To start, I would like the say thanks to the XtremeSystems World Community Grid Team (specifically, Hicks and litteowl) for getting me involved in this test. In addition, a big thank you to relttem and his business partner for supplying me with the fluid to test, without the fluid...no test!
Intro
There is not a lot know about this mysterious white fluid known as Nanofluid, what I do know is that there are nano sized particles in the fluid that give this fluid the ability to gather and store heat with the ability to release that heat in a highly efficient manner.
I can dispel some rumors I saw posted though. The mysterious particles are not aluminum. So no, the fluid will not cause corrosion or presents a corroding substance into your loop.
With that as a precursor to the testing and review, here is the eye candy you all so eagerly desire.
Caution, this is not Hydrogen Peroxide, just the vessel that I received the fluid in through USPS.
The fluid has an oddly familiar smell to it, reminded me of the smell of plaster. Here is how the fluid looks poured into small dish.
No UV reactive properties, I was surprised by that, I figured it would be like white lettering on a shirt under UV. Nevertheless, absolutely no UV reaction.
Here is the test bench setup for this test with the loop filled with Nanofluid.
Test Setup and Methodology
Test Specifications are detailed with each of the data tables and graphs. Each and all tests was performed using Prime95 version 25.7 using In-place large FFTs for a 15 minute warm-up period with a logged test cycle of 60 minutes following the warm-up period. Ambient temperatures are averaged between two different sensors. After each test, a 30-minute idle period was observed before starting the next test.
High Flow: Very close, averaged temps are 0.35ºC and 0.33ºC difference for a 60 minute load cycle with Nanofluid having a 1ºC advantage on max core temps for the test cycle.
Medium Flow: Medium flow produced strikingly similar results to High flow, Nanofluid has a lower Max Core Temp by 1ºC, and the difference between average temps shrinks to 0.24ºC and 0.25ºC. At this point, it is looking like a real duel.
Low Flow: High heat loads is where the Nanofluid really starts to outpace Distilled. Nanofluid still grabbed the lower Max temp by 1ºC, but the average temps were what really stood out, Nanofluid has a 1.39ºC and 1.42ºC advantage in average temp and a 2ºC minimum temp advantage.
Closing thoughts
The low flow tests really makes me eager to put the fluid through a much longer and more rigorous set of test runs with a Quad due to the heat load being higher from a Quad versus that of a Dual, I have a feeling this is where Nanofluid will pull away from Distilled and show a bigger margin. I also plan to do multiple runs of the same test settings with a quad, this will allow me to see if there is any major deviation from run to run for the same test. This is speculation at this point, but a somewhat educated speculation.
For those of you interested in purchasing Nanofluid, I cannot help you there, as to my knowledge this is only a prototype and is not ready for sale to the masses.
This is the first official test I have performed on the test bench, with many more to follow. Equipment has already been added, changed out and modifications made to the bench. A couple things that have not changed are the BlueAqua Custom Series V2 Test Bench (Thanks BlueAqua!), and the CrystalFontz CFA-635.
In closing, I would again like the thank relttem and his business partner for the opportunity to test and report on their creation. Thanks for reviewing the Nanofluid Dual Core test results and review.
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