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09-24-01, 05:34 AM
i am going to get a watercooling kit on friday and i need some
help with this

i have three questions......

first:
what should i put in the use for cooling other than water?

no water wetter or if that's what it's called as i cant buy online and don't seem to be any here local

i heard that antifreeze is ok for this too? true?

second:
what kind of bucket should i use? as small as possible.....plz.

third:
what is the idea of peltiers to cool water to under ambient? last time i saw a link about putting two heatsinks to cool a pelt....but how can i throw the pelt into water and with a heatsink that has a fan on it? wont the fan like blow up and burn out or something?
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09-24-01, 07:41 AM
come on....someone has to know this....

answer to even one of the questions is great
MeJa
09-24-01, 08:39 AM
I cant really help you much cuase i'm completely a rookie on watercooling, in fact i just got my kit and havent even set it up yet (working on it) but here's something that may help you :)
http://www.overclockwatercool.com/coolant.html a recepite on mixing water wetter (i got mine at PEPBOYS auto store $7) :)

Check it out!
mechsiah
09-24-01, 01:52 PM
1) Water wetter would be ideal, but anti-freeze is fine. Mostly you are adding to keep things from growing in there. Water wetter just breaks the surface tension and gives you an extra degree or two cooler. The important thing is that you only use a bit of the additive. 5% antifreeze is plenty.

2) Can't say without knowing what kind of setup you are planning. Are you running a submersible pump in a bucket sitting next to your rig? I'm an inline guy myself, but that requires a little more work.

3) There are lots of ways to do water chilling. Quite honestly, you can find articles and posts on this board that cover that. If I get a chance I'll link them here.

Good luck with the H2O!
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09-25-01, 10:38 AM
no it's not a submerged pump
i will have to put hoses connecting to the pump's intake then output i plug that into the waterblock intake, waterblock output to radiator in, radiator out to water bucket