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...Underwater Aquarium PC?
Posted: 2007-08-15 04:40pm
by Nephtys
Okay, so it's not water, but non-conducting oil... but it looks pretty awesome. I want bubbles in my PC!
http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php
Posted: 2007-08-16 08:02am
by Luke Starkiller
That looks very slick. I particularly like their FAQ at the end:
Dood! Put fishez in ur tank!!!1
Answer: No.
Posted: 2007-08-16 08:36am
by Turin
Cool
looking, but there's a part of me that can't help thinking what a mess that would be to clean up if one of the seals goes bad. 6 gallons of mineral oil all over my apartment? At least the hardwood floor would be really shiny!
Posted: 2007-08-16 02:24pm
by TheFeniX
Turin wrote:Cool
looking, but there's a part of me that can't help thinking what a mess that would be to clean up if one of the seals goes bad. 6 gallons of mineral oil all over my apartment? At least the hardwood floor would be really shiny!
I believe the Eclipse tanks that size are one piece of plastic (or acrylic). There really are no "seals," like those you would see in a caulked glass tank.
That said, even a standard glass fishtank would be less prone to fail than something like my Koolance water cooling kit. In fact, just recently I had to super glue a spigot back onto my reservoir because the plastic nozzle broke. The cooling kit in the article is completely self-contained, eliminating the need for hose and clamps. It also would benefit from equalizing the cooling over the entire PC instead of just whatever chips you happened to have a water block for.
Posted: 2007-08-16 03:19pm
by Beowulf
Well, the updated one isn't completely self contained. They added a radiator to the system. Reduced the temperatures by about 40 C.
Posted: 2007-08-17 02:30am
by wautd
I wonder how long they can keep the oil untill it needs replacement. 60 bucks isnt cheap if you have to do it regulary.
Posted: 2007-08-17 02:50am
by Uraniun235
Certainly a much cheaper alternative to Fluorinert, which I remember seeing a couple of "EXXTREEEME OVERCLOCKING" webpages using in conjunction with piping in liquid nitrogen.
Posted: 2007-08-17 12:23pm
by Shogoki
wautd wrote:I wonder how long they can keep the oil untill it needs replacement. 60 bucks isnt cheap if you have to do it regulary.
They've had it running for 2 months now, so it doesn't seem like it need to be replaced with much frequency, if at all.