan
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didn't know it existed. lol. Thanks.DMB2000uk wrote:As it's thicker it'll decrease your flow which will hinder performance and result in higher temps.
Try using some non-conductive coolant made just for PC watercooling.
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Re: n00b question about water cooling
I use some coolent by a company called Fesser One. It's been pretty reliable and it completely dielectric (doesn't conduct). It also contains anti-bacterial and anti-corrosive additives. Was $20 I think for a liter which was more than enough for my whole system (have half of it left).
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I will sure be doing some water cooling now! I didn't do it for so long because even though I'm confident in my McGyver skills and being able to put things together. I was worried that JUST IN CASE something happened I didn't want a $250 water cooler destroying Zues my new gaming PC in the works.
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Re: n00b question about water cooling
This post is wortheless without a build thread!hercules71185 wrote:I didn't want a $250 water cooler destroying Zues my new gaming PC in the works.
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haha, it's bad luck to say what you want without doing it first!