STC Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 how weird like.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Hops_Alot Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Haha well good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 That is amazinf!!What's the benefit of it though?Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyfey Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 That is amazinf!!What's the benefit of it though?BenKeeping it cooler at overclocket speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaMmY Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 kwl and good but i wouldnt risk my comp just to cool it with oil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill_Monks Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 (edited) yeh thats smart when you can buy a liquid cooling system for your pc which costs around £100 and get the the same benifits....yeh this way is cheeper but its gona be a b**tard if the plastic gives way phill Edited March 28, 2008 by Phill_Monks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STC Posted March 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 yeh thats smart when you can buy a liquid cooling system for your pc which costs around £100 and get the the same benifits....yeh this way is cheeper but its gona be a b**tard if the plastic gives way phillyeah, I've also seen onther one where he builds a pc in a fish tank and fills it with water Still works like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 it wasnt water... it was in BOTI ages ago and has just popped up in there again as well. The fish tank one was a different oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Apparently if you get molecular-grade water with no ions it then it won't conduct electricity, so you can use it - E.g. in that fish tank one. BUT the metal ions from the case and motherboard get into the water and allow it to conduct after a few days, so it's not exactly a permanent "solution". Arf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMatt Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Aye was de-ionised water if I remember correctly, is easier than having to buy a load of expensive blocks and get it set up but is less efficient if you run it for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Might run cooler or whatever, but it still looks like he's pissed in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Oil doesn't conduct electricity Problem is, your whole house is gonna smell like a f**king chippy once it heats up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Oil doesn't conduct electricity Problem is, your whole house is gonna smell like a f**king chippy once it heats up It won't heat up 'cause the oil cools itNo i don't know really,ignore me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stig Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 I have heard of water cooling systems before they cost a bomb though but apparently are amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 I have heard of water cooling systems before they cost a bomb though but apparently are amazing!!Yeah, but they are sealed and normally the water doesn't actually touch any of the circuits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 That needs a radiator ideally.Otherwise it will still heat up, albeit alot slower to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 That needs a radiator ideally.Otherwise it will still heat up, albeit alot slower to be fair.Yeah I was wondering about that. Although there's a pretty big surface area for heat exchange so it might not need it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Yeah I was wondering about that. Although there's a pretty big surface area for heat exchange so it might not need it?Plastic isn't an ideal thermal conductor, and the air over the top will be a little heated by that big ol' power supply.The biggest advantage it has is the sheer volume of oil. That should hold a LOT of thermal energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sheehan! Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Plastic isn't an ideal thermal conductor, and the air over the top will be a little heated by that big ol' power supply.The biggest advantage it has is the sheer volume of oil. That should hold a LOT of thermal energy.Yea lolPut a lid on it with an exhaust so it goes out the window, flexi hose or something. That deals with the smell, and the computer will keep your room warm too once it heats up. Win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 That's an interesting thought. Use the convection currents to pipe the hot oil around your radiator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 That's an interesting thought. Use the convection currents to pipe the hot oil around your radiator That's going to be pretty inefficient, I can't see the heat difference being big enough to force oil through a pipe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Ideally it needs a pump to circulate the oil. Submarines have used oil cooled computers for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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