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krp · 08-22-2001, 04:38 PM

If your liquid-cooling system, waterblock, tubing etc is at room temperature or above, then condensation is unlikely...

If you are using some sort of chiller, and the coolant is significantly below room temperature, then you may see condensation, especially if the ambient air is humid with a high dewpoint.

15->75F is quite a wide range, and well below FREEZING on the low end? Better avoid running coolant much below room temperature or you will be dripping...

08-22-2001, 04:38 PM	#2
krp Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gainesville, FL, USA Posts: 32	If your liquid-cooling system, waterblock, tubing etc is at room temperature or above, then condensation is unlikely... If you are using some sort of chiller, and the coolant is significantly below room temperature, then you may see condensation, especially if the ambient air is humid with a high dewpoint. 15->75F is quite a wide range, and well below FREEZING on the low end? Better avoid running coolant much below room temperature or you will be dripping... __________________ chilling out in the swamp... (#1) Athlon XP@1.667gHz, watercooled: (DD Maze2 new revision, Eheim 1250, BlackiceXtreme), in modded Supermicro SC750 fulltower case. (#2) Athlon TB@1.4gHz, watercooled: (DD Maze2 orig revison, CaseEtc resepump, Blackice), in modded LiteOn FS020 midtower case.