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Watercooling Question

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DarkEve

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I am in the process of redoing the watercooling setup that is on my other computer that is very overclocked. I have one question about what liquid to use...

I have two gallons of distilled water left over from before, 12 fluid ounces of water wetter left over, and a bunch of antifreeze in my garage.

Would it be better to do:

1. A Mixture of distilled water and water wetter
2. A mixture of distilled water and anti freeze
3. Pure water wetter
4. Pure anti freeze

Also, if you think that a mixture would be better... about what ratio would you recommend?

Thank you,
-Brian
 
Run distilled water + water wetter at the recommended(AKA: Printed on the bottle) ratio.
 
There really isn't a correct mix of coolants. Everyone on this forum who runs a watercooled rig seems to have their own recipe. But, in general, you don't want too much additive, since this may harm performance (by how much, I do not know).

As such, I would not advise the use of options #3 or #4. Options #1 and #2 are the best bet. Just make sure you cut the water with enough additive to inhibit bacterial growth and reduce (as much as possible) the onset of corrosion.

Just follow Spewn's suggestion, and you will be fine. I would also suggest adding a capfull of betadine or hydrogen peroxide or some other agent that stings like a motherf*cker when you put it on a cut. This really reduces the possibility of biological growth in the tubes.
 
Good suggestion, I'll keep that in mind when my components finally arrive sometime next week.
 
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