water cooling dangerous?

Someone told me the other day that since distilled water is used in water cooling systems, it dosen't matter if it gets on your components: they will just get wet but no damage will occur.

Is this true? I mean, it sounds absurd..

Mineral oil will not hurt the capacitors at least in the short run. I have tried it myself. As for the distilled water, you are correct about the corrosion and/or oxidation. Distilled water is fine unless it gain properties from other components. So basically it would be fine at first, but not after it reacts with the metal of the heatsink.

Do you have pics of that thing up anywhere yet mozzartusm?
I wanna see that thing

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Well said! Another negative with distilled water is that from what I have been told, if the system isnt totally free of impurities "cleaned" the distilled water will rapidly build up its abiltiy to conduct electricity. Organisms will also begin to grow if something isnt added to it. I use distilled water myself, but I always put a touch of additive to it.

Maybe for now, but I doubt that I will feel so good if I TOAST my cpu

I thought that Folken was the one that had told me about a site, but I had him mixed up with someone else. In other words I dont know. Im setting up an old P550 as a server, Folken has a server that is similar to the one im putting toghether.