Me and a friend would like to start to build Oil Cooled PC from clear plexiglass. The finished product will look something like THIS but will be built custom to the included hardware. It will have wired LED's and an air stone to create bubbles to give it a killer bad look. We are trying to get the price around 500 for a completed desktop. I need to know how many people would be interested owning a fish tank looking computer. Please let us know about your thoughts on the idea. Much thanks, C_Dub
Oil cooled pc Submerged in Minneral oil
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Bodaggit23
Active Member
Rofl @ the Mineral Oil Light (Mild Laxative) 
And the poor overworked fans. You think you
would want to take them out so they're not
working through the liquid.
And the poor overworked fans. You think you
would want to take them out so they're not
working through the liquid.
why would you opt for oil submersion system? It just doesn't make sense.. it's messy because you'll have to put the dvd drive and hardrive outside.. if noise is the reason, hardrive and dvd drive can still produce noise/vibration if you put them outside so it wouldn't really make a big difference..
bomberboysk
Active Member
1. Youd need a pretty decent sized tranny cooler or radiator to cool the oil.
2. Youd also need a pump capable of pumping the very thick oil.
3. Youd have to find a place outside the case to mount the power supply
4. Upgrades would become nearly impossible.
2. Youd also need a pump capable of pumping the very thick oil.
3. Youd have to find a place outside the case to mount the power supply
4. Upgrades would become nearly impossible.
Its cool to look at, but what a mess. Just changing a stick of memory, talk about being oiled up.
drdallon
New Member
This is from Puget
"The system under load was a different story. We started 3DMark06 looping, and watched the temperatures climb. It took a really long time. After an amazing 12 hours, the system topped out with a CPU temperature of 88C. Yes, that is really hot...on the other hand, the system was rock solid and didn't crash when running 3DMark06 for 48 hours at these temperatures. While you could add some radiators and pump the oil through to cool it, you realistically would not be gaming constantly for 12 hours, so these temperatures are as extreme as it gets for this system."
As for the cooling system(which isnt needed but can be installed{read the article on the Puget gaming website}) just use. http://www.zalman.com/eng/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=183
The power supply can be put in the mineral oil.
Upgrades are not impossible just very messy
They stated in their article that they havnt noticed any change in speed on the fans after two months of continual running. Plus if the fans break... Oh well
The system wouldnt need them to run under water.Just throwing that in.
Also, this is EXTREMELY cool, i have never seen a liquid submerged computer before. It almost makes me want to get the stuff and do one my self. I say go for it man!
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bomberboysk
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I know how these work, ive seen it done before. 88c is far too high, not to mention it takes 4 hours or so to cool back down. And that was on a system that had pretty low end specs. Notice the better one they did, and then notice the size of the radiator on it.
LOL at the zalman reserator.....its a crappy radiator in the first place, includes a crappy pump, and wouldnt help temps much if at all tbh.
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diduknowthat
formerly liuliuboy
Realistically I don't think you can get it done with $500, unless it is extremely low end. The mineral oil, tank and possible radiators would push the cost up. However, it is one way to build a completely silent system with no fans, though you'll need a fanless powersupply and all aftermarket heatsinks to help disperse the heat.
Feuerfrei.x
New Member
i must say i want one now
ganzey
banned
the psu can be submersed in oil, only the hdd and cd drive cant
drdallon
New Member
People are not getting this.
FANS DO NOT MATTER, you can leave the fans in or take them out either way it doesnt make a difference. After 2 months the people at puget said there fans are working just fine, and even if the fans do break down, you dont need them because the cooling is done via the oil not the fans.
Also like Puget said you do not need to cool the oil but you can, read the article
FANS DO NOT MATTER, you can leave the fans in or take them out either way it doesnt make a difference. After 2 months the people at puget said there fans are working just fine, and even if the fans do break down, you dont need them because the cooling is done via the oil not the fans.
Also like Puget said you do not need to cool the oil but you can, read the article
if noise reduction is reason you'd want an oil submerged PC, why would you put the PSU outside! it defeats the purpose.
bomberboysk
Active Member
Power supplies produce alot of heat, plus the dielectric grease used in them is soluble in oil, and the caps can swell and burst from the oil. Not to mention the high voltages can break the oil down.
Honestly, i dont care if puget says you dont need to cool the oil. Its simple heat dissapation, the flat acrylic surfaces of the tank are not going to disappate heat well, and the loaded cpu will keep producing heat, if that heat has nowhere to go....