Getting my computer drunk (Watercooling liquid?)

DjKooKoo · 04-19-2001, 02:39 PM

I was having a conversation with one of the guys at my work, And I started talking about my next box and How I want to watercool this next one ... He suggested that I looked into Alchohol as a cooling liquid instead of Water. Sounded like an Interesting Idea .. Has anyone tried this .. would it have any advantages/disadvantages?

DjKooKoo - Ubernewb

lorry12 · 04-19-2001, 04:17 PM

i seriously doubt whether u would notice a difference between the two liquids, even tho. alchol will prob give you 1 or 2 degrees, is there any point in the expense or danger aspect??????

KABOOOOM springs to mind!!!!!

UnaClocker · 04-19-2001, 04:58 PM

Yeah, do it, you get to be the first awarded a Darwin award when you burn to death in your sleep because of a small leak.. With water, the liquid may short out the computer, but it's self extinguishing. With alcohol, it goes up like a funny car, invisible flames and all.

Fun!

gmat · 04-20-2001, 08:37 AM

If i'm not mistaken, water has the best cooling properties, by far (along with mercury). You can use alcohol for its low freeze point, when you want to cool down things to -40°C or so. Yet many ppl use additives to water such as glycol or common antifreeze.

CptNaderNGS · 02-03-2006, 08:21 AM

Don't take any risks with the water you use for for cooling projects, DI-water is pure H2O, so pure that it will not conduct electricity. The purity of the water also improves its transferring properties to the maximum potential.

ElMoIsEviL · 02-03-2006, 08:23 AM

Alcohol... woah!

Wait a second this post was from 2001!!..lol.

unreal · 02-03-2006, 02:00 PM

Wait a second this post was from 2001!!..lol.

Yeh guy who posted is deffo a spammer!

CptNaderNGS · 02-03-2006, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unreal

Wait a second this post was from 2001!!..lol.

Yeh guy who posted is deffo a spammer!

Not-this was the only relevant thread to what I'm doing, even if it is from 2001. DI water has been overlooked for these applications and I just wanted people to be aware of what the best water is for cooling.

stev · 02-03-2006, 02:59 PM

SPAM from the past. Hold on to your head, the Flux Capacitor has kicked in!

Angry_Steel · 02-03-2006, 04:05 PM

Quote:

DI water has been overlooked for these applications and I just wanted people to be aware of what the best water is for cooling.

Sort of beating a dead horse there, DI water has never been "Overlooked" plenty of people use it already. To state that your safe from component damage by using DI water is ridiculous though. And 16.99 for 16oz...Give me some of the drugs you took to come up with that price.

Althornin · 02-03-2006, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CptNaderNGS

Not-this was the only relevant thread to what I'm doing, even if it is from 2001. DI water has been overlooked for these applications and I just wanted people to be aware of what the best water is for cooling.

Your DI water will not be DI very shortly after entering a loop. It will "harvest" ions from the metals it touches.
You are going to sell some of your product to someone, who will be quite rightly pissed when it fries their equipment.
I'd be very suprised if you were not held liable.

Bignuts · 02-03-2006, 05:41 PM

mod, please delete this thread and sticky this link,

http://www.procooling.com/index.php?...ticles&disp=36

to the top of this catagory

ricecrispi · 02-03-2006, 05:50 PM

Get DI water from college campus labs for free.....

bigben2k · 02-03-2006, 05:53 PM

[mod mode] Nah, we don't delete stuff here. This is a dead horse though (reminder to all, as AS put it); searching through these forums would have provided the answer.

A reminder though:
- DI: De-Ionized water (clean, pure, expensive)

- Distilled water; clean but not completely purified, cheap (and works well)

- Tap; may cause calcium deposits.

Moving on...

04-19-2001, 02:39 PM	#1
DjKooKoo Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 1	Getting my computer drunk (Watercooling liquid?) I was having a conversation with one of the guys at my work, And I started talking about my next box and How I want to watercool this next one ... He suggested that I looked into Alchohol as a cooling liquid instead of Water. Sounded like an Interesting Idea .. Has anyone tried this .. would it have any advantages/disadvantages? DjKooKoo - Ubernewb

04-19-2001, 04:17 PM	#2
lorry12 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5	i seriously doubt whether u would notice a difference between the two liquids, even tho. alchol will prob give you 1 or 2 degrees, is there any point in the expense or danger aspect?????? KABOOOOM springs to mind!!!!! __________________ goat

04-19-2001, 04:58 PM	#3
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	Yeah, do it, you get to be the first awarded a Darwin award when you burn to death in your sleep because of a small leak.. With water, the liquid may short out the computer, but it's self extinguishing. With alcohol, it goes up like a funny car, invisible flames and all. Fun! __________________ The UnaClocker Watercooler Extraordinaire! Overclock till it goes BOOM!

02-03-2006, 08:21 AM	#5
CptNaderNGS Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 2	Re: Getting my computer drunk (Watercooling liquid?) Don't take any risks with the water you use for for cooling projects, DI-water is pure H2O, so pure that it will not conduct electricity. The purity of the water also improves its transferring properties to the maximum potential. __________________ The Water Solution

02-03-2006, 08:23 AM	#6
ElMoIsEviL Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 71	Re: Getting my computer drunk (Watercooling liquid?) Alcohol... woah! Wait a second this post was from 2001!!..lol. __________________ Asus P5N32-E SLI \| Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 @ 4.23GHz (Swiftech MCW5002-775T 226W Pelt) \| 4x1GB OCZ Special Ops DC PC2-6400 DDR2 XTC \| 2xBFG TECH GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB Water Cooled \| Sound Blaster X-Fi FaT@l1Ty FPS Sound Card \| 2x74GB WD Raptor 10,000 RPM RAID0 \| 2x320GB Seagate 7200.10 7,200 RPM RAID0 \| SuperCooled: Enterprise Custom Cooling

04-20-2001, 08:37 AM	#4
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	If i'm not mistaken, water has the best cooling properties, by far (along with mercury). You can use alcohol for its low freeze point, when you want to cool down things to -40°C or so. Yet many ppl use additives to water such as glycol or common antifreeze.

02-03-2006, 02:00 PM	#7
unreal Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 44	Re: Getting my computer drunk (Watercooling liquid?) Wait a second this post was from 2001!!..lol. Yeh guy who posted is deffo a spammer!

02-03-2006, 02:59 PM	#9
stev Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: niagara falls Posts: 96	Re: Getting my computer drunk (Watercooling liquid?) SPAM from the past. Hold on to your head, the Flux Capacitor has kicked in!

02-03-2006, 05:41 PM	#12
Bignuts Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 155	Re: Getting my computer drunk (Watercooling liquid?) mod, please delete this thread and sticky this link, http://www.procooling.com/index.php?...ticles&disp=36 to the top of this catagory

02-03-2006, 05:50 PM	#13
ricecrispi Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: california Posts: 429	Re: Getting my computer drunk (Watercooling liquid?) Get DI water from college campus labs for free.....

02-03-2006, 05:53 PM	#14
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Re: Getting my computer drunk (Watercooling liquid?) [mod mode] Nah, we don't delete stuff here. This is a dead horse though (reminder to all, as AS put it); searching through these forums would have provided the answer. A reminder though: - DI: De-Ionized water (clean, pure, expensive) - Distilled water; clean but not completely purified, cheap (and works well) - Tap; may cause calcium deposits. Moving on... __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

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