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On Monday 04 May 2009 11:32, Rob Beard wrote: > maxsiegieda@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Posted by "Max Siegieda" <maxsiegieda@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Hello again, while posting the email about the antec 1200 for sale I was > > reminded that there is a conversation and a half available on this topic, > > so we might as well enjoy it. The plan is to immerse the computer (well, > > minus disk drives) in mineral oil, which is more commonly used as horse > > laxative, baby oil, and "personal lubricant". Mineral oil has a very high > > heat capacity, doesn't absorb water, and is non-conductive, more so than > > vegetable oil which requires the sealing of the CPU pins to prevent short > > outs. The oil shall be stored in a fish tank, the oil will be pumped > > using a pond pump, and the radiator will be a car radiator for their > > terrific dissapation potential. Any questions? statements? general > > comments? > > Sounds like an interesting idea. If you need a tank, I have a 3ft fish > tank sitting here not doing anything (hasn't got a lid though). It's > always something I wanted to try but I figure with kids running around > if the tank gets broken it'll get messy but I can certainly appreciate > the cooling that it offers. > > I can never remember, does something like this still require heatsinks > on the CPU, GPU etc? Two things - the heatsinks will probably not work as the liquid will be two viscous to flow through the thin gaps on the vanes which are designed for air flow - and I doubt the fan would work! Also with a fish tank check the silicon(?) seals do not dissolve in the cooling oil or you could have a bit of a problem! As an aside - you may find it cheaper to buy a new motherboard and/or cpu and/or ram rather than overclock - unless you like cooking chips while gaming? Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html