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sephiroth_749
10-21-06, 01:50 PM
has anyone ever tried this -> http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/strip_out_the_fans/index.html
harakusara
10-21-06, 02:16 PM
Yeah its called submersion cooling.
sephiroth_749
10-21-06, 02:27 PM
ah didnt know that i thought it would kind of cool to try but i would suck to work on it because of the nasty oil all over everything
jcll2002
10-21-06, 04:22 PM
that is so old i cant even believe it. whenever i see a thread title like this i think "oh they made another discovery?" but no...another letdown ;) :(
sephiroth_749
10-21-06, 04:33 PM
sorry but i just ran across it.
Dell_Axim
10-21-06, 06:21 PM
It'll work better with mineral oil. Transformer oil (which is mostly mineral oil plus some additives to enhance dielectric strength) is the best oil to use.
greenmaji
10-23-06, 08:02 AM
Try a search, other people do alot of reserch before attempting a project and you can find posts like this one sometimes.
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=4693064&postcount=4
Stedeman
10-23-06, 08:15 AM
I did it a few years back in a 1 gallon fish tank and an VIA ITX in mineral oil
PS fans still turn in mineral oil :p