suggestions for coolants

[cooded]

hi..
i am building a water cooling rig....and i am stuck at the coolant part...
shud i use distilled water with water wetter or just plain distilled water??
i want my coolant to be really non conductive....are there any cheaper coolants in the market...??
also can i use glycol directly or do i have to mix it in water or sumthin....??
i have built it in under $40 so please suggest me cheaper coolants...
please help me out with any tips and suggestions...i will really appreciate it

thanks in advance....

[blood-stone]

This is basicly where I am at myself, after building a waterblock and gathering a radiator and pump and tubing. One the radiator gets delivered, I have to decided if I want to spend some money for the non-conductive coolant or simply do without and try something like antifreeze and water, or water and a something like jetdry. I still need to run my 24 hour test and I will make pictures available once I feel its ready to be put into the PC. Coolnat is where I am now, and I havent decided yet what I want to do, I do know I need to test the setup prior to installation. I keep hearing about distilled water, but I haven't really looked into where to get something like that.
A list of coolants people use would be very helpful, from the 'cheap' to the expensive.

[billbartuska]

Originally Posted by cooded

....and i am stuck at the coolant part...

Distilled (not deionized, not filtered, not soft, not spring, not anyting else) water
10% Automotive antifreeze (5% if only copper/brass i. e. no aluminum or other metal contact)
A few drops of Iodine (Preferably non-alcohol based)
Read the label on the antifreeze, as some is sold now as "ready to use" which means it is 50% antifreeze and 50% water already.

The non-conductive fluids available commercially rapidly become conductive when in use.
You can look at Fluorient, it's been tried and works well.
http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawe...6EVs6E666666--
It's just that it costs $200-800 per gallon.

[cooded]

Originally Posted by billbartuska

The non-conductive fluids available commercially rapidly become conductive when in use.
You can look at Fluorient, it's been tried and works well.
http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawe...6EVs6E666666--
It's just that it costs $200-800 per gallon.

Thanz bro....