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Check this out, would the oil actually work?

Posted on May 16th, 2007 by shadowchaser


Mineral Oil Submerged Computer – Click Here for more great videos and pictures!

I could see some advantages to using this oil method of cooling but just some of the disadvantages would include the fact that upgrading any hardware component would in fact be horrendous. You would have to drain the board of oil for every memory, hard drive, expansion card upgrade that you do. It would however prevent dust buildup in such trouble areas as hard drive and fan motors. I wonder if this may in fact be a viable alternative to such cooling ideas as water cooling which has it’s own limitations and risk factors. Hmmmm, wonder if Jean would notice her system being submerged in mineral oil?

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3 Responses to “Check this out, would the oil actually work?”

  1. Jean // May 16, 2007 at 6:36 am

    yes I would notice but if it works and you put pretty lights you may be able to get away with it :P

  2. Kevin // May 23, 2007 at 7:23 am

    I like this idea, and I love the whole Mod’ing mindset.
    I might try this with the system I now use at home…hmmm

    I will look into it ASAP…
    (Thermal mass is a GOOOD thing!)

  3. Kevin // May 23, 2007 at 7:30 am

    I will have to watch again, but I believe the drives are outside the oilbath…
    Of course, an external hard drive might be a good idea to aid in a RAID array if needed.
    Your thoughts on this whole idea jack?

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