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05/26/2006

Another Oil-Cooled PC

Though it's been done before, Tom's Hardware has created their own nifty oil-cooled PC, enclosed in a clear case and filled with "8 gallons of cooking oil to improve it’s cooling". Video demonstration after the jump.
Indeed, the large volume of liquid guarantees absolutely silent operation - no fans are running. And even under maximum load the three major building blocks remain sufficiently cool: processor, graphics card and chipset.
[via HackedGadgets]

This entry was posted on 05/26/2006 01:55am and is filed under Computers, Mods, Video, Weird .
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Posted at 05/26/2006 02:17am by Aaron
how does that work?
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Posted at 05/26/2006 02:27am by nate
Also, you can fry chicken in it.
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Posted at 05/26/2006 02:57am by pioSko
Have fun upgrading.
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Posted at 05/26/2006 03:12am by Tehrasha Darkon
Ive seen alot of these oil filled PC projects, and they do keep the PC cooler than just air cooling. But they are all 'hey look what I did, isnt it cool!' and then they disappear. You never hear about how the vegitable oil breaks down after a time and goes rancid,. Or that the electrolytic capacitors died after a couple months. I would like to see some long term results before I go submerging my PC in liquid.
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Posted at 05/26/2006 05:25am by alex
fiarly simple.... oil conducts heat but not electricity - therefor as long as the oil isn't in anything like the prossesor which has moving parts etc... it can be filled up. the make the oil cool and it quickly cools everything in it.bet it works the other day too n if if breaks the heat in the summer might heat the oil and melt it. haha
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Posted at 05/26/2006 08:21am by Stupid Boy
DUMB!
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Posted at 05/26/2006 12:04pm by NewtonCorp
Hum...how about the longterm ?...^^
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Posted at 05/26/2006 1:09pm by Invalok
Am i the only one who would think that working next to an open container of 8 gallons of oil would be gross?
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Posted at 05/26/2006 3:11pm by techdeck????
^ Exactly kinda nasty, and a waste of resources why dont you just stay to nice clean air
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Posted at 05/30/2006 2:03pm by James
Air is a horrible conductor of heat. HORRIBLE Liquids/Hydrolics are a VERY good conductor of heat. Grape juice would work great if it didn't conduct. In fact: Water would even work if you got ALL (and kept) the impurities out. "like the prossesor which has moving parts etc" You are joking right ? Did you really just say the processor has moving parts, maybe you mean the hard drive. Please study your PC Anatomy.
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