Best Anti-Freeze to Tint Orange?

[PerlAddict]

I'm planning on using an orange UV dye in my water cooling loop, and hence, I didn't want to pick up any anti-freeze that had a blue or green tint to it. Anybody got any recommendations on clear or slightly-oranged tinted anti-freeze? I saw some at Walmart last night when we were looking around for other stuff, but it was kinda hard to tell if the more-orange looking stuff on the packaging would actually have any color to it once mixed, and what color that would be.

On a side note, I asked this in the cases forum, but this might be a better place - anybody know where you can get orange cold cathode lights? I have looked and looked and can't find any anywhere.

I'm also looking for some 120mm quad-LED (non-UV) orange fans.

I found a few 80mm orange LED fans, but no 120mm ones (aside from one UK site that won't ship to the US). Sidewindercomputer has some nice Amber AKASA 120mm fans, but they aren't lighted. Though if I could find an orange CCFL to put behind them, that would suffice for me.

I'm looking for some fun-looking orange panels for the front 5.25" bays, too (got 5 bays to spare that need to be filled with something - U2-UFO Optimax 120.3 is en route as we speak). Stuff like this: http://svc.com/rf-5ad-bk-19.html

Or this: http://www.aerocool.com.tw/p-periph...h/gatewatch.htm (okay, it's technically "red").

So if you've got any fun, cool looking front panel devices with orange lighting/LCDs, post a link to 'em so I can check them out.

 

[jamesavery22]

VW has orange and blue AF. Go to a VW dealer to buy some.

 

[PerlAddict]

Thanks! Heard good stuff about the VW coolants. Now if only I could find one in town ...

 

[jamesavery22]

Only draw back is they use ethylene glycol as apposed to propylene glycol(low-tox). Propylene is better for your pump. Probably not by much at all but there isnt a cost difference if you don't care about color. I was looking for a propylene AF that was blue for a long time, never found it =(

 

[schnikies79]

Dexcool antifreeze, which is used in GM vehicles, is orangish/red, mostly orangish. Cost more than standard antifreeze but not a whole lot.

 

[Fighter2a]

I wanted to make my pc orange a long time ago. I found out that there is no orange lights but there are some red ones that are orangeish looking.

 

[PerlAddict]

I may check out that Dex Cool stuff, too. Is ethylene really going to make a major difference in the life of a pump over propylene?

I'd actually prefer a clear AF, since I'm going to be putting an orange UV reactive dye in it, but I figured it would probably be harder to find clear than something that already had an orange tint to it.

The VW and DexCool won't make the loop too dark to react well with the UV, will it?

 

[PerlAddict]

I wanted to make my pc orange a long time ago. I found out that there is no orange lights but there are some red ones that are orangeish looking.

What I don't get is that they have 80mm orange LED fans, but pretty much no 120mm ones. I've seen the four-color LED fans that clearly have orange AND red LEDS in them and you can really see the difference, but none that are just all-orange.

I'm really curious why there's no orange cold cathodes, really. Seen some orange CCFL fans, but no regular 12" cold cathode tubes in orange/

 

[jamesavery22]

I may check out that Dex Cool stuff, too. Is ethylene really going to make a major difference in the life of a pump over propylene?

I'd actually prefer a clear AF, since I'm going to be putting an orange UV reactive dye in it, but I figured it would probably be harder to find clear than something that already had an orange tint to it.

The VW and DexCool won't make the loop too dark to react well with the UV, will it?

ethylene probably wont make any noticable difference. As long as you dont drink it. A shot of ethylene will mess you up but it takes a tall glass of propylene to do the same ;-) Its been said on the forums a few times that it makes a difference in terms of pump life. But the only real document that I've read that backed it up said it in the context of the pump on a car and in respects to a 5-10 year life cycle.

 

[Slayer2003]

Just a side note, I'm running Dex-cool atm, and it's green. As is the all-season Dex-cool in my nissan. Unless there is a dfferent type of Dex-cool they are all green to my knowledge.

Also, with the VW stuff, I know it comes in dark blue/purple, but again, not orange. We used to stock the stuff at the NAPA I worked at last year, and at almost $35 a gallon, it wasn't worth it to be purple lol. This is the same fluid for VW and Audi.

As for the fans and cathodes, head over to xoxide.com, they have the fans, not sure about the lights. If they don't have anything, check out svc.com.

 

[Alchemy1]

I am using Dex-cool "extended life" and it is orange/red. I wish I had of gone with a green anti-freeze

 

[PerlAddict]

Just a side note, I'm running Dex-cool atm, and it's green. As is the all-season Dex-cool in my nissan. Unless there is a dfferent type of Dex-cool they are all green to my knowledge.

Also, with the VW stuff, I know it comes in dark blue/purple, but again, not orange. We used to stock the stuff at the NAPA I worked at last year, and at almost $35 a gallon, it wasn't worth it to be purple lol. This is the same fluid for VW and Audi.

As for the fans and cathodes, head over to xoxide.com, they have the fans, not sure about the lights. If they don't have anything, check out svc.com.

Thanks. Been all over the web, though, with no luck (svc, xoxide, frozencpu, jab-tech, performance-pcs, crazypc, mountainmods, sidewindercomputers, and some other random ones). Only actual orange 120mm LED fan I found was some UK site that doesn't ship to the US. And Logisys stated they don't make or plan to ever make an orange CCFL.

So I've got some pondering to do.

Any recommendations on a good, clear antifreeze (probably going to mix 90%/10% H2O/AF for my first run, so very transparent blue may work well enough, too, since it'll be mixed and then have the dye overpowering its own color).

 

[batboy]

I have a partially used container of Prestone Dex-Cool 5/150 extended life antifreeze (for my Pontiac, not my computer) and it's definitely an orange color. It even has a pic of orange antifreeze pouring out of the bottle into a car radiator on the label.

Orange LED 120mm fans (although the description at one point says green):

http://www.directron.com/120ledfanorag.html

Orange UV LED 120mm fans:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...d=1364&zenid=c67088b9dcbb7748849824b5dfefde93

 

[citronym]

I have GM Prestone Dex-cool and it's as orange as can be. $10 at the auto parts shop.

 

[Stratus_ss]

have you checked into Sunbeam Lighting Products?
their 'red' ones really look orange to me because they are supposed to represent a meter or some such

edit: also do a search for amber because sometimes orange might not pull up waht you want... a lot of orange out there disguised as amber

 

[PerlAddict]

I'd seen those Blackfire's before ... they've got built in UV Leds. And thanks! That Directron link was the one I saw before but could never find again, and I just assumed it must've been on one of those UK sites I ended up on.

I wish it had the specs listed, but I'll be watercooling anyway, so I can undervolt them way down and just use them for show.

Here's the one I really wanted, but they don't ship to the US: http://www.misco.co.uk/productinformation/~100925~/product.htm?affiliate=2020

 

[Stratus_ss]

here is this sorta what you had in mind?
http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Mer...reen=PROD&Product_Code=1878&Category_Code=319
http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Mer...PROD&Product_Code=1976LEDS&Category_Code=0327
http://www.adpmods.com/case-modding/36-Chameleon-Springs-Kit-UV-Reactive-Neon-Orange-p-1113.html

 

[PerlAddict]

No, but EL strips make make a good substitute. =D Thanks!

 

[Stratus_ss]

couple more links for ya
both places I have dealt with personally and havent had any problems

 

[chris64]

isnt prestone orange?