Quick question about water cooling fluids

exotic444 · 20 Jun 2010 at 14:31

What are the benifits from using distilled water to a fluid such as Fluid XP+. I would have thought Fluid XP+ would be better because it's designed for water cooling. Any thoughts??

Eclectic · 20 Jun 2010 at 14:37

Put simply, water has better heat transfer properties. Also the colour in those ready made fluids can gunk your blocks up.

I use just water, but Im intrigued about those new Thermochill coolants. Im gonna read up on them when its closer to redoing my loop.

mmj_uk · 20 Jun 2010 at 15:04

I originally used Feser F1 coolant and after a few months found the CPU block to be a little clogged up, apparently from what I've read online the dye additive is to blame.

Now I just use distilled water+pt nuke.

MikeTimbers · 20 Jun 2010 at 21:48

Water from my kitchen's drinking water spout has always done me. A couple of drops of iodine to kill the algae and you're done.

Brizzles · 20 Jun 2010 at 23:14

exotic444 said:
What are the benifits from using distilled water to a fluid such as Fluid XP+.

Saving about £17.49 - £22.48 per litre

Distilled water + some sort of anti algae/additive will be just as good.

JeffyB · 20 Jun 2010 at 23:34

Just use distilled water and a silver kill coil in your res, any couloured fluids have a tendancy to be overpriced and separate, clogging your blocks and staining.