Which fluid for a WC setup?

dpajur · 1 Apr 2010 at 11:49

Ok I must admit I'm confused by all the Fluid XP stuff. Which fluid should I go for - the eco-earth, extreme or ultra?

My WC loop is going to be EK Supreme HF, EK 5870 FC, Thermochill PA140.3, EK Multioption 250 and DDC 3.25, cooling a single 5870 and an overclocked i7 hopefully hitting 4GHz.

What liquid should I use? And is one bottle enough or do I need two? The res holds about 290ml, I'm not sure how much the rest of the components and tubing would hold. It's going into a TJ07 so it would be a fairly tight loop.

James Manns · 1 Apr 2010 at 12:07

tbh mate i was asking the same question a while ago and the best thing is distilled water from halfords, 5ltrs for 3.50 something...you cant beat that, then just buy a silver coils from a different well know pc site/s, it is loads better than any of that stuff and will not seperate with the colouring or anything and stain you components. just get uv tubing instead

scooby555t · 1 Apr 2010 at 13:14

i'm using thermochill neon green think 1 coolent is the same as the other really same propites

pastymuncher · 1 Apr 2010 at 13:38

Distilled/de-ionised water from Halfords as suggested above along with a additive such as Zerex is the best way to go. Avoid Feser at all cost's as it will break down and clog your blocks. If you must have colour in the loop just buy coloured or UV tubing.

King Arthur · 1 Apr 2010 at 13:44

dpajur said:
Ok I must admit I'm confused by all the Fluid XP stuff. Which fluid should I go for - the eco-earth, extreme or ultra?

My WC loop is going to be EK Supreme HF, EK 5870 FC, Thermochill PA140.3, EK Multioption 250 and DDC 3.25, cooling a single 5870 and an overclocked i7 hopefully hitting 4GHz.

What liquid should I use? And is one bottle enough or do I need two? The res holds about 290ml, I'm not sure how much the rest of the components and tubing would hold. It's going into a TJ07 so it would be a fairly tight loop.

Fluid XP or the thermochill coolant is the best. With your loop you will need two bottles most likely.

While De-ionised water is cheaper is can become conductive and thus leaks can kill your system.

"Proper" coolant from thermochill and fluid xp is not conductive.

Phil

Sayso · 1 Apr 2010 at 15:43

FESER coolant is very very bad, the colour breaks down and stains or gloops, its bad.

I would recommend using non coloured liquid and coloured tubing, i have used dye bombs and within a week the only colour was on the inside of the tubing and components...the liquid was clear.

Im currently using the thermochill coolant but have used primochill and de ionised water, the temp difference is minimal.

Gittins · 2 Apr 2010 at 00:19

De ironised water and a biocide I think.

Any liquid would be conductive with a bit of dust in the case no?

sir-les-mp · 2 Apr 2010 at 00:48

i use distilled water i get from Loyds the Chemist's about £3.50 for 5 litres and some PT Nuke Biocide.

Gittins · 2 Apr 2010 at 01:27

Which is better then, kill coil or pt nuke? Do both these stop problems with mixed metals?

Troop · 2 Apr 2010 at 02:13

Another vote for water and PT Nuke, been using this combo for years,, for colour just use colour tubing.

sir-les-mp · 2 Apr 2010 at 02:31

Gittins said:
Witch is better then, kill coil or pt nuke? Do both these stop problems with mixed metals?

From what i seen around the different watercooling forums its a personal choice.
Some prefer to use silver coils as they do not wish any chemicals in there system.
Others like me read up and asked advice from other Watercoolers and bought which ever product they found easiest to get hold of
In my case the coils were cheaper but not instock so i ordered PT-Nuke instead.
Been running my loop now since i added it for a year now and the water is still crystal clear so i cant fault it in anyway.
Like the Ronseal adverts " it does exactly what is says on the tin"
If you do go for PT-Nuke you only need 1-2 drops per litre for me thats 6 as i have a reserator as my resovuoir which holds 3 litre's

Gittins · 2 Apr 2010 at 03:16

That's for the info, I already have pt nuke so just gona use that then

engstrom0304 · 2 Apr 2010 at 03:44

I used thermochill EC6 blue on my build and i am pleased with it.... see build log/video below.

booyaka · 2 Apr 2010 at 16:00

engstrom0304 said:
I used thermochill EC6 blue on my build and i am pleased with it.... see build log/video below.

thermochill EC6 clear - just put in my loop today.

louiswu · 2 Apr 2010 at 16:59

Is there any performance deficit for going for Fluid XP+ Ultra low viscosity?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-012-XP&groupid=962&catid=1531&subcat=

It's 10 pounds cheaper for the same volume as the regular Fluid XP+, but is there any disadvantage to using this over the normal stuff?