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nexxo · 04-09-2005, 02:18 PM

Oh, yea of little faith... Yes, Fluorinert does evaporate at room temperature, but I've been running it in an ordinary closed system for a few months now and the level hasn't dropped at all (and I measured it carefully). It does not permeate the tubes (I mean, really...). And it does not dissolve metal. It's that whole inert thing, geddit?

As for the low specific heat and performance issues... all I know is that I cool a dual Opteron 250 and a Radeon 9800Pro on a single BIX with a low-flow Panaflo (69.7CFM) --that is about 220Watts-- and I get temps of 40C to 45C. Your mileage may vary, but it sounds pretty good to me.

It may be pricey but at least I will never have to drain and clean the system. And in the unlikely event of it spilling all over the system I rather lose £70,-- of PF-5080 than a couple of thousand pounds in short-circuited hardware. So as for it being worth the money: you make your choice and you pay your price...

04-09-2005, 02:18 PM	#15
nexxo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brimingham, UK Posts: 385	Oh, yea of little faith... Yes, Fluorinert does evaporate at room temperature, but I've been running it in an ordinary closed system for a few months now and the level hasn't dropped at all (and I measured it carefully). It does not permeate the tubes (I mean, really...). And it does not dissolve metal. It's that whole inert thing, geddit? As for the low specific heat and performance issues... all I know is that I cool a dual Opteron 250 and a Radeon 9800Pro on a single BIX with a low-flow Panaflo (69.7CFM) --that is about 220Watts-- and I get temps of 40C to 45C. Your mileage may vary, but it sounds pretty good to me. It may be pricey but at least I will never have to drain and clean the system. And in the unlikely event of it spilling all over the system I rather lose £70,-- of PF-5080 than a couple of thousand pounds in short-circuited hardware. So as for it being worth the money: you make your choice and you pay your price... __________________ "There is a thin line between magic and madness"