How To Assemble a Computer in Mineral Oil

[guafito]

sure ;D

[bcbluecheese]

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[bobbyallan]

Don't forget a water pump and radiator that should give you something more like 24/7 usage. Now lets get started on that xbox360?

[killerkevin27]

Ha the first full minute I was thinking STFU!

[ayron710]

Well done chap!! What about a aquarium cooler that people use for there cold water fish

[nath0987]

btw put in a fish and watch in swim into the fan and die :)

[yourm0mlikesme]

hahahahaha

[nath0987]

shit i used water on mine :P

[darkangle416]

bull. it would short your shit in no time

[dscrib1337]

good try retard but it doesnt conduct any electricity

[gabrolaz]

@darkangle416 Mineral oil doesn't conduct electricity, you fail.

[nacho19762007]

great vid

[SuperColossal33]

shouldnt you remove the fans?

[patrickmanning94]

For those of you who wonder how mineral oil dosn't destroy the components is because oil does not conduct electricity. If you were to submerge the computer in water, it would cause circuit connections in undesirable places because it conducts electricity.

[Svadilfare]

This vid helped me, when i was making a system like this of my own. Check out my video if you want to know more. And thanks mantis350.

[bigdima3]

nice vid, u should be a presenter

[ryanbycraft]

What the F, how does a computer who underwater/oil

[turbogtx]

Mineral Oil is Clear, Long Lasting, and Non-Conductive (electicly). so therefore it makes for a perfect cooling agent for computers.

[lolabunny087]

what is the name of the song at the begining called ? .. who is it by ?

[Jhonmayer1]

It's

...beautiful!

I've always had an interest in doing this!

[officialtouchdown]

why do u need a fan or heatsink? doesnt the fan slow down in the thick oil

[bwabyd]

the fan is needed to circulate all the oil around because if it isn't circulated it will heat up in places.

[GaseousAnomaly001]

If the CPU is on the bottom, the natural convection currents circulate the oil, so fans aren't needed. Fans just look too damn cool, though.

[grofuss]

Caution on using air bubbles; "air" contains moisture which over time will build up in to droplets. Not a huge concern since the water would separate... but depends on your setup. - Nice build Ian

[TotallyUnr3al]

Nice work dude. Amazing.

[coheed0000]

as for taking it out later.. if i do this and take it back out in a month... can i still add new parts suck as a new video card.. and can it be cleaned back to its notmal state in any way?

[mantis350]

I have added an upgraded video card and a TV tuner. The computer is used as my media center. As far as removing parts, you can wash the parts with alcohol and water. JUST MAKE SURE THEY ARE FULLY DRY BEFORE RE-USING THEM.

[coheed0000]

awesome man thanks for being so helpful.. and quick, as for my video card,, the baby oil isnt tooo think to make my fan have to work hard enough to fry huh? oh and as for duration, will this method make my comps lifespan any shorter?

[coheed0000]

also man ive heard that you need to silicone the processor area.... any input on that

[mantis350]

If you have the option to unplug the fan on your video card, I would recommend it. The processor fan is a bit more tolerant to the viscosity of the oil. The video card fan may be a different story. If you can unplug the fan, I recommend you do. The lifespan is not affected by this method (as long as you keep dirt/debris/dust out of the oil).

[coheed0000]

ok.. thanks so much man. the only thing ive heard of that could go wrong is if you dont seal off your processor base with silicone. and i dont beleive you did that step.. is it nessisary?

[ethankent230]

does the cpu have to be sealed with silicon?

[StoshTech]

@mantis350 should you remove the cmos battery before washing with water and alcohol? since with that in it leave some power going through the system?

[swanny812]

thats so cool

[speedsk8r010]

Where can i get this "rubber" you speak of :]

[Twisted86]

Seriously we don't need to hear about your educational experience this is not a hard build and its far from new I been doing it for 8 years.

One thing to add is to prevent sound from vibration glue a piece of rubber on the tray and then glue it to the tank.

This prevents some of the noise that can generate from the fans on your board. 50 cents of rubber for less sound :)

[mantis350]

This was meant to be a school project for a class. The introduction was a necessity. This is a tutorial directed towards people that have never done this before. I understand people are mastered at certain things but please understand this was simply a tutorial for a class project.

[lmeister3]

Nice tutorial

[Emeianoite]

so how many times did you look at other systems like this before you made this tutorial???? LOL

Computer Repair technician = I GOT MY A+ after reading A+ for dummies

[speedsk8r010]

Hello, i am looking to build my first computer and i would like to know if you could use a radiator to cool the oil?

Thanks for the tutorial, it was very professional.

[mi3pwns]

isnt nessicary but if you did it the oil would be effective for much more time than 12 hours

[evalastone]

That was a well done tutorial.

[impulse858]

show us some temperature reading.

[DavittFinol]

LOL Master PC Theater. Cool idea. Thanks for sharing the info. Nice tie. What temperature advantage can I expect from this?

[frvfilms]

i thought the fan wasnt needed?

[eocxes]

haha. i like how when you installed the OS it was vista, but the tv had a xp desktop.

Yay! inconsisstencies!

I'm thinking about doing this myself. could you tell me an average temperature and whether the oil infiltrates the wires of the peripherals?

i want to make one for gaming purposes.

btw. what was with the fan on the heatsink? it was starting and stopping.

cool tut

[zibracakes95]

nice man but i would suggest some blue neon