prob is ya would still eventually need a radiator (but u could heat the oil nuff to cook some chips :yumyum: )name='FragTek' said:This is called submersion cooling and I thought about doing this before I got my watercooling setup... It's a very interesting form of cooling but I don't have the patience to build a custom water-tight case
PV5150 said:There are a few types of oil that can be used, the first is typically HFE (hydrofluiroether) from 3M -- specifically, HFE-7100, which you may have seen advertised on the net somewhere. HFE will evaporate very quickly and costs around $200 per gal. Another type is actually an oil-based fluid with a boiling point of 250 deg C which I can't remember the name of. It has the look and feel of light machine oil. It's designed to cool electronic components without conducting electricity but without the evaporative problems of HFE. Mineral oil can also be used!!!
If anyone is considering undertaking a project like this, beware.....these oils can be carcinogenic. A downside to these non-conductive fluids, is that over a period of time during immersion, rubber and plastics may become stiff/brittle. But as far as having 'The Shit' factor, this oozes it in bucketloads. I'd love to do this
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PV5150 said:There are a few types of oil that can be used, the first is typically HFE (hydrofluiroether) from 3M -- specifically, HFE-7100, which you may have seen advertised on the net somewhere. HFE will evaporate very quickly and costs around $200 per gal. Another type is actually an oil-based fluid with a boiling point of 250 deg C which I can't remember the name of. It has the look and feel of light machine oil. It's designed to cool electronic components without conducting electricity but without the evaporative problems of HFE. Mineral oil can also be used!!!
If anyone is considering undertaking a project like this, beware.....these oils can be carcinogenic. A downside to these non-conductive fluids, is that over a period of time during immersion, rubber and plastics may become stiff/brittle. But as far as having 'The Shit' factor, this oozes it in bucketloads. I'd love to do this
FragTek said:I'd love to do it too, and contemplated it... But i'm so god damn lazy that this looked like a real project... All I was concerned with at the time was a solid running machine that I could get together quick (which didnt end up happening, blew all thos fucking parts
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name='FragTek' said:Thats why u can use stuff like flourine which is easy to chill and keep at subzero temps
if i was bothered id do that
