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Temp Help with Water cooling

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Pucci--Luda

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Hey guys im not trying to be one of those guys who cry about there temps and always ask questions but i am a little concerned about my WC temps.

I have a 2500 to 2.2ghz and my WC system is ehiem 1250 heatercore with shroud and 120mm and home made res

My idle temps are like 35-36 and load 40-41

I know these arent that bad but i see everyone else with cooler temps

i have some antifreeze in my mixture but i dont know if i should put more


Any thing you can suggest?

Please help


You think i should add more Antifreeze?
 
Originally posted by Pucci--Luda
Hey guys im not trying to be one of those guys who cry about there temps and always ask questions but...

...My idle temps are like 35-36 and load 40-41
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Yes you are :p
 
what are your computer specs? your temps look fine to me (depending on ambient temp)
 
First off, because you're using a standard water cooling system, your temps are going to be relative to the temperature of the air entering your radiator (ambient air temp)...and, looking at your location info, I'd expect your ambient temp to be higher than many because you're in Arizona.

Also, antifreeze is just going to hurt your temps. The more antifreeze you put in your loop, the higher your temps are gonna get. Personally, I'd recommend going with a mix of distilled water, water wetter (or something similar), UV dye (if you're into that sort of thing), and a little bit of betadine (to stop stuff from growing in your loop). Most of the time that mix should drop your temps by a few degrees but, if you don't want to mix/find all of that stuff, you could always go for an all-in-one kind of additive like Swiftech HydrX. Most additives, however, are only going to hurt your temps which is why several people on this forum just use straight distilled water (just have to watch out for corrosion and algae/bacterial growth in the loop, though).

Your temps don't seem that bad, though..... So quit complaining :D ;)
 
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