I read that it massively decreases the life of the parts because the oil seeps into the silicon.
[QUOTE=zombini;31791675]I read that it massively decreases the life of the parts because the oil seeps into the silicon.[/QUOTE]
That's what I was thinking. I'd rather stick with good ol' air cooled.
Pretty cool, but a dumb idea unless the parts are made SPECIFICALLY for oil.
Isn't water cooling more practical?
[QUOTE=zombini;31791675]I read that it massively decreases the life of the parts because the oil seeps into the silicon.[/QUOTE]
Pretty much, the way to go is with mineral water if you want to do a completely unnecessary build like this. Mineral water doesn't ruin the parts either. (Excluding the annoying dripping)
[quote=Pudget Systems]Update After One Year:
The machine is still running strong! We are having no problems with stability, and it has now been running for over a year, most of the time at 80C! It is very easy to lower the temperature through a radiator, or just putting the system into standby at night, but we wanted to see if stability would be affected by higher temperature.
The fans continue to run strong. We're amazed by the number of people that continue to be concerned that the fans will burn out. It is now very clear that the fans have absolutely no problem running in this environment.
There is no sign of weakening of rubber seals or PCB. We have found that prolonged exposure to mineral oil does not eat away at any components. However, you will notice in the pictures that the voltage module for the LED light has fallen down. That module was stuck in place with nothing more than a sticker -- it took 9 months for it to come down! We're amazed it stayed up that long, but definitely recommend you do not rely on stickers or tape to fasten anything. Zip ties will be more solid and long lasting.
The LED light has turned from blue to purple. We aren't sure whether that is due to the oil, because we've seen it happen with other LED lights in regular computers.
The oil has gotten slightly murky. It isn't a very large change, but it is definitely there. This oil has been sitting, unfiltered, for a year, so it isn't really surprising! A quick pass through an oil filter (maybe even a coffee filter!) or a change of oil once a year is all that would be needed to counter this problem.
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! We recommend making extensive use of wireless (especially bluetooth) for a system like this. There's no reason why you can't run only a power cord and video cables to the box, and take care of everything else wirelessly.
Every day, we're coming up with improvements we'd like to make to the machine. Stay tuned for a "version two" coming soon![/quote]
This is how it's done.
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Wouldn't the fact that the fans slow down, break the motors?
That's gotta be great for when you need to change desks.
-broken shit-
[QUOTE=RixxzIV;31793585]Also holy fuck YouTube's filled with retards.
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So is this thread. Stop hosting with gyazo. Also, this seems dangerous because just imagine if there was a spark or something hot around that.
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[QUOTE=J!NX;31792146]Pretty cool, but a dumb idea unless the parts are made SPECIFICALLY for oil.[/QUOTE]
No such thing.
Snap. I had forgotten that Gyazo was such a shitty host. Sorry.
I don't know why would you do that,but okay.
Can that work with consoles?
Wait, if dumping water in your PC short circuits the electronics, how the hell is he able to dump oil in there and still have it running?
And then you need to upgrade...
[QUOTE=Combin0wnage;31795255]Wait, if dumping water in your PC short circuits the electronics, how the hell is he able to dump oil in there and still have it running?[/QUOTE]
Water (at least, water with some impurities in it) is electrically conductive, which will lead to short circuits.
Mineral oil is apparently not.
[QUOTE=xxncxx;31793632]So is this thread. Stop hosting with gyazo. Also, this seems dangerous because just imagine if there was a spark or something hot around that.
[editline]17th August 2011[/editline]
No such thing.[/QUOTE]
Please tell me what's wrong with gyazo as a host?
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A picture I took from like a month ago is still there.
[QUOTE=Clementine;31800101]Please tell me what's wrong with gyazo as a host?
[editline]18th August 2011[/editline]
A picture I took from like a month ago is still there.[/QUOTE]
everything. those :( smilies you see everywhere are from gayzo
I always though some liquid will break the parts in the computer, seems like im wrong
[QUOTE=Combin0wnage;31795255]Wait, if dumping water in your PC short circuits the electronics, how the hell is he able to dump oil in there and still have it running?[/QUOTE]
Oil is non conductive. Water is slightly conductive.
A fish tank PC would be cool.
[QUOTE=Jabberwocky;31803079]Oil is non conductive. Water is slightly conductive.[/QUOTE]
while still, water is conductive enough that you would not want to touch an active wire while standing in it.
The idea of pouring oil into my computer terrifies me.
I'm holding my guitar and I ended up jamming to the second video
it was pretty ill
Would this work with distilled water? Distilled water doesn't conduct electricity at all.
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