Oil-cooled computer (Everything submerged in tank of oil)

notJUSTguitar · 05-05-12, 12:18 PM

Not water cooling...but looks pretty cool:

What do you guys think?

thideras · 05-05-12, 12:19 PM

It is a mess and not worth it. Looks neat.

m0r7if3r · 05-05-12, 12:31 PM

The oil wicks up the wires and gets everywhere.

Conumdrum · 05-05-12, 12:59 PM

You still need a rad and pump. Ruins all warrenty options, HD's can't go in there, and it's a terrible terrible mess.

Looks neat though. If you got extra parts and an old fishtank, sure!

notJUSTguitar · 05-05-12, 01:14 PM

I wasn't planning on doing this, just posting it. I guess I should of said that in the original post lol.
It wouldn't be worth it for me.
I thought it looked pretty cool though.

Diggrr · 05-05-12, 01:59 PM

Oh it does look cool, that's for sure.
Koolance showed up to CES with one years ago, and it looked amazing.

Still a real PITA to live with on a "daily driver", especially since most computers here run a lot more wattage with OCing, cooling becomes problematic.

bmwbaxter · 05-05-12, 02:13 PM

I saw this awhile ago and since then it has been my goal to give it a try someday.

I think a dual core ivy CPU would be suited for this. Low wattage and a SSD so it can be submerged.

I see a project log in my future.

Russia14 · 05-08-12, 01:29 AM

Theres a company that sells them

http://www.hardcorecomputer.com/index.html

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bmwbaxter Premium Member #5 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London, Ontario, Canada	I saw this awhile ago and since then it has been my goal to give it a try someday. I think a dual core ivy CPU would be suited for this. Low wattage and a SSD so it can be submerged. I see a project log in my future.
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Russia14 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North America	Theres a company that sells them http://www.hardcorecomputer.com/index.html
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