Fluid XP

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DiseasedCow

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Has anyone used this fluid for their watercooling system? If so, is it worth it?

I am planning on getting some and want to know if it stands up for what it claims.

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we already decided its crap unless youre the most paranoid person on the planet

cools worse than water, sticks you in the bum price-wise, and has a really shady company
 
well that sux

I already lost $800 worth of equipment from one leak, so at this point I am a little paranoid.
 
It was running perfectly for months... and one day the videocard block decided to leak two drops on a main power line killing it, my motherbaord, my soundcard, and my TV tuner card.
 
I wonder is fluid xp will become conductive the second it leaks onto your computer and get contaiminated with dust? That would pretty much make it a mute subject.
 
^^^ I read a review and they basicly poured the fuild all over a running powersupply with the case off and nothing happened. Then after much more water and a few more minutes, it shorted and failed. So this leads me to think that it is conductive, just after it is exposed for a long while.
 
It pretty non-conductive if you don't mix more water into it. The lauryl alcohol in it will form a film on the outside of any droplets, acting as an insulatiing barrier. The diols will bind and the xantham gum will impede the movement of a lot of the ions that would normally carry current through the fluid. With time (and a greater ion load) these protections will fail, which is why they suggest changing your fluid every two years.
 
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