Zalman Reservator - What to fill it with?

PeteMcCann · 1 Oct 2006 at 12:44

Hi there.

I am about to fit a Zalman Reservator to my kids computer. I've been banned from running another BBC Climate model on it until I make it silent. Wives hey!!
I've got the Reservator and bits off Ebay but no liquid to go in it yet. Are these cooling additives a con? Do I really need them? What about car antifreeze, that would stop corrosion surely? Any recommendations as to what's best to use? Your tips / experiences would be most welcome

Thanks Everyone. Cheers.

Pete.

oceaness · 1 Oct 2006 at 12:51

There is a large debate about additives. A post in the overclocking and cooling section will have people throwing all sorts of idea at you

I know that every ° counts when overclocking.

Just make sure you get distilled or de-ionised water (there the same thing essentially) instead of plain tapwater.

Xplo · 1 Oct 2006 at 14:08

Best thing to do is get some Zerex or Water wetter additive.

You will need 25ml for every 500ml of di-ionised or distilled water you use, i would imagine the reserator takes about a litre of water so get 50ml and bung that in.

ColdFusion · 1 Oct 2006 at 22:46

Just use the zalman coolant that you can get from ocuk. And use distilled water.

Sidneylopsides · 2 Oct 2006 at 22:41

You can get de-ionised water from Tescos or Wilkinsons, Wilkos is cheaper though! The manual says 2L, Wilkos is 52p a Litre bottle. I used the Zalman stuff that came with mine