DLN1223 Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 WOW Thats funny.http://www.wimp.com/hugeidea/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 thats pretty interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.phpThat's freaking awesome. I'm going to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLN1223 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 So how does it not fry the boards?Well if it works that well it would get rid of all the dust in the case.Plus thats one heck of a display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.phpThat's freaking awesome. I'm going to do it.+1 I have 10 year old Presario in the closet I might try this with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 +1 I have 10 year old Presario in the closet I might try this with...They sell kits.http://www.pugetsystems.com/aquarium_kit.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 So how does it not fry the boards?Well if it works that well it would get rid of all the dust in the case.Plus thats one heck of a display.Mineral oil isn't conductive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLN1223 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Post photos of your build up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 They sell kits.http://www.pugetsystems.com/aquarium_kit.phpYeah, I was just saw that on their website....their new version looks pretty cool. They need a bubbling treasure chest and pirate though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harb67 Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 84c is pretty damn high...throw a pump and some rads on that thing and OC the hell out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I saw this a while ago, it's a pretty cool premise, I'd imagine that being suspended in liquid would keep the processor cooler and help it run faster...But how often would you have to change the liquid, wouldn't it get kinda funky after a while? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 yeah...i wonder what the viscosity of mineral oil is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 You can submerge electronics in any liquid that is not conductive. That includes water. Pure water is not conductive. What makes it conductive is all the minerals and deposits in it. Didnt any of you take chemistry in high school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f4isvt Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I took chemistry but I was pre occupied with the girls not learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 You can submerge electronics in any liquid that is not conductive. That includes water. Pure water is not conductive. What makes it conductive is all the minerals and deposits in it. Didnt any of you take chemistry in high school?yes I get it, but what about stuff "growing" in the liquid... I'd imagine that you'd have to change it at certain intervals to keep the "clarity". Or am I off base? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 you need to add some of those platic floating fish. the fan would do a good job of moving them around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 So did anybody here try this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 This is pretty sweet, but wouldn't the fan motors wear out pretty fast while trying to move the oil around since oil is thicker than air? I suppose not since their original case is three years old now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 i don't really see the point, you can liquid cool much easier, and cleaner than dunking your whole spread in a laxative aquarium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 84c is pretty damn high...throw a pump and some rads on that thing and OC the hell out of it pump it through a mini fridge during the summer and then have extended lines to set the radiator out your window during the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 i don't really see the point, you can liquid cool much easier, and cleaner than dunking your whole spread in a laxative aquarium.Temperature consistancy. It takes a lot longer for the temperature to increase. Also, there aren't any hot spots. They said the original system ran at 70-80c (IIRC) which is hot, but that they never had any issues, since it was all that temperature, and it didn't spike up or down in temperature. Adding a radiator and a pump to circulate the oil through it, the temps dropped big time. They have it all on their website that Casper linked to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw151 Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 (edited) People have been doing this for years. Of course it's not really a practical application it's just cool. Flounder is right, anything non-conductive will work. From what I've read the key is to use something to circulate the liquid otherwise the temp will slowly rise. Also see peltier coolers, cooling with refrigerator compressors, water cooling and using the radiators out of small cars. I think I saw Toms hardware temporarily cool a processor with liquid nitrogen for an over clock run awhile back too. It's all just fun.Personally, I have always felt a big assed heat sink in an air cooled system is the most practical, submersion cooling would just be too messy.I actually always thought this was one of the coolest solutions out there. Pretty pricey though. The case is the heatsink. Since the heatsink is so big it doesn't require a fan. If I remember correctly they say if you want to overclock you should point a box fan at the case. http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Computer-Cases/Zalman-TNN-500A-Fanless-PC-Case-Review/ Edited November 28, 2010 by vw151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) But what is the use of the fan and how long will it actually last? So what happens when I add my fishVery cool! Edited December 1, 2010 by Beegreenstrings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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