Core i7 920 - Page 3

~~kyle g lied~~ · 10-23-2009, 09:02 AM

is there a way to tell if it is glycol or water?

**greenbrucelee** · 10-23-2009, 12:30 PM

to be honest I'm not sure, they look the same and I woukdn't recommend drinking any.

~~kyle g lied~~ · 10-23-2009, 01:53 PM

hahaha if i post a pic link of my processor do you think you might be able to tell me?

Phædrus2401 · 10-23-2009, 02:08 PM

There really isn't a way to tell. Most water cooling rigs use a mix of distilled water and antifreeze (in which ethylene glycol is a major ingredient), usually mostly water. A few, as mentioned, use just the ethylene glycol. Since the liquids look the same, the only easy way to tell them apart is that ethylene glycol tastes sweet BUT because it's toxic we really, really don't recommend that as a test.

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~~kyle g lied~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 204 OS: Vista Home Pre. 64bit & 7 Home Pre. 64bit My System	Re: Core i7 920 is there a way to tell if it is glycol or water?

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~~kyle g lied~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 204 OS: Vista Home Pre. 64bit & 7 Home Pre. 64bit My System	Re: Core i7 920 hahaha if i post a pic link of my processor do you think you might be able to tell me?

10-23-2009, 02:08 PM	#44 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,827 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Core i7 920 There really isn't a way to tell. Most water cooling rigs use a mix of distilled water and antifreeze (in which ethylene glycol is a major ingredient), usually mostly water. A few, as mentioned, use just the ethylene glycol. Since the liquids look the same, the only easy way to tell them apart is that ethylene glycol tastes sweet BUT because it's toxic we really, really don't recommend that as a test. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.