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weesa20
02-07-01, 09:00 PM
Has anyone ever tried automobile antifreeze as a cooling medium in their water block cooling system? Does it have better or worse heat transfer properties than water??

Mr_Goat
02-07-01, 09:15 PM
Under the conditions that it is going to be operating under, worse

bob
02-07-01, 10:12 PM
Antifreeze is what it is, it prevents freezing. Use Redline Water-Wetter and distilled water instead, 2 fl. oz/gallon. Better than water itself. Can get it an automotive store.

stool
02-07-01, 11:01 PM
You can use a small portion of antifreeze for its anticorrosive properties, but it really adds nothing as a coolant.