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Hansfragger 10-11-2005 11:36 PM
New(?) cooling fluid
 
I just saw this (new?) PrimoChill Ice - Clear. This fluid is claiming to be better than it's competition. The only other fluid that has all the same properties is Fluid-XP. The DD MCT fluid is toxic and supposedly smells. After reading the sales blurb it sounds like it doesn't have the cloudy look of Fluid-XP. Anybody have the low-down on this stuff?

http://www.voyeurmods.com/index.php?...revstart=#tabs

csimon 10-13-2005 09:49 PM
well the price is certainly better than fluidxp that's for sure ...my fluidxp is clear.

nikhsub1 10-13-2005 10:46 PM
Bah more snake oil. If you are afraid of leaks, don't water cool. I've yet to see anything non toxic with better thermal properties than water.

snowwie 10-14-2005 01:32 AM
what's the big deal about non-toxic? aren't most watercooling kits in a closed loop in a closed case?

Etacovda 10-14-2005 02:32 AM
non-toxic, as in non-deadly (ie, mercury is bad for you)

Most of us have at least a certain amount of toxicity in our loops from anti-freeze.

mikoto 10-14-2005 09:49 AM
"specially formulated with lubricating properties"
boundry layer issues?

nikhsub1 10-14-2005 10:09 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Etacovda
non-toxic, as in non-deadly (ie, mercury is bad for you)
Thank you Etacovda, that is exactly what I was referring to. Inevitably there is always one joker that preaches how great mercury would be.

xgman 11-16-2005 03:32 PM
I read a review on thi stoday and it concluded that it is a few degrees higher than water/anti, and it is NOT 100% non-conductive. So I ask, what is the point of this stuff then?

superart 11-16-2005 04:26 PM
to milk your wallet

Etacovda 11-16-2005 05:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by superart
to milk your wallet
Snake oil.
http://www.kolumbus.fi/rahola/iwfs/snake.jpg

100% non conductive! three (3) snakes eat bacterial growth! Snake oil naturally lubricates parts and reduces corrosion to a near zero amount!111

superart 11-16-2005 07:28 PM
Do they actually sell that, or is that a photoshop?

That would look relly cool on my mantle, right next to my bonzai kitty

csimon 11-16-2005 08:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hansfragger
I just saw this (new?) PrimoChill Ice - Clear. This fluid is claiming to be better than it's competition. The only other fluid that has all the same properties is Fluid-XP. The DD MCT fluid is toxic and supposedly smells. After reading the sales blurb it sounds like it doesn't have the cloudy look of Fluid-XP. Anybody have the low-down on this stuff?

http://www.voyeurmods.com/index.php?...revstart=#tabs
I found a review of the PrimoChill Ice here

Apparantly it's conductive snake oil.

Nugit 11-17-2005 01:37 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by superart
Do they actually sell that, or is that a photoshop?

That would look relly cool on my mantle, right next to my bonzai kitty
Don't know about oil, however you can get spirits with snakes in them. I reckon its vietnamese, and I've heard that a bottle of the stuff a day should be the key to a good health.. I however, have my doubts.

BillA 11-17-2005 10:21 AM
at 80 proof its all good
even a smaller bottle should do

a snake oil smoothee (sp)

RedViper 11-27-2005 07:02 PM
Re: New(?) cooling fluid
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nikhsub1
Bah more snake oil. If you are afraid of leaks, don't water cool. I've yet to see anything non toxic with better thermal properties than water.
I agree, sort of. ;) I work my barbs to make sure that they won't leak, but a little insurance isn't a bad thing. Besides, I understand that the jury is still out on whether or not PC Ice is REALLY non-conductive.

Natedog 11-27-2005 11:53 PM
Re: New(?) cooling fluid
 
ok...there is NO such thing as nonconductive anything. EVERYTHING will conduct electricity if you put enough voltage through it. Try playing with tasers, tesla coils or other thinks that operate in the 10kV+ range. You quickly learn that all rubbers arent equal, you have alot less brain cells, and lots of burn marks on your fingers, not that I would know.

RedViper 11-28-2005 07:47 AM
Re: New(?) cooling fluid
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Natedog
ok...there is NO such thing as nonconductive anything. EVERYTHING will conduct electricity if you put enough voltage through it. Try playing with tasers, tesla coils or other thinks that operate in the 10kV+ range. You quickly learn that all rubbers arent equal, you have alot less brain cells, and lots of burn marks on your fingers, not that I would know.
Exactly right, but we aren' talking about voltages high enough to turn anything into a conductor. The best we can hope for is something less than completely conductive, which has been good enough in my experience.


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