Watercooling Question

dcf-joe · Oct 19, 2008

I am currently in my quest to build a new computer. I am asking this question ahead of time to streamline the build. I heard a while back that distilled water was the best "coolant" to run through a watercooled system. Is that true, or do I have to buy other extravagant liquids?

sneekypeet · Oct 19, 2008

I used Pc ice, sort of a mineral oil based product. I then swapped to distilled water. Temps were reasonably close to each other, slightly in favor of distilled water.

Oh yeah and the price....PC ICE is like $20 a bottle and DW is likw $1.99 a gallon!

System Name	Built By Me
Processor	Intel Core i9 9900K @ 5.1 GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra
Cooling	Custom Water Cooling - CPU Only
Memory	32GB (2 x 16) GSkill Ripjaws V DDR4
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080 - ASUS ROG Strix 16GB OC - P Mode
Storage	1TB Samsung 970 Evo NVMe
Display(s)	Alienware AW2723DF @ 280 Hz @ 1440P
Case	Fractal Design Define S2
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso Pro
Power Supply	850W Seasonic Platinum
Mouse	Razer Viper V2 Pro @ 2k Hz
Keyboard	Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless - ROG NX Snow Switches
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	EVA-01
Processor	Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling	ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory	PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage	Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply	be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse	ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard	ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software	Windows 11

Watercooling Question

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