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Originally Posted by deckard
Just setup my brand spanking new CSP 750 Mark II from Bigfoot as well. After priming the pump I let her rip. It's operation was smooth, quiet and hassle free. I didn't see the issues that ferdb saw, guess it's just luck of the draw. Roughly same setup as ferdb as well, Swiftech MCW6000 waterblock, Thermaltake Aquarius II radiator, custom Nalgene reservoir, 3/8" tubing, CSP750, all on distilled water. On an AMD XP2000+ running stock I get a constant 28-29C (83-84F). A couple degrees cooler than my last pump (a noisy Thermaltake Aquarius II).
My question is: Is there any distilled water additive besides FluidXP that we can use to help prevent corrosion and algae? I've been hearing plenty of talk about Valvoline Zerex Racing Coolant over at OverClock UK forums ( http://www.over-clock.com) about this additive. I dug up a data sheet on Zerex Racing Coolant, and it can be found at: http://www.valvoline-technology.com/data/valv/prodinfo.nsf/0/85256AE300727D2B85256CB60056BC36/$file/VR+Super+Coolant.pdf
I seen in previous posts and in the CSP manual that Water Wetter, Purple Ice and clones are big no-no's. Any ideas if this one is kosher? |
I, too, found the operation of my pair of CSP-750 Mark Is to be vanishingly smooth and quiet (once softmounted/suspended on foam, not bare metal to metal contact, which makes an awful racket). I liked them so much, in fact, that I sold them--and ordered a pair of Mark IIs.
I tried using FluidXP before using a distilled water coolant mix, and was not satisfied with the results. Don't know about Purple Ice and Water Wetter leaves a nasty film after a while (normally more so in warmer running systems). I'm not sure on the Zerex Racing Coolant, but I found the Hy-Per-Lube brand Super Coolant (clear bottle with red cap, the stuff is transparent, light green) to be an excellent additive for cutting down on surface tension-related performance limitations and tube friction-related flow effects. airspirit of these very forums recommended the stuff, and upon trying it out, I was
quite pleased with the results!
Do a search for airspirit's red glycol mix, which is for ~15% red glycol (Dex-cool from auto stores), ~5% Hy-Per-Lube Super Coolant, ~5% non-chlorine, non-bromide biocide (for pools) and ~75% distilled water. I have run this mixture in my own rig for a while, with two CSP-750 Mark Is, and found it to work perfectly fine. That was with a Tundra BayRes, D-Tek Pro-120 radiator, MCW6000A CPU block, NV-68 GPU block and Maze4 Chipset block.
I will be running a slightly modified version of his mix in my upcoming build. I plan to run ~10% Dex-Cool, ~10% Hy-Per-Lube Super Coolant, ~1% Activated Chlorine-Dioxide and ~80% distilled water. The new components are two CSP-750 Mark IIs, two Black Ice Pros, a Storm G4 CPU block by Cathar, the same NV-68 GPU block and the same Chipset block, but there will be two parallel loops, sharing my new reservoir, a multifitted Typhoon BayRes.
-Ed