Watercooling fluid

[Txe]

Lets say i'm going to watercool my build and i use something like a primochill vue coolant silver or blue 

with these in mind will i have to flush my loop more often?

[ZeouLs]

You usually should flush any kind of watercooling every year if not every second year.

[Txe]

15 hours ago, ZeouLs said:

You usually should flush any kind of watercooling every year if not every second year.

Will the vue harm the watercooling blocks?

[ZeouLs]

It most likely will leave some gunk if the colour in it breaks but nothing you cant flush out

[Froody129]

Compared to distilled water probably. The colour tends to create gunk in the loop that has to be cleaned out every now and then but it'll still be a long time between maintenance periods. There are definitely good and bad fluids though so be sure to check reviews on a coolant before you buy it.

[Denned]

Vue with proper preparation will probably last anywhere 3-6 month. Maybe even down to as little as one month. Opaque fluids might last 6-12 months. And clear colored fluid could last two years.

 

But everything depends a lot on quality of parts and how much preparation you did before hand, especially on Vue type fluids and Opaque fluids.

[Technous285]

As JayzTwoCents recently showed with his Skunkworks build loop maintenance; the Mayhems Pastel Green cooling running in its twin loops has not had problems with fallout, gunking or block corrosion in the roughly 2 years since it was originally filled, and only change to the coolant was maybe a half-shade of darkening in the GPU loop due to the heat from the cards.

 

On the flipside, people have made a few threads here and elsewhere going over the damage coolants like Vue and similar 'effect' ones have caused being used as a full-time coolant instead of a showroom coolant.

 

Personally I'd say draining and replacing the coolant every 12-24 months (1-2 years) is fine if using a coolant that's clear, green-coloured or blue-coloured, avoiding red & orange coolants as they've historically had problems with gunking up in the blocks.

[For Science!]

The Vue fluids have astpnishing failure rates. If you dont follow every inch of the preparation steps, youd be lucky for it to last a week. Best case scenario 3-6months or so.

 

I would heavily advise you consider proper clear coolants like EK CryoFuel or if you really want opaque fluids, consider Mayhems Pastel.

[Txe]

17 hours ago, Technous285 said:

As JayzTwoCents recently showed with his Skunkworks build loop maintenance; the Mayhems Pastel Green cooling running in its twin loops has not had problems with fallout, gunking or block corrosion in the roughly 2 years since it was originally filled, and only change to the coolant was maybe a half-shade of darkening in the GPU loop due to the heat from the cards.

 

On the flipside, people have made a few threads here and elsewhere going over the damage coolants like Vue and similar 'effect' ones have caused being used as a full-time coolant instead of a showroom coolant.

 

Personally I'd say draining and replacing the coolant every 12-24 months (1-2 years) is fine if using a coolant that's clear, green-coloured or blue-coloured, avoiding red & orange coolants as they've historically had problems with gunking up in the blocks.

what about the silver one

[Technous285]

Going from the evidence of people having to try using Vue (of any colour) as a coolant for their day-to-day workload systems: Don't bother with it.

It's a coolant for showing off fancy systems in contests or at places like CES where the pump and fans are running but no components are generating heat, not for a system that will be used for a workload of anything like gaming, video editing or rendering.

[SolarNova]

6 hours ago, Txe said:

Lets say i'm going to watercool my build and i use something like a primochill vue coolant silver or blue 

with these in mind will i have to flush my loop more often?

With respect, if you asking such questions you REALLY should NOT use Vue.

Even for experienced water coolers, enthusiasts. That stuff can be tempremental at best. At worst it completly fouls the loop.

 

If i were you, i'd stick to pastels, or if you want a showy fluid, Mayhem Aurora. But you will need to completly flush and clean the loop every 6 months or so with Aurora, depends on how well it holds up in your particular system, some have managed over a year with ease.

 

Vue however,, dont go there.

[kevinisbeast707]

13 hours ago, SolarNova said:

With respect, if you asking such questions you REALLY should NOT use Vue.

Even for experienced water coolers, enthusiasts. That stuff can be tempremental at best. At worst it completly fouls the loop.

 

If i were you, i'd stick to pastels, or if you want a showy fluid, Mayhem Aurora. But you will need to completly flush and clean the loop every 6 months or so with Aurora, depends on how well it holds up in your particular system, some have managed over a year with ease.

 

Vue however,, dont go there.

Aurora is actually only designed to be used for a day or two at the most. It is directly specified on mayhems website. Vue does better as a long term solution but pastels or colored/clear coolant is better.