Mineral Oil Submerged Computer

roflmeidleme Says:

Nov 6, 2008 - do you need to change the oil?

ExpertVirus Says:

Nov 8, 2008 - Where are teh Fishies? u did say it was a Aquarium.

Ub3rU2mak1 Says:

Nov 10, 2008 - How long until you need to replace the oil?

snakesgunsandbikes Says:

Nov 10, 2008 - That is fucking great. I'm grabbing some old stuff and giving it a shot.

webcamhilversum Says:

Nov 10, 2008 - I'm wondering about the hard drives. How oilproof are they in the long run?

appelstijl Says:

Nov 11, 2008 - Now that's what I call water(read 'Oil')cooling. great vid

xojix Says:

Nov 12, 2008 - If it's solid state it has no moving parts, therefore as long as it's normal lifespan (if not better since they run cooler).

xojix Says:

Nov 12, 2008 - Oil doesn't break down over time, so assuming it's airtight, never. Otherwise whenever it starts getting murky. (As close to airtight is the goal since you don't want the oil grabbing something conductive from the air/area near the case and jamming it into your components.

xojix Says:

Nov 12, 2008 - Fish don't live in oil.

xojix Says:

Nov 12, 2008 - It's been discussed in the comments and shown in the video. White mineral oil, a mild laxative normally used for horses.

rsobrien Says:

Nov 13, 2008 - This is really cool. The only problem I foresee is if you ever have to do anything with the hardware. Adding Ram would a pain in the ball sac.

insanekid321 Says:

Nov 14, 2008 - Is there any other clear, non-conducting liquid you can use other then mineral oil?

Stv1082 Says:

Nov 14, 2008 - White Mineral Oil. Mmmmmmmm, oil will oxidize (deteriorate and turn dark) with the interdiction of air. I wonder if any long term use has been done other than this gizmo-demo.

rls242m Says:

Nov 16, 2008 - The first thing that comes to mind is a perfluorocarbon based liquid, But those can cost anywhere from $300-$1,000 a gallon.

sxilentx Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - they've had this machine running for well over a year, check their website.

sxilentx Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - forgot to mention: that nelson mandela video is a nice touch...lawl

CatmullRoom Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - I think you should remove the fans before imerging all the stuff, after 2 days there motors must have blown up and heating even more the all in the mean time... look nice anyway.

xojix Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - If you checked their website, after 6 months the fans were still moving, there's no real reason for them to blow up as you put it. It doesn't really do anything in the system though, they just did it for fun.

gilbert928 Says:

Nov 20, 2008 - yay no more air dusting!

myhipsi Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - You're right, pure distilled/deionized water doesn't conduct electricity and it is a much better conductor of heat than oil. The problem is, is that pure water never stays pure and will start to disolve any metal it comes in contact with thereby making it conductive again. So a PC submerged in pure water wouldn't last long before it shorted out. It's the same reason why you'll never see pure water in nature.

drinkbudyXD Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - all i can say is dang :)

dmdrummer23 Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - they left the hard drives on top. Thats cause they are mechanical and would not work in oil.

DarkMission91 Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - Did you put the power supplier aswell?

gangstabrutha Says:

Nov 23, 2008 - lolz, another job....."Im changing the oil........no, on my computer"

MrHappyface Says:

Nov 23, 2008 - The computer would be too heavy for LAN parties and too messy to upgrade.