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We cool a computer by submerging it in mineral oil. In an aquarium, it looks great!
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September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Its Mineral oil not …
Its Mineral oil not water and its only at around 20-50C
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
They have been …
They have been running extreme power systems for over a year with no effects.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
No, a fish cant …
No, a fish cant survive in mineral oil (lol?).
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Call Me stupid but, …
Call Me stupid but, can you have fish in there??
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
No because of the …
No because of the temperature the water would most likely evaporate.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Awesome.
I might …
Awesome.
I might build one with my dad.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
No.
No.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Weapon of Choice – …
Weapon of Choice – Fatboy Slim (check out the music vid, it’s great)
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
nah i just cant be …
nah i just cant be asked 2 look into it since it was tested on another vid and water started building up on the top, since its a heterogenious mix, i guess the time it takes 2 build up depends on the humidity and location.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
if you bothered to …
if you bothered to go to the site, you would have had an answer, not to be a mean person on my part, just saying =]
Anyways, the answer is no. They tested it for over a year, and even made a second one, with no problems. With a radiator attached to the tank to cool the oil it runs in the 40C range on load. This is an amazing thing, but is costly if you buy a custom tank from them (500 bucks)
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
wudnt the traces of …
wudnt the traces of water in the air that gets into the system mount up and damage the system? this is the only problem i can see with it, cheap but dangerous
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
yea you prob could …
yea you prob could and the thing wont get heated so much
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
dude that would be …
dude that would be so awesome
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
what is that music …
what is that music on this video?
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
I have that same …
I have that same heatsink at 2:45. Pretty nice, runs at 0.9 dB and keeps my CPU icy cool
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
lolz put some fish …
lolz put some fish in there
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
might stink after …
might stink after awhile
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
do you think you …
do you think you could do the same with an xbox 360?
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
I think all they …
I think all they show running is 3DMark06
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Do NOT, I repeat, …
Do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT, attempt to submerge a computer in MINERAL WATER. Any contact with water will instantly short out many of the components, and the others will almost surely die soon after if not provide an actual physical danger.
The rig they embled here uses mineral OIL.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
this is a true …
this is a true thing you can do this because they do the same thing with transformers they submerge them in mineral water.
the only things you cant submerge that has to do with the computer so far is the hard drive and the cd drive because of the way they are built.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Do some research.
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Do some research.
Commenting on videos with your uneducated opinions = makes you epic.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
…BS….
…BS….
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
is it gow at 3.15
is it gow at 3.15
September 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
There arent any …
There arent any issues with the fans being under oil because a fan under load will “normally” fail due to excess heat “burning-it-out.” With the system fans being submersed in oil, the chance of it getting that hot under a load is slim, the power consumption will be greater for the fans. You could remove the fans altogether though. Thermal dynamics should take care of the heat for you. The whole, hot oil rises and is replaced with cooler oil from the bottom.