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im thinking of watercooling some servers in a earlier post so just a question would you buy premix coolants or would you mix your own, if so how long have you ran it for? what chemicals need to go in what would you recomend?

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^^ I  agree but what coolant?

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It mostly depends how often you will be changing your coolant. If you will be topping up/ changing coolant often you might as well go with distilled water.

 

If it's not that easy to get distilled water where you live coolant will be the better option.

 

You need to add anti-corrosive and a biocide to distilled water if you do use it.

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^^ which of the 2 would preform better?

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^^ which of the 2 would preform better?

Performance being measured in temps or durability?

 

You may find that pre-mixed coolants last longer as they are mixed for you but if you add the correct things to your loop the water should last the same if not longer than coolant. It's just that adding stuff to it is more "fiddly".

 

Temp-wise they will perform roughly the same depending on the coolant.

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look at my photo bucket photos there are the plans for my idea in the future just wondering really as each machine will have its own loop but share its resivoir. its a big project im thinking distilled water. but I need temps and hardly ever changing the liquid.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/91768-server-rack/

halfway down the page ish...

and is de-ironised water the same as distilled?

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and is de-ironised water the same as distilled?

No. Get distilled if you can but de-ionised can be used. You just need to keep an eye on your loop.

 

And you shouldn't watercool servers. Air cooling is far more reliable.

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I wanna try something extreamly different as I cant have a noisy server

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You aren't listening. Everyone has told you to go air cooling, but you insist on a loop. Somehow it's stuck in your head that all air cooling is loud, when it isn't. Grab some Noctuas and try to make a loud rig, you can't.

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^^ you are not reading I am buying 1u servers YOU WILL NOT FIT A 120MM FAN IN A 1U MACHINE!!

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Is this your first time water cooling? If so I would get a pre-mixed coolant as its already made for you just pour and go. Some come in a clear version as well. Also good luck finding a water block that will fit in a 1U server. 

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^thanks for your help if I have to I may go for a 2u server

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^thanks for your help if I have to I may go for a 2u server

Why would you buy something that is designed to be in an air conditioned room at around 23c and have a very high air flow through it if you dont want something loud? Why not build a full tower system?

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