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Pyrotechnic · 11-08-2006, 04:47 PM

I run Prestone green antifree in mine, roughly 20%. I've never had an issue with bacteria buildup, even after over a year of use. There's barely any buildup inside the tubes either. Lots of people frown on antifreeze and say it hurts performance.

If I was trying to acheive a huge 1 time overclock, then yeah I'd do every little thing I could for performance, but for something thats going to need to sit under my desk and be reliable for me, i'll gladly sacrifice a degree or 2 for reliability. The temps that I get with my system are perfectly acceptable. I'm sure that the antifreeze isn't making my system run more than a degree or 2 hotter.

Try a higher percentage of the antifreeze.

11-08-2006, 04:47 PM	#19
Pyrotechnic Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 240	Re: How about pure distilled for a copper only rig? I run Prestone green antifree in mine, roughly 20%. I've never had an issue with bacteria buildup, even after over a year of use. There's barely any buildup inside the tubes either. Lots of people frown on antifreeze and say it hurts performance. If I was trying to acheive a huge 1 time overclock, then yeah I'd do every little thing I could for performance, but for something thats going to need to sit under my desk and be reliable for me, i'll gladly sacrifice a degree or 2 for reliability. The temps that I get with my system are perfectly acceptable. I'm sure that the antifreeze isn't making my system run more than a degree or 2 hotter. Try a higher percentage of the antifreeze.