Angel_work

Hey everyone. I'm looking for a high res, bright monitor for a member of my family with poor eyesight. They're currently using an old and relatively dim 24", 1920x1200, TN HP monitor. I was thinking OLED at first, but I realized that they're still ridiculously expensive. He typically uses his computer for CAD work. I was thinking either 1440p, 1440p ultrawide or 4K. I think brightness and screen size are the biggest considerations. 4K would be nice for some extra real estate. I'm sure that he'll be scaling everything in Windows way up. Any help is much appreciated! Thanks.

If one did their research before investing in all of these parts, they'd be hard pressed to arrive at a conclusion on the question of distilled w/biocide vs pre-mix coolants. It seems to go back and forth a good amount and the consensus comes across at least as up in the air. I've had system builders whose opinions I hold in very high esteem tell me that they use nothing but distilled water and biocide in their loops. These people typically cite the avoidance of pre-mix coolants as a cost-saving measure. I've also been told they're a placebo and that the glycol and other chemical additives they contain can gum up pumps, fittings and blocks. It's hardly worth saving $10-15 not buying the proper coolant with ~$1,000 worth of watercooling parts involved. It's also hard to call distilled/biocide vs premix a subjective topic considering the tangible evidence of the damage it's capable of causing right in front of me.

Hello everyone. Having a bit of trouble with my loop health for the first time since I began watercooling. I've been running distilled water with Mayhem's Biocide Extreme (copper sulphate) with the occasional bit of Mayhem's dye for roughly 3 years now (with yearly clean outs, loop rebuilds, etc) and haven't had any trouble. A few weeks ago I discovered what appeared to be a bit of galvanic corrosion in my nickel-plated GPU blocks. Last weekend I did my annual loop refilling/cleaning. I didn't disassemble it, but I ran about 7-8 liters of warm 1/3 vinegar 2/3 distilled water mix through the loop (it's amazing how much dye the warm vinegar and water was able to cleanse from the loop. I assume it must have been stuck in the corner of a radiator somewhere as the water had practically run clear). After getting as much of the vinegar/distilled out as possible, I refilled it with distilled and biocide (which asks for 1 drop per liter every 2-3 months). Anyway, today I opened my computer back up to get rid of any last bubbles that might be stuck and top off the loop and discovered rust around the barbs of my compression fittings, none of which was there before. All of my fittings are Bitspower Silver Shining so they're nickel-plated brass. I wasn't aware of nickel-plated brass's capacity to rust, so this came as a surprise. I assume that all of the fittings with rust on them will need to be thrown out. As for the blocks, I don't know if those are salvageable either. I've since been informed that copper sulphate creates an ideal environment for corrosion and rust, so I will from now on be sticking with pre-mixed coolants, concentrates, or just distilled. I'm thinking the copper sulphate and vinegar may have caused some kind of chemical reaction as I had 0 hints of rust before flushing and refilling. Anyone have an experience with a situation like this? Help and advice is highly appreciated.