mineral oil cooled computer

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[Feldenak]

Friend of mine did this a few years ago, pretty cool.

 

[Pegun]

I've seen that done with vegetable oil before but they didnt submerge the power system. That was impressive...hmm that might be the idea for a new project.

 

[TankGuys]

Originally posted by: Pegun
I've seen that done with vegetable oil before but they didnt submerge the power system. That was impressive...hmm that might be the idea for a new project.

Yea, actually from a performance standpoint, putting the PSU in there is a bad idea. It looks nicer to have it all in the tank - but keeping the PSU out would remove a significant heat source from the oil, so it would presumably take longer to hit equilibrium, and have a lower equilibrium point.

 

[Pegun]

what exactly do you mean by equilibrium? the point at which dissipation and production are the same?

 

[invidia]

Originally posted by: Pegun
what exactly do you mean by equilibrium? the point at which dissipation and production are the same?

When the system and oil is at the same temperature

 

[JulesMaximus]

That is pretty cool. I don't know why they didn't remove the fans though. Kind of a waste of energy trying to spin them around in mineral oil.

 

[Agentbolt]

Sure looks cool, that 88 celcius top end for a temp would worry me long-term though.

 

[fire400]

looks cool, but I'd rather stick with water cooling to avoid the head aches and get much better temps anyway