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EPirate · 05-02-04, 10:07 PM

I got some antifreeze from the store the other day. It said it was prediulted so i just threw it in the WC. Temps went up so i drained it out and did about 10% antifreeze and 90% water. My temps rose about 1-2 degrees since i switched from 100% water shoudl i just not use antifreeze?

eXCeSS · 05-02-04, 10:08 PM

Youre supposed to use the anti freeze just to kill the bacteria in the loop and prevent corrosion if you have alum in your loop.

100% antifreeze is crazy.

EPirate · 05-02-04, 10:17 PM

alright wasn't sure, thought it helped transfer heat from the waterblock to the water too

I.M.O.G. · 05-02-04, 10:17 PM

It said it was premixed, so it was about 50/50 antifreeze and water... That is still too much antifreeze but not as bad as straight antifreeze.

If you aren't mixing metals you can go without antifreeze if you want, but I would want it to keep things from growing... With that small of a temp difference it is very hard to tell if room temp changes slightly.

Antifreeze does not help heat transfer at all. Water has been tested to be better.

EPirate · 05-02-04, 10:18 PM

yea went from 28*c to 30 and 31

Korndog · 05-02-04, 10:19 PM

well, if u don't have a problem with corrosion, i would use 100% water and some kind of antibacteria stuff. if u have a mix of alum. copper in ur system, then u've gotta use antifreeze or waterwetter.

EPirate · 05-02-04, 10:27 PM

yea i got a crapo aluminum block. I bought some artic silver 5 and put it on with that too and it seems it hasn't changed my temp any so im guessing either my room is alot hotter or its a bad batch of it.

Korndog · 05-02-04, 10:32 PM

yep, probably the weather..
my temps have went up 8c since last month
damn california weather..

I.M.O.G. · 05-02-04, 10:35 PM

There is no such thing as a bad batch of Arctic silver.

Nevin wouldn't have it.

I haven't heard of anyone having the same temps before and after AS without any variation during settling or anything. Sounds fishy.

EPirate · 05-02-04, 10:39 PM

yea im not sure, i hope its just the weather. Mother doesn't believe in turning on the AC untill a certain date WTF is that she says it too early. AC is used for when it gots hot? Am i not right? hehe

RoD · 05-02-04, 10:44 PM

Well water wetter has anti-corrosiveproperties so why not run 99% water and some WW?

EPirate · 05-02-04, 10:47 PM

this stuff said it had anti corrosive crap in it too good for many diffrent metals. Atleast it what it said on the bottle and that its a lube too =D

Ri0 · 05-04-04, 12:31 AM

Straight distilled H20 will give you the best heat transfer. Antifreeze, does what it is supposed to do, lower the freezing point of water so you don't ruin your engine in the winter. It also helps in preventing corrosion. So use as little AF as you can to prevent corrosion on your block and HC.

wfarid · 05-04-04, 01:23 AM

that difference u got is not entirely because u added anti-freeze, it could be cuz ur as has to reset, it could also cuz of mounting issues... keep the af its good for ur system...

05-02-04, 10:07 PM	Thread Starter #1
EPirate Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	100% Antifreeze I got some antifreeze from the store the other day. It said it was prediulted so i just threw it in the WC. Temps went up so i drained it out and did about 10% antifreeze and 90% water. My temps rose about 1-2 degrees since i switched from 100% water shoudl i just not use antifreeze? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (754) ASRock Combo-Z <---OMG such crap 1Gb Kingston Value ATI Radeon 9800 XT 2x 40GB 7200RPM Maxtor @ Raid 0 Custom water cooling setup: Maze 4 CPU WB, Maze 4 GPU WB
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05-02-04, 10:08 PM	#2
eXCeSS Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New York	Youre supposed to use the anti freeze just to kill the bacteria in the loop and prevent corrosion if you have alum in your loop. 100% antifreeze is crazy.
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05-02-04, 10:17 PM	Thread Starter #3
EPirate Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	alright wasn't sure, thought it helped transfer heat from the waterblock to the water too __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (754) ASRock Combo-Z <---OMG such crap 1Gb Kingston Value ATI Radeon 9800 XT 2x 40GB 7200RPM Maxtor @ Raid 0 Custom water cooling setup: Maze 4 CPU WB, Maze 4 GPU WB
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05-02-04, 10:17 PM	#4
I.M.O.G. Glorious Leader Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Rootstown, OH	It said it was premixed, so it was about 50/50 antifreeze and water... That is still too much antifreeze but not as bad as straight antifreeze. If you aren't mixing metals you can go without antifreeze if you want, but I would want it to keep things from growing... With that small of a temp difference it is very hard to tell if room temp changes slightly. Antifreeze does not help heat transfer at all. Water has been tested to be better. __________________ The OC Forums Way We are a team. We are a community. We are a fellowship made strong by mutual respect and shared dedication to the task of enriching all who come here. The OC Forums Thank You Thread Put your computer to work for our OC Forum Teams! Try out our POST TEMPLATES, they save you time answering common questions! I spend half my money on CPUs, GPUs, and Liquid Nitrogen. The other half I waste.
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05-02-04, 10:18 PM	Thread Starter #5
EPirate Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	yea went from 28*c to 30 and 31 __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (754) ASRock Combo-Z <---OMG such crap 1Gb Kingston Value ATI Radeon 9800 XT 2x 40GB 7200RPM Maxtor @ Raid 0 Custom water cooling setup: Maze 4 CPU WB, Maze 4 GPU WB
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05-02-04, 10:19 PM	#6
Korndog Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California	well, if u don't have a problem with corrosion, i would use 100% water and some kind of antibacteria stuff. if u have a mix of alum. copper in ur system, then u've gotta use antifreeze or waterwetter.
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05-02-04, 10:27 PM	Thread Starter #7
EPirate Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	yea i got a crapo aluminum block. I bought some artic silver 5 and put it on with that too and it seems it hasn't changed my temp any so im guessing either my room is alot hotter or its a bad batch of it. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (754) ASRock Combo-Z <---OMG such crap 1Gb Kingston Value ATI Radeon 9800 XT 2x 40GB 7200RPM Maxtor @ Raid 0 Custom water cooling setup: Maze 4 CPU WB, Maze 4 GPU WB
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05-02-04, 10:32 PM	#8
Korndog Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California	yep, probably the weather.. my temps have went up 8c since last month damn california weather..
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05-02-04, 10:35 PM	#9
I.M.O.G. Glorious Leader Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Rootstown, OH	There is no such thing as a bad batch of Arctic silver. Nevin wouldn't have it. I haven't heard of anyone having the same temps before and after AS without any variation during settling or anything. Sounds fishy. __________________ The OC Forums Way We are a team. We are a community. We are a fellowship made strong by mutual respect and shared dedication to the task of enriching all who come here. The OC Forums Thank You Thread Put your computer to work for our OC Forum Teams! Try out our POST TEMPLATES, they save you time answering common questions! I spend half my money on CPUs, GPUs, and Liquid Nitrogen. The other half I waste.
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05-02-04, 10:39 PM	Thread Starter #10
EPirate Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	yea im not sure, i hope its just the weather. Mother doesn't believe in turning on the AC untill a certain date WTF is that she says it too early. AC is used for when it gots hot? Am i not right? hehe __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (754) ASRock Combo-Z <---OMG such crap 1Gb Kingston Value ATI Radeon 9800 XT 2x 40GB 7200RPM Maxtor @ Raid 0 Custom water cooling setup: Maze 4 CPU WB, Maze 4 GPU WB
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05-02-04, 10:44 PM	#11
RoD Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NJ	Well water wetter has anti-corrosiveproperties so why not run 99% water and some WW?
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05-02-04, 10:47 PM	Thread Starter #12
EPirate Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	this stuff said it had anti corrosive crap in it too good for many diffrent metals. Atleast it what it said on the bottle and that its a lube too =D __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (754) ASRock Combo-Z <---OMG such crap 1Gb Kingston Value ATI Radeon 9800 XT 2x 40GB 7200RPM Maxtor @ Raid 0 Custom water cooling setup: Maze 4 CPU WB, Maze 4 GPU WB
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05-04-04, 12:31 AM	#13
Ri0 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Madison, WI	Straight distilled H20 will give you the best heat transfer. Antifreeze, does what it is supposed to do, lower the freezing point of water so you don't ruin your engine in the winter. It also helps in preventing corrosion. So use as little AF as you can to prevent corrosion on your block and HC.
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05-04-04, 01:23 AM	#14
wfarid Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ	that difference u got is not entirely because u added anti-freeze, it could be cuz ur as has to reset, it could also cuz of mounting issues... keep the af its good for ur system... __________________ Main rig Gigabyte EP45-UD3P (F9b)Q9550 @ 4ghz, 8 Gb G.Skill; 1.5 * 2 Seagate 7200.11 in Raid 1;HIS ATI Radeon 4870;Creative X-fi Fatal1ty Champion; PCP&C Silencer 750; Lian-Li PC-A20; HP LP2475W 24" Laptop: Asus Z63a 14" ; 1.7 Pentium M pin modded to 2.26 2 gigs of OCZ DDR II 533 Ram; 160gig, 8mb cache, 5400rpm hd; Atheros 5008, b/g/n; DL Dvd Burner MY HEAT
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