- Joined
- Jan 7, 2005
- Location
- Dallas, TX
i went to auto zone for some anti-freeze for my setup (i believe i may have found a gem, not sure though. it's called Prestone LowTox, it's specifically designed to be friendly to curious animals who may drink it, but it has active protection against corrosion of aluminum and such)
when i was there, i found a radiator additive called water wetter. from what i understand, making water wetter is just simply the practice of reducing its viscosity. i found this interesting, because i hypothesized that this may improve cooling by its heat absorbtion rating and flow rate. i was kinda hoping that maybe this would decrease the resistance in my setup, increasing the flow rate and/or decreasing the resistance?
am i totally confused about this or what? and, is it better to use the actual water cooling additives you find from online stores, or should i go with the one at auto zone? any information regarding this would be great.
just FYI, this is my first water cooling setup. it's a kit, i know, lol. but i got a deal on it that i couldn't pass up. if anything i can upgrade to better cooling later and re-sell this kit and probably get about the same out of it as i paid for it. it's the koolance exos (not the exos 2). any tips for a newbie as myself would be very much so appreciated.
when i was there, i found a radiator additive called water wetter. from what i understand, making water wetter is just simply the practice of reducing its viscosity. i found this interesting, because i hypothesized that this may improve cooling by its heat absorbtion rating and flow rate. i was kinda hoping that maybe this would decrease the resistance in my setup, increasing the flow rate and/or decreasing the resistance?
am i totally confused about this or what? and, is it better to use the actual water cooling additives you find from online stores, or should i go with the one at auto zone? any information regarding this would be great.
just FYI, this is my first water cooling setup. it's a kit, i know, lol. but i got a deal on it that i couldn't pass up. if anything i can upgrade to better cooling later and re-sell this kit and probably get about the same out of it as i paid for it. it's the koolance exos (not the exos 2). any tips for a newbie as myself would be very much so appreciated.