Fluid XP+ HP Watercooling Fluid
Conclusion
Published: 15th January 2007 | Source: Fluid XP | Price: |
If you're thinking of venturing into the water cooling scene for the first time but are worried about the risks involved, then Fluid XP+ could well be the answer to your problems. As the video shows, powered components submerged in Fluid XP+ are fully capable of working again after being given time to dry. Protection that you wouldn't normally get with de-ionised water or other conductive solutions.
In addition to this, Fluid XP+ also has very similar thermal performance to untreated water, making it a great candidate for those of us who want the improved temperatures associated with plain water but without the algae and corrosion.
Priced at £26.99 per litre over at SpecialTech , Fluid XP+ certainly isn't cheap. However, if you want to decrease the chances of killing your precious hardware in the event of a leak then Fluid XP+ could well be a worthwhile investment.
Pro's
• Performance as good as plain water.
• Long life of around 5 years.
• Available in lots of UV colours.
• Components covered in Fluid XP+ will live to see another day.
Con's
• Very Expensive
• Results show it still has an effect on electrical components.
Thanks to the guys at SpecialTech for making this review possible.
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What, products are being advertised in a way that makes them seem better than they really are? When did this start happening?
That's what advertisment is about. Non conductive means non conductive to a given current, not non conductive to all currents, amps, and voltage. It's like water proof watches. They are water proof to X depth/pressure.
Exactly, that is where the confusion lies.
Theres me thinking that everyone knew that at 12v like its been said its very hard to kill stuff unless your just unlucky.
Ive had mobos, ram, gfx cards you name it ive had it soaked but not a 240v psu theres a slight difference between 12v and 240v like the small matter of living.:rolleyes:
Ive had mobos, ram, gfx cards you name it ive had it soaked but not a 240v psu theres a slight difference between 12v and 240v like the small matter of living.:rolleyes:
I agree with daza. 12v doesn't even get through a very thin layer of plastic where a friend of me had 230v go through an insulated screwdriver.
I also agree that advertising as non conductive is plain wrong. As seen on the petras tech shop video, distilled water was even less conductive than the branded coolant, of which he did not mention the brand name sadly.
Any way you put it, I think you have been a bit too ... persistent making your point here ITGUY. I was anything but happy to see a post like yours trying to make your point against kempez. Yes he may be wrong on some points, but try bringing that in a reasonable way without larger fonts and capital letters. Yet I'm going to reply to it:
1) You say it's monumentally stupid to use this product in your PC. So is mixing computer components with water, and yet about 80% of the people on this forum do it without problems?
2) agreed. The bottle clearly said 'non conductive' on another youtube vid.
3) Yes the bottle is plastic, but would probably zap you right away when put to a clear 230v / 5A source. The miracle protecting you is the fact a pouring liquid consists of seperate drops which have holes between them that barely conduct. That's why p*ssing an electrified fence usually ends well.
I also agree that advertising as non conductive is plain wrong. As seen on the petras tech shop video, distilled water was even less conductive than the branded coolant, of which he did not mention the brand name sadly.
Any way you put it, I think you have been a bit too ... persistent making your point here ITGUY. I was anything but happy to see a post like yours trying to make your point against kempez. Yes he may be wrong on some points, but try bringing that in a reasonable way without larger fonts and capital letters. Yet I'm going to reply to it:
1) You say it's monumentally stupid to use this product in your PC. So is mixing computer components with water, and yet about 80% of the people on this forum do it without problems?
2) agreed. The bottle clearly said 'non conductive' on another youtube vid.
3) Yes the bottle is plastic, but would probably zap you right away when put to a clear 230v / 5A source. The miracle protecting you is the fact a pouring liquid consists of seperate drops which have holes between them that barely conduct. That's why p*ssing an electrified fence usually ends well.
Just a further observation, how many people are running their PSU with no casing, directly below a very leaky barb? In addition, unless you happened to be using a non earthed PSU and be touching the PSU at the time, I think the worst that would happen is a load of sparks and a blown fuse at the plug.
I would like to say from an OC3D perspective: we do not censor opinions of our readers/members, we do stop people breaking our T&C's and rules. No censorship has taken place on this thread and nor will it, unless rules are broken.
Marketing is marketing, people who are watercooling should know better than to trust anything they put near their PC's. The science of it is simple and irrefutable and once you expose any liquid to the world it's likely to become conductive in some way.
Either way, don't mess with liquid and PSU's unless you are mad or....well: Jim :p
Marketing is marketing, people who are watercooling should know better than to trust anything they put near their PC's. The science of it is simple and irrefutable and once you expose any liquid to the world it's likely to become conductive in some way.
Either way, don't mess with liquid and PSU's unless you are mad or....well: Jim :p
Nah, he just messes with psu's, heavy crossload and extremely high ambients :p
At some level there probably is some truth to FluidXP's "non-conductive" claims. I'd imagine that if the fluid was not exposed to air (e.g straight from manufacture to air-free loop) then it may be totally non-conductive. Obviously that's going to be impossible, but I reckon thats how FluidXP manage to maintain their claims.
At the end of the day, if you're going to be cooling your PC with fluid then you should be aware of the risks and not stupid enough to assume that a magical bottle of fluid is going to save your life and your system if you spring a leak.
Its the commercialisation of water cooling that is the most dangerous thing of all, not the products used.
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At the end of the day, if you're going to be cooling your PC with fluid then you should be aware of the risks and not stupid enough to assume that a magical bottle of fluid is going to save your life and your system if you spring a leak.
Its the commercialisation of water cooling that is the most dangerous thing of all, not the products used.
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Bah........
Non conductive is non conductive look at the fans they put in coolant.
Add dust to the mix for you dirty boys and then THATS where the problem is.
Long and short of it is in a controled enviroment OR small leaks in a clean machine is fine.
If your not happy with this stuff youll be happy with nothing else on the market so go get that AC7 back out the box.
Ill sit here at 4.5ghz@32c with a pair of 4870s at 30c..... quieter + cooler.
You just have to look after it right.
Watercooling isnt a monster, its a woman, treat it right youl have hours of freaky fun, use and abuse, it will go perform better with your best mate instead :p
Non conductive is non conductive look at the fans they put in coolant.
Add dust to the mix for you dirty boys and then THATS where the problem is.
Long and short of it is in a controled enviroment OR small leaks in a clean machine is fine.
If your not happy with this stuff youll be happy with nothing else on the market so go get that AC7 back out the box.
Ill sit here at 4.5ghz@32c with a pair of 4870s at 30c..... quieter + cooler.
You just have to look after it right.
Watercooling isnt a monster, its a woman, treat it right youl have hours of freaky fun, use and abuse, it will go perform better with your best mate instead :p
If watercooling is a woman, I really really need to get laid cause I cant push my 9950 on air beyond 3ghz :(
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That's what advertisment is about. Non conductive means non conductive to a given current, not non conductive to all currents, amps, and voltage. It's like water proof watches. They are water proof to X depth/pressure.