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Aquarium Full of Oil For PC Cooling

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

JaredOfEuropa writes "Forget fancy watercooled CPUs or complicated heat pipes. Annoyed with the noise of the forced-air cooling in his computer, this guy simply dumped his entire motherboard in an aquarium filled with mineral oil. (coral cache). No modifications were necessary; he even left the fans running to keep the oil moving about. The only thing not submersed in oil is the hard disk."

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  1. Not submerged... by Chicane-UK · · Score: 5, Funny

    he only thing not submersed in oil is the hard disk.

    And what about the CDROM drive eh, eh?! :)

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  2. New Headline by Boolio · · Score: 5, Funny

    New Headline: Slashdot effect causes need to change the oil........

  3. Re:Is he trying out for a new Jackass movie? by jebell · · Score: 5, Funny
    Mineral Oil is not nice stuff

    It makes a good laxative.

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  4. Re:Nothing to see here, move along. by UnknowingFool · · Score: 5, Funny

    If he used it as the webserver for these pictures, I would say the fire department is probably on it's way already.

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  5. Re:In case of slashdotting by kv9 · · Score: 5, Funny
    There is still the problem of removing the heat. If there is enough surface area to allow the heat to be removed then you are ok, otherwise the oil (and everything else) will get too hot.

    then you could always make some killer fries by overclocking. i see no prob w/ that.

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  6. Re:Is he trying out for a new Jackass movie? by stevesliva · · Score: 5, Funny
    " Material is a cathartic and can cause serious diarrhea. Nausea and vomiting may also occur and possibly abdominal cramping. "
    Sounds like Taco Bell.
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  7. Re:Reported previously by gstoddart · · Score: 5, Funny
    This has been done before, as reported by slashdot almost six years ago [slashdot.org].

    well, given the regularity of dupes around here, I'll go out on a limb and say as dupes go, this one is at least new to most of us.
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  8. Re:Wow by Alsee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just imagine how efficently you could carry heat away if you submerge the motherboard in mercury!

    Oh wait...

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  9. Re:A few notes... by ignorant_coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Should have used extra virgin olive oil.

    Considering the likely type of person who enjoys overclocking systems in tubs of oil, using "extra virgin" oil would just be redundant.