Water Cooling Liquid Quantity

[MotF Bane]

Trying to figure out how much liquid would be involved in setting up a water cooling loop that would have a Swiftech MCR320 radiator, a T-line bleeder, an MCP355 w/Petra's top, a D-Tek FuZion CPU block, D-Tek FuZion GPU block, and a DD Maze4 chipset block. My calculations indicate the final loop should have around 13 ounces of liquid in it. Since 13 ounces is barely one and a half glasses of liquid, I think I screwed up somewhere... so could somebody tell me about how much water they're using in their loop?

By the way, I just finished AP Calculus and AP Chemistry, and enjoy numbers. No idea where I went wrong. 😀

 

[Raider1284]

since your using a T-line you wont use that much liquid. Just get a gallon of distilled water and some antifreeze to stop algae growth and corrison(sp?). Been awhile so i dont remember the ratio but you will basically create a gallon of suitable liquid for the system. That will be way more then you need and you can just hold onto it until you need to clean and refill the system again.

 

[MotF Bane]

http://www.petrastechshop.com/loliredcoad.html

I was planning on adding that to the distilled water; I want red. 😀
Unfortunately, PT recommends a 10% concentration, which would mean three bottles to a gallon.

 

[Garster]

13 oz. sounds close not knowing the actual size of the radiator, just mix up a batch in a container and have extra. You will need to add fluid as your t-line level lowers from evaporation. The additive from Petra's is Ethylene Glycol based(antifreeze), i use 5% antifreeze mix with distilled water and don't have a problem. The higher the percentage of antifreeze to water the lower the cooling property's of the mix. It's also very important to make sure all parts are clean in your loop before filling

 

[WoodButcher]

Originally posted by: MotF Bane
http://www.petrastechshop.com/loliredcoad.html

I was planning on adding that to the distilled water; I want red. 😀
Unfortunately, PT recommends a 10% concentration, which would mean three bottles to a gallon.

So buy one, it will make up to 40 ozs. depending on your ratio. 32oz will be more than you need.

 

[sjwaste]

Has anyone run distilled water with some Water Wetter to lubricate and stop algae growth? A lot of folks do it in bleeding edge automotive cooling setups, wonder how well it would work here. I mean, it would cool well, I'm just wondering if it'd be ok for the pump.

Either way, mixing this stuff up is pretty cheap. Go to Autozone, get yourself a gallon of coolant (they have red coolant too). The thing you want to avoid is mixing different types (especially with something labeled Dexcool), as the inhibitors can interact and corrode aluminum.

50/50 is standard, and you can even buy it pre-mixed at the auto parts store, but I would think you don't need 50/50 for a PC since you're not using it as an antifreeze. I would think 10% is enough to stop algae growth and keep the pump in order, but I don't have a water cooling setup so take this part with a grain of salt.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: WoodButcher

Originally posted by: MotF Bane
http://www.petrastechshop.com/loliredcoad.html

I was planning on adding that to the distilled water; I want red. 😀
Unfortunately, PT recommends a 10% concentration, which would mean three bottles to a gallon.

So buy one, it will make up to 40 ozs. depending on your ratio. 32oz will be more than you need.

dude my dual loop took half a galon. Theres no way yours will come close.

wood butcher is correct. 32 oz will be more then enough.