pc in oil

[Toxin]

This is interesting: http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/strip_out_the_fans/

 

[stoke]

YEA Baybee - that's what I said.
I've got one machine I want to try this with.
/me wonders if it would be better to use scented oil ...

 

[killadoob]

lol

cooking oil i think hehe

the stuff you make your fish fingers with

 

[stoke]

It's better to use car oil they says on the site ...

 

[Person]

Now thats cool

 

[noswal]

dont forget to remove hard drive and cd first!

 

[Gambit]

It would suck if your pc sprang a leak and you only found out after all the oil was on your desk and floor.

 

[stoke]

I'll just buy an oblong "bucket" or use an old fishtank and put the PC in that.

Why must you remove the harddrives ?

 

[noswal]

"If you expect the oil smell to be a problem, then you should plan for a top cover right away. However, the heat exchange between the oil liquid and the environment will then be altered."

would be like using your pc in a fast food kitchen.


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See the first pic, hardrive is out on top of the case

 

[adamr]

kolaance 2=R4500 and about 25dB of noise
10L cooking oil = R34 per litre and 0dB noise!

silent cooled pc = priceless

 

[stoke]

Yea -I know the harddrive is out, but nobody says why it's out.
The noisiest part of the machine I want to do this to is the hard drives.
I suppose I could just put the drives in a quiet "box" - much simpler solution.
But now I'm curious - hard drives are sealed units are they not ?

 

[Person]

Hey If you get hungry you can just fry something up. It would be great for lans just imagine what you would make from slap chip sales throughout the weekend.

 

[werner]

the hardrive doesnt run in a vacuum, nor will it play nice with liquids. The actual read/write head uses air as a bearing to cushion itself a precise distance off the spinning platter.

There are holes on most hard drives labelled "Do not cover holes"...so dont cover them...with oil or anything

 

[stoke]

There are holes in hard drives ???
SERIAAS ?
No - really - I never knew that. I presumed that any foreign particles would cause havoc and therefore the drives were sealed to prevent any particles from entering. Wow.

 

[swordfish1]

don't know why, but I don't see this getting popular

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Nice... problem is when you get a cap that's popping, how do you replace it?

And doesn't cooking oil goes all funny when used for long periods of time (form sort of sticky gunk)...

 

[swordfish1]

And doesn't cooking oil goes all funny when used for long periods of time (form sort of sticky gunk)...

you just replace the PC

 

[stoke]

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk

<Q>Contrary to popular belief, a hard disk drive does not contain a vacuum. ... Hard disk drives are not airtight. They have a permeable filter (a breather filter) between the top cover and inside of the drive, to allow the pressure inside and outside the drive to equalize while keeping out dust and dirt. The filter also allows moisture in the air to enter the drive. ... You can see these breather holes on all drives -- they usually have a warning sticker next to them, informing the user not to cover the holes.</Q>

WOW - That would explain the extra disk crashes that we get in our server room with new air conditioners that don't de-humidify.

Sheesh - from oil to this ... me loves this site !

 

[gkm]

I was wondering if that funny non-conducting liquid they sometimes use in liquid cooling systems would not work better?

Must say I did not realize from the article that the HDD has to be outside. Whole operations seems a lot more pointless to me now. Not that I ever planned to allow cooking oil into my study.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Chemical engineers no doubt will put in a slow-moving agitator to keep the oil circulating slowly, and maybe an heat exchanger or two to lead away any excess heat...

I know, I've worked with these guys before, and they did all sorts of interesting stuff...