Why not anti-freeze?

[i4yue]

im curious to know why no one recommends putting antifreeze into your WC loops instead of those anti corrosive, anti bacteria, and anti everything.

i got 80/20 of distilled water and antifreeze in my system and it cools just fine.

wat would be the disadvantage in using it

 

[z06psi]

LOL

 

[4745454b]

Whew, reopened. I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to say this.

Like it or not, I've used the "you need to do research" line myself. Water and computer parts can lead to big disaster if you don't know what your doing. Urging people to spend more time reading/learning is a good idea if they obviously don't know what they are doing. And you shouldn't get upset with the person for telling you that you need to study more.

I hope the OP has found his answer as I couldn't blame the mods for locking. I get the feeling we'll need to lock this thread again. Way to many personal insults going on here.

 

[Shadow703793]

LOL! This thread was NEVER locked by a mod :lol:

EPIC WIN on my part eh?

 

[Upendra09]

wait ur not a mod? then how did u close it????
ur magic!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[i4yue]

i felt it was an insult when he told me to do more research because i DID my research and found that more then a few WC fluids have EG in thier mixtures.

further more i wasnt asking wat was the best because like i said...my setup works just fine. it was more of wanting to see other peoples opinions of why they would use those expensive ass cooling fluids when distilled water and anti-freeze(certain brands that offer corrosion protection and lube) works just as fine.

and as far as biocide goes, ive been running my WC loop for quite a while now...at least 7 months and i dont notice any algae growth or slime anywhere in my system when i opened it up to put it in my new case last month.

finally...why not antifreeze?

-gives my loop a neon green color which i think is neat
-doesnt harm anything
-lubes the pump
-keeps corrosion from happening (i have brass fittings going into a copper/aluminum cpu block)
-gal of distilled water and gal of antifreeze for $5
-50% fan speed and i get 31C(house is 24C so its only 7c over ambient)

 

[Crashman]

i felt it was an insult when he told me to do more research because i DID my research and found that more then a few WC fluids have EG in thier mixtures.

further more i wasnt asking wat was the best because like i said...my setup works just fine. it was more of wanting to see other peoples opinions of why they would use those expensive ass cooling fluids when distilled water and anti-freeze(certain brands that offer corrosion protection and lube) works just as fine.

and as far as biocide goes, ive been running my WC loop for quite a while now...at least 7 months and i dont notice any algae growth or slime anywhere in my system when i opened it up to put it in my new case last month.

finally...why not antifreeze?

-gives my loop a neon green color which i think is neat
-doesnt harm anything
-lubes the pump
-keeps corrosion from happening (i have brass fittings going into a copper/aluminum cpu block)
-gal of distilled water and gal of antifreeze for $5
-50% fan speed and i get 31C(house is 24C so its only 7c over ambient)

SEVEN DEGREES??? SEVEN DEGREES!!! YOU SHOULD BE DOWN TO SIX! THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR USING THIS JUNK!!!!

I thought I'd better say that as a joke before someone came in here and said it in a serious manner.

 

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