Storage of liquid coolants over an extended period
Storage of liquid coolants over an extended period
Hello everyone, I was preparing for the upcoming months to explore the custom loop cooling market more deeply. I discovered the kit I wish to purchase along with the corresponding fluid. They are available below.
Kit
- EKWB EK Fluid Gaming A240 Complete Dual 120mm Water / Liquid Cooling Kit 240mm
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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...C8W5SB2261
Coolant
- EK-CryoFuel Blood Red Premix 900 mL
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https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-cryofuel-bl...mix-900-ml
My main concern is whether purchasing one bottle and using slightly more than half of it after six months will still work, or if the fluid will solidify over time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Side Notes and Further Questions
As a newcomer, any guidance would be invaluable. I intend to use this with my current CPU, an R7 1700, aiming to boost performance through overclocking. Currently, I’m only reaching about 3.69 Ghz and want to maintain temperatures below 50°C at best. Is this kit suitable for overclocking this processor, or would there be a more appropriate alternative?
you can achieve similar or improved outcomes using a half-priced air cooler such as the noctua NH-D15. the coolant typically lasts around two years, allowing you to store the rest for later use.
The kit performs adequately for the CPU. The Ryzen isn't a high-frequency processor due to constraints on speed and power limits. Still, I think a 240mm cooling solution isn't justified financially for custom liquid unless you're aiming for a compact size. I tried my Ryzen 7 1700 with a Dark Rock TF air cooler, and it ran nearly silent during open bench tests. The performance was boosted to 3.85Ghz at 1.37v.
Thank you both!
@1LiquidPC I didn't really fare well in the silicon lottery and I can't even reach 4Ghz at 1.35 Vcore. I experienced serious instability, so I settled for a strange, awkward setting of 3.693 GHz with 1.26 Vcore, which seems to work fine with my GTX 1080. I will definitely take note of your information—it's really helpful.
I'm glad to assist. For comparison, my 1700 boots at 4Ghz with 1.4v, but Cinebench crashes at that speed instantly, showing a black screen. At 3.95Ghz under the same voltage, the same issue occurs. I reduced the voltage to what I can manage now, which didn't provide stable performance at 3.9Ghz during certain stress tests, so I chose 3.85Ghz instead. I believe the extra voltage and extra CPU usage from it won't be significant beyond 150Mhz. I plan to explore Pinnacle Ridge in February 2018. On another note, it's a good CPU cooler, but definitely too much for this chip.
1.4v appears to be the necessary setting, but proceed cautiously when overclocking a B350 board—they typically have poor VRM performance at 1.4v with 4.0GHz.