Liquid Cooling

[ATITek]

If you order a pre-built PC online and it has liquid cooling could it freeze during shipment?

I have seen both home and business desktops from HP feature this option now. Living a cold climate region I am curious about this happening.

Thanks.

 

[jamsomito]

Very interesting question.

I'd assume the liquid they use is not pure water. Any additives will lower the freezing point. Just how much depends on the concentration, but if I had to guess I'd say maybe 5degF. So you're safe down to 25-30 degrees F maybe. Also depends how long it's in the truck/plane and unheated warehouse at those temps. Might take a day at those temps to cool off the entire truck's contents.

Do you have any more specs of these systems? Curious what a mainstream manufacturer is using for their "liquid cooling" options.

EDIT: how does Corsair et. al. ship their H100's, etc.? Never seems to be a problem getting those to IL/WI...

 

[ATITek]

This is the business system:
http://h20331.www2.hp.com/Hpsub/downloads/Liquid-Cooling-on-the-HP-Z400-HP-Z800-Workstation.pdf

The new ENVY Gaming line uses it on all of them as well.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...x/C9D63AV?HP-ENVY-Phoenix-h9-1440t-Desktop-PC

I cannot find specs on what they are using. Just says HP Liquid Cooling.

 

[Legion-]

More than likely a Corsair or similar watercooling product.

 

[ATITek]

Do you think it would freeze during shipment?

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

No, those are filled with ethylene glycol.

 

[magoo]

No, those are filled with ethylene glycol.

Yup.

Most of the all-in-one coolers use diluted automobile antifreeze.

Wouldn't need to worry unless it sat outside in below zero F. temperatures.