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Posted: December 14th 2008
Updated: December 14th 2008 - 12:07 PM
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Key Features: Water cooled
Homepage: http://www.soerennielsen.dk/
Worklog: http://www.soerennielsen.dk/mod/blob2/
System Specs: » Celeron 700MHz » 128MB PC133 ram » 2GB hard disk drive » Diamond Viper 550 » 85 L aquarium » 5 Guppies » 10 Neon tetra
Performed Mods: Revised passive cooling on motherboard and graphics card. Passive cooled memory. Removed unnecessary sockets and I/O ports. applied watertight seal using lacquer and epoxy
Worklog and video can be seen here: http://soerennielsen.dk/mod/blob2/index_en.php
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22 Comments

#1
MRCL
3500 Posts
I read your worklog. Seriously, how much free time do you have? xD
Posted on Dec 14th 2008, 18:24 Edit | Reply
#2
Arrakis+9
1000 Posts
not exactly the prettiest way exucuted, but very funtional and original 9/10 from me
Posted on Dec 15th 2008, 18:37 Edit | Reply
#3
scn
by: MRCL
Seriously, how much free time do you have? xD
Well... I am single :-)
And I have been working on it, on and off, for two years.
Posted on Dec 17th 2008, 16:09 Edit | Reply
#4
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
Is there fish in that setup :eek:
Posted on Dec 17th 2008, 20:08 Edit | Reply
#5
ty_ger
75 Posts
Computer in mineral oil = not entirely original

Removing excess IO slots = very original

But, why all the ancient components. I like it, but am not voting at this point. I would like to see a more modern PC.
Posted on Dec 18th 2008, 14:21 Edit | Reply
#6
scn
by: ty_ger
Computer in mineral oil = not entirely original

Removing excess IO slots = very original

But, why all the ancient components. I like it, but am not voting at this point. I would like to see a more modern PC.
Please visit my webpage, there is a video showing it is water. There were 5 gyppies and 10 neon tetra's in the tank.
http://soerennielsen.dk/mod/blob2/index.php#25
At 14:45 The internal speaker goes off, It was the keboard dying. solution: cut the wire to the speaker :-) But the music keeps going.

I dont think the hardware is relevent, the work is what is relevent when it comes to modding.

Why waste fine hardware when I knew that the sealing would las no more than a day?
Besides my first attempt failed. It never booted, but at that time I didn't boot the machine before water was added :-(
Posted on Dec 18th 2008, 15:22 Edit | Reply
#7
Solaris17
Creator Solaris Utility DVD
amazing project i have to say...how did you water tight the cpu and socket? o and btw
I Love children, especially when they cry for then someone takes them away.
LOL
Posted on Dec 18th 2008, 15:25 Edit | Reply
#8
MKmods
Case Mod Guru
by: scn

I dont think the hardware is relevent, the work is what is relevent when it comes to modding.
Very well said, nicely done
Posted on Dec 18th 2008, 15:31 Edit | Reply
#9
scn
by: Solaris17
amazing project i have to say...how did you water tight the cpu and socket?
I used epoxy to fill the gap between the aluminum profile and the motherboard. I chose epoxy because of the relative high viscosity and its ability to harden in a few minuts.
Posted on Dec 18th 2008, 16:48 Edit | Reply
#10
ty_ger
75 Posts
by: scn
Please visit my webpage, there is a video showing it is water. There were 5 gyppies and 10 neon tetra's in the tank.
http://soerennielsen.dk/mod/blob2/index.php#25
At 14:45 The internal speaker goes off, It was the keboard dying. solution: cut the wire to the speaker :-) But the music keeps going.

I dont think the hardware is relevent, the work is what is relevent when it comes to modding.

Why waste fine hardware when I knew that the sealing would las no more than a day?
Besides my first attempt failed. It never booted, but at that time I didn't boot the machine before water was added :-(
Sorry, I didn't realize that it was cooled in water.

De-ionized?

Aren't you afraid of the effects of electrolisis and disimilar metal galvanic corrosion?


Thanks for giving a crappy rating on my last project low BTW. :(
Posted on Dec 18th 2008, 17:24 Edit | Reply
#11
ty_ger
75 Posts
by: ty_ger
Sorry, I didn't realize that it was cooled in water.

De-ionized?

Aren't you afraid of the effects of electrolisis and disimilar metal galvanic corrosion?


Thanks for giving a crappy rating on my last project low BTW. :(
De-ionized water is quite an insulator actually. This means that you theoretically would have no issue running electrical components in it. But the problem is that electrolisis will take place rapidly and the de-ionized water will soon be full of ions; that is when the errors will start occuring.
Posted on Dec 18th 2008, 17:28 Edit | Reply
#12
erocker
Senior Moderator
Looks like a fun project. 7/10

Ty ger how do you know he gave you a crappy vote? Unless someone made a comment, there is no way to know.
Posted on Dec 18th 2008, 17:29 Edit | Reply
#13
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
What I want to know is that is there any fish in their. I'm sure I see fish in there.
Posted on Dec 18th 2008, 19:03 Edit | Reply
#14
ty_ger
75 Posts
by: DrPepper
What I want to know is that is there any fish in their. I'm sure I see fish in there.
"There were 5 gyppies and 10 neon tetra's in the tank."

Yes, there are fish in there.
Posted on Dec 19th 2008, 10:42 Edit | Reply
#15
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
by: ty_ger
"There were 5 gyppies and 10 neon tetra's in the tank."

Yes, there are fish in there.
awesome :D
Posted on Dec 19th 2008, 11:36 Edit | Reply
#16
alberto_fanel
5 Posts
by: ty_ger
De-ionized water is quite an insulator actually. This means that you theoretically would have no issue running electrical components in it. But the problem is that electrolisis will take place rapidly and the de-ionized water will soon be full of ions; that is when the errors will start occuring.
didnt you guys read the blog? its just normal water you can tell by the fish swiming he just put several layers of lacquer to insolate all the hardware its a nice work but its a shame that the blue screen of death showd up
Posted on Dec 22nd 2008, 4:37 Edit | Reply
#17
ty_ger
75 Posts
by: alberto_fanel
didnt you guys read the blog? its just normal water you can tell by the fish swiming he just put several layers of lacquer to insolate all the hardware its a nice work but its a shame that the blue screen of death showd up
I didn't thoroughly read the blog, but I did skim through it. I did read about the lacquer, but didn't see mention of what type of water he was using.
Posted on Dec 22nd 2008, 9:54 Edit | Reply
#18
Mr.President
25 Posts
awesome work mate.
Posted on Dec 22nd 2008, 11:04 Edit | Reply
#19
steelkane
500 Posts
This was a very cool post, I enjoyed viewing it,, also the nicest heater I ever seen for a fresh water tank,
Posted on Dec 23rd 2008, 1:07 Edit | Reply
#20
melodyaries
5 Posts
Amazing!
Posted on Feb 11th 2009, 10:11 Edit | Reply
#21
domy85
500 Posts
I would of never thought I would see this. Because its submerged and worked with fish I give it a 8/10. :)
Posted on Feb 11th 2009, 12:29 Edit | Reply
#22
DRDNA
3500 Posts
nice ! Imagination runs a bit buck wild on ya does it? 10/10 just for doing it .
Posted on Feb 11th 2009, 12:46 Edit | Reply
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