Submerged PC
 

While most of the mainstream computer users wont go beyond a normal Heatsink, there are a few who will venture into the realm of watercooling, and beyond that theres the chosen few who are really extreme.

This PC is fully immersed in fluid, but its not water, a non-electrically conductive fluid must be used. This is the ultimate in complete PC cooling.

Take your favorite translator along as this one is not in english, but pictures are universal.


Fluid Submersion

So, how is that thing not shorting out?

it's a non-conductive liquid (can't short out)

Even Since a hard drive is air-sealed, it won't get any liquid inside it.

Technically I don't think hard drives are completely sealed and airtight. There is a filter in place that allows the drive to breath slightly. It may be that this user has sealed off that hole though.

I think they are completly sealed. There is an inert gas (argon mostly I think) inside the main compartment. Why do you think people who mod their hard drive only have it last only a few months? Cause the let the gas out, and Oxygen in, which somehow can disrupt the space between the head and the plate. (something like that anyways)

So what liquid do they have it submerged in?

oil

Ahhhh. I wish I could read the write up on it, but I don't speak that language.

i thought i posted a translation


run it thru babel fish

oxygen/water in air and some metals =rust=not conducive to microscopic magnetic read/writing. Of course, the rusting isn't able to be seen, but it's there (i'm pretty sure).

I've been talkin to MIK3 about dipping all the components of a system in some film and then completely submerging it in water to make the ultimate cooling system. The problems are I am not sure what kind of film to use, I don't have spare systems I can test this on, and if any part of it gets scratched off the water fries it.

The reason why hard drives die if you open them is because no matter how hard you try to filter the air that goes into it, some foreign particles enter the casing. When the platters spin, the will move the air around them and for these particles to start hitting the heads. These heads are not made strong enough to be able to survive this for very long because they are designed to move back and forth very fast (they need to be light).

well after running it for a few days, wont the liquid get heated up as well and not be able to dissipate heat as fast as cpu generates it

so shouldnt it use a pump and a radiator to dissipate the heat?

You are exactly right. If you use a fountain or something, that would dissipate tons of heat. You'd lose some of the liquid, however, so you'd need to have a line coming in.

translation
 

http://translate.google.com/translat...8%26oe%3DUTF-8

all you ahve to do is search google for a translation of this page.
I was thinking... maybe if one were to attach a fridge or mini fridge piping syetm to it, that might do the trick. Maybe even run a water cooling pump and rad off it? (in and out i mean)
later boys,

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