ajnl Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 is this really possible? Cause if it is, why not get a cheap aquarium, fill it with mineral or vegetable oil and completely submerge your computer in it? http://junkypc.com/i-deep-fried-my-computer-literally/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funksdead Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 All i can say Aj is that I am not going to try it..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ aka GDR DJ Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sP45uBj4-k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoGooD Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Is there much point in it besides the fact it's a bit cool? Doesn't seem like it would help with thermal properties at all...but it sure makes one hell of a conversational piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Chuck4Abuck Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 i did that before i got my lga 1366 system and is pretty much the same has water cooling u still need a pump and radiator to cool down the oil . I have been thinking about getting a water cooling kit and i could replace the coolant to mineral oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 My computer ain,t so hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I3lessed Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Yeah it works and like chuck said you need a pump and a radiator, not to mention that unless you have a cover over the oil it would get full of crap and really for the average computer its unnecessary, just throw a fan in if you need more cooling. IMO its a lot of work for something thats fairly useless, although very cool lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionKnight Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Is there much point in it besides the fact it's a bit cool? Doesn't seem like it would help with thermal properties at all...but it sure makes one hell of a conversational piece. Yes it does look cool at least =P i did that before i got my lga 1366 system and is pretty much the same has water cooling u still need a pump and radiator to cool down the oil . I have been thinking about getting a water cooling kit and i could replace the coolant to mineral oil I would stick to water cooling Chuck. Mainly because mineral oil generally doesn't get that hot (it doesn't have good thermal conductivity, especially when you compare the thermal conductivity constant to water). The oil will stay at a cooler temperature but your components will stay hotter due to a poorer transfer of heat. Also you might need a more powerful pump because of mineral oil's viscosity (i am not sure how viscous it is but it is higher than water). I feel deja vu (I swear some Desu was talking about this in the past lol ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term!n@tor Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 lol @ the junky pc link. oils be it synthetic or mineral are used for lubrication and not heat dissipation. they have high viscosity, density, adhesion and low heat transfer properties ( so that viscosity remains nearly unchanged). it would be a waste to put something like this in a pump and radiator based cooling solution. how abt trying high performance coolants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<Jose> Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 im put of by just the fact that if u need to replace a component or attach a loose cable it will be messy experiance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I3lessed Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 what would happen if you had a water cooling system and replaced the water with an engine coolant of some sorts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgimdead Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Sounds pretty cool, but don't really see pragmatically what the benefits would be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnl Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 Well against all the advice, I think i'm gonna try it anyways . I have a bunch of old parts laying around. A motherboard, power supply, two 1GB DDR2 RAM, an 80GB HD, and a old CD drive. So I guess i'll use those to make it. If it ends up going bad, it won't matter since I wasn't gonna use those parts anyways (and i got them for free). Haha Anyways, in like 2 months or so, I'll post some pictures and let you guys know how it went! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term!n@tor Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Well against all the advice, I think i'm gonna try it anyways . I have a bunch of old parts laying around. A motherboard, power supply, two 1GB DDR2 RAM, an 80GB HD, and a old CD drive. So I guess i'll use those to make it. If it ends up going bad, it won't matter since I wasn't gonna use those parts anyways (and i got them for free). Haha Anyways, in like 2 months or so, I'll post some pictures and let you guys know how it went! take some vids too. it will be a talking point if you pull it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnl Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 Haha for sure bud. I think i'll see if there are other liquids that are non conductible and are better for cooling. I want something that I can completely submerge the computer parts into... maybe cause I think it'll look awesome. I do know that the oil will eliminate hot spots, so the temp will be pretty much the same all around the computer, instead of having high temps in some spots and not others. Which is better for the comp. Also there is a company who's had a desktop run in oil for 3 years (8 - 12 hours a day) and it is still going solid, so some how the oil must help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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