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Mineral Oil Submerged PC in Aquarium (original video)

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Uploaded by on May 5, 2007

DIY kits for sale at http://www.pugetsystems.com/aquarium_kit.php and full details at http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php

We cool a computer by submerging it in mineral oil. In an aquarium, it looks great!

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  • Serious question... obviously submerging parts makes life harder for the fans to spin (I'm not stupid, I know they don't need to!!) but would that not possibly run the risk of taking out the fan's motor and some other parts of the component with it? or is there a simple way to disable the fan?

  • @Yams313 Better yet, good luck changing parts....

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  • @davehowellman

    You will never be able to clean those components, also... you need to change the oil once a month I guess, also the mineral oil will create something like a 'crust' on cables.

    

  • I have never seen this sort of thing before - I thought you needed NASA grade coolent or something like that, lol My jaw dropped watching this - off to Wiki "Mineral Oil" now! Q: What about swapping parts OUT of the system? will they be all oily inside or does this stuff drain?

  • //////Can someone plzzzzz tell me if you need to waterproof the parts 1st?\\\\\\

  • @allooo no because its not water... its mineral oil

  • i have an ATI 6850 GPU card that blows air out the back from the fan, i think if i ever do this i should take the fan in the back off in order to disable it or something.

  • im gonna do this but pass on the diy kit they sell though its nice 595.99 is alot just for cooling

  • @p3rs0n42 i think you can, but manufacturers dont program that comand because they least expect an oil dunk pc.

    My PC, the fan turns off when i disconnect it from the power from the motherboard , and i screw it off.

  • @p3rs0n42 Read the actual articles, the fans have been spinning fine for years.

  • @allooo I don't think your fish could survive in oil... but even if it would.. I think you could get a nice deep-fried goldfish..

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