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| Thread ID: 110565 | 2010-06-22 22:24:00 | OIL COOLING LOL | GreacherTech (15784) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1112500 | 2010-06-23 09:17:00 | Use an SSD if your worried about the hard drive | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1112501 | 2010-06-23 09:53:00 | Why not just put the whole computer in a freezer, bring wires out to the components used in the interface, silent and cool at the same time lol. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1112502 | 2010-06-23 10:20:00 | But what happens when you need to do maintenance and replace something | forrest44 (754) | ||
| 1112503 | 2010-06-23 10:22:00 | That would make more sense than the filling with oil nonsense :) The principal reason I called it idiotic is that such a system actually runs hotter, as witness the huge radiator they eventually used in huyeybots reference. Though a caseful of oil has a large heat capacity, ie mass times specific heat, the heat from the GPU and CPU can only be removed by natural convective heat transfer from the sides of the case. This would be pretty pathetically small unless the whole case and hence the oil heats up appreciably. If a pretty-pretty aquarium look is required, then it would be better to have water or oil filled "double glazed" case sides. The amount of troubled gone to, to produce an oil filled case that runs hotter than conventional, is just ludicrous. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1112504 | 2010-06-23 10:37:00 | Haha this made me laugh: Overall, the biggest downside we have found is that the oil wicks down the cabling and makes a mess. Its amusing at first to find oil seeping out of your mouse, but gets annoying very quickly! |
forrest44 (754) | ||
| 1112505 | 2010-06-23 10:42:00 | Why not just put the whole computer in a freezer, bring wires out to the components used in the interface, silent and cool at the same time lol. Wouldn't there be a moisture risk with this method? |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 1112506 | 2010-06-23 11:06:00 | Yes bob_doe_nz, the computer should be sealed in a large plastic bag before it is put in the freezer to avoid the moisture/conduction problem, probably a desiccant would help as well. | zqwerty (97) | ||
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