Yes you can use. Put in some algcide along with it.

I used it for half a year just fine. Use Dexcool if you can afford it though; its cooler looking and has a little bit better cooling properties supposidly. I love just car antifreeze because its cheap and effective.

Quote: Originally Posted by AMD Daddy I used it for half a year just fine. Use Dexcool if you can afford it though; its cooler looking and has a little bit better cooling properties supposidly. I love just car antifreeze because its cheap and effective.

I would CAUTION you not to use Dex-Cool unless you know there will be NO air in the system. Although Dex-Cool works better that regular green Anti-freeze, if you have air pockets in your system , Dex-Cool can and will form a sludge in your system. I cant tell you how long it takes but i know it does for a fact 100%. I worked for GM , and i cant tell you how many people came in wiht clogged heater cores, plugged T-stats etc etc. In every single case it was due to the Dex-cool reacting to the alunium and air in the system. Its a brown sludge and is VERY VERY thick and also VERY hard to clear out of a system once in it.
There was an internal tech bullitain to all tech's and service managers a couple years back. If i can i will find the bullitin , but i remember it because, when a vehical came in with this problem shop time was 4.3hr's to do a complete cooling system flush with acitone/water mix, then neutralizer, then water.

Thats one of the reasons GM started using the plastic pressure jugs in thier vehicals' , so that any air would stay in the jug and not create air pockets in any alunium parts.

Fair enough DON'T USE DEXCOOL. It's not that COOL to get a clog.

I agree about the Dex cool:
IT looks like a good mix for an engine coolant,
its anti-corrosive and the freezing point for a 50/50 mix is at -36.66667*C.

Just add some biocide and a Pelt chiller.

Here would be the flow chain for such a system:

Radiator -> Pump -> TEC chiller -> CPU block -> GPU block(s) -> Resevoir -> Radiator


EDIT: Dang, I didn't know about that problem HighTech-- thanks for the info.

That would explain why my FORD (i know its not GM but hey they're looney's) has ****ty coolant in it. It's all murky and orange and sludgy. It was obviously not factory Dexcool since thats GM but it looks like dexcool.

What brands of algcide exist? which are recommended?

Tons of brands, hit a pet store and look for a small bottle of liquid algaecide. It's cheap and goes a long way. The bottle I have says "Algae Destroyer" on the label.

Quote: Originally Posted by AntiM Tons of brands, hit a pet store and look for a small bottle of liquid algaecide. It's cheap and goes a long way. The bottle I have says "Algae Destroyer" on the label.

I was thinking of doing the same thing to my system,

I am using Swiftech coolant right now, would it be safe to mix the two in about 50\50.

The swiftech stuff is added to 2L of water.

your never supose to use plain old water it carods the copper parts and so forth u need 100% non water!

Quote: Originally Posted by boggy_man1981 your never supose to use plain old water it carods the copper parts and so forth u need 100% non water!

The Swiftech Coolant is an additive that you mix with distilled water to produce a coolant. It has non corrosive properties and prevents agley from growing.

Quote: Swiftech brand watercooling additive. Recommended for all Swiftech liquid cooled products - prohibits oxydation, formation of algea, and improves heat transfer - Mix 1 bottle to 33 Oz. of purified water. Coolant is also UV reactive under UV lighting!

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Whats all this about me being cool?

Didn't realise I was so popular

HAHA nice man.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dex Whats all this about me being cool? Didn't realise I was so popular

Hehe that took me a min.....man not enough caffeine.

so sinnce I'm runnin well wwatter in my wc system I should add some.....thing to it?

Quote: Originally Posted by Executioner so sinnce I'm runnin well wwatter in my wc system I should add some.....thing to it?

Running plain old well/city water in ANY kind of cooling/water system will eventually cause some from of build up, wether it be calcium, alge , or some form of corrosion. Take apart a sink drain plumbing J trap and look at the inside of the pipe wether PVC or Tin/Alunium you wil see some form of corrosion/slime. Also "Hard Water" is more damaging to components. So , yes , you should put in some form of additive as stated in some of the above posts.

Quote: Originally Posted by Executioner so sinnce I'm runnin well wwatter in my wc system I should add some.....thing to it?

hehe

Yeah I know I asked the question to be stupid.he he