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I want to know what people's thoughts are when it comes to a fully submerged oil mineral set up and how it fairs against other methods. Is it as good/better than water or air?
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The problem with mineral oil is it degrades over time
I think people leave fans in there for a certain look. Mainly to create bubbles.Trying to use air cooling fans under the oil...viscosity kills
If you put the board on the side of which ever case you go with, the water will sink to the bottom and your board wouldnt have to worry about the condensation getting in.I've seen one refrigerated, which was effective for a while, but his pond pumps kept giving out, and the hygroscopic nature of mineral oil became problematic with the condensation getting in.
Hard to beat a time tested formula.
Puget Systems has a pretty well done tank with some really hardcore radsNever seen a proper tank built for it either, always aquariums.
CoolBlade, I'm honestly not sure what you are arguing. As mudd stated, oil will degrade components faster when submerged. In addition to that, it is going to more difficult to build (compared to a custom watercooled setup) and it makes working on your system much more work than necessary. And all for what, worse cooling capacity?
You mentioned something about component longevity, but as I stated, I'm not sure what you are trying to say. Not everyone upgrades their components every three years and (good) hardware certainly lasts much longer than that. Using that as an argument to degrade components faster with a complex and unnecessary setup is absurd.