Submerged Mobo

[jlspeeddragon]

I don't know if any1 has ever heard of this idea or the website that the idea has come from... Tom's hardware is the only thing I can remember bout the site.. something about disabling all fans on ur pc, and fully submerging it into a container filled with a fluid called fluorintine and of course circulating it to keep it cold. has any1 yet done this or come up with a reasonable concept?

From my understanding fluorintine a totally purified liquid much like water but w/o any iron content or corrosive materials that allows your mobo and peripheral to be unharmed and still fully functioning. Understanding that the HD, CD, DVD, etc... are not submerged with the mobo and such since they do have parts that require rotation at high speed (fluid causing friction that could lower the reading speed on such?).

I would think that if this is possible that it would be the ultimate liquid cooled PC that literally making overclocking look like it was almost meant to be.

 

[ex_reven]

this has been brought up before i believe

They immersed a whole computer (minus moving parts) in Vegetable/Canola oil or something similar, it didnt really do anything for thermal management...as the liquid was difficult to keep cool...

http://www.markusleonhardt.de/en/oelbilder.html

the idea has been around for at least 8 years now

 

[wtf8269]

Possible, yes. Practical, no.

 

[ex_reven]

uhuh

 

[Carcenomy]

With some really clever design it wouldn't be SO bad... think of the fluid like water cooling but use different car-derived parts. Engines and transmissions can be frequently found with oil cooling systems. Why not build the oil unit as a sealed unit, run all your SATA/IDE cables, power leads etc into your dry compartment and seal it tight with good silicone, then run a pair of 3/4" lines to a hydraulic cooler with a small-scale fan on it.

Of course, the engineering required is pretty extensive.

 

[ex_reven]

the effort is generally not worth the result in terms of both time and money

 

[PyroInc]

just saw another thread about this a second ago. lol anyways all you have to do is put in oil (and no not motor oil) and tada!!! I'm still looking for the video with someone that did it.

 

[Carcenomy]

Indeed... although some people can't help but try being 'different', and a computer built like a hydraulic tank would probably meet that requirement.

 

[PyroInc]

lol you think

 

[Random Murderer]

Possible, yes. Practical, no.

yea, thg found that the canola/vegetable oil, due to its fatty amino acids, would eat away at plastics.... not just the case the computer was in, but the boards themselves as well...

 

[ex_reven]

that would be so funny

lucky it was an old system

 

[tkpenalty]

ROFL... thats such an old concept. A better alternative would be ALCOHOL, except that it burns really easily.

 

[Tatty_Two]

mines cool enuff on air.

 

[ex_reven]

ROFL... thats such an old concept. A better alternative would be ALCOHOL, except that it burns really easily.

It also tends to be more expensive, particularly the pure stuff youd need for it

OH and everytime your mates came over with straws you'd be wondering where the hell all of your absynth went

 

[Jimmy 2004]

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/strip_out_the_fans/

That's the one on Tom's Hardware. It does have a video on one of the pages.

 

[Easy Rhino]

i saw when they submerged the mobo in vegetable oil. it would probably just be easier to make more effecient parts...