One of the best would be the transformer oil, used in high-voltage transformers. This is specifically made so that it does not conduct anything and it also could be found in large amounts- transformers need a lot of it. Although, as I said it's more useful to use it just in psu and for the rest just make a decent water cooled system.
Now please explain how it is possible to do it with water? A guy that made psu with oil tried it before with water and as a result two psu's were gone- even with DISTILLED water. Sounds liek bullshit to me...
More efficient way is not to submerge the whole computer in oil, but just parts like psu. I know in a latvian forum a guy made a custom psu box and filled it with mineral oil for cooling...combine it with a self-made water cooling and the answer you get is a completely fanless computer. Now, try upgrading or changing a part in a computer that is floating in oil...
Well, the answer to this would be to use large, thick rubber band that will not break after 1/2 year. You are not keeping your hard drive in acid or something corrosive, so that the rubber would break or disslowe, are you? This method I tried myself and it works fine- hdd is cool and quiet.
Why not just use the cooling solution from the article and hang HDD itself on several thick rubber bands, instead of attaching it by screws. Cheaper/more original..same effect.
A fan mounted on a HDD as something new?! I think with the current new hard drive temperatures cooling is a law. For me there is no question about that, but to pay something extra for that is just foolish. This idea should be the first thing that comes into the mind when thinking about hdd cooling. Not really something new and original. I'we done this already as soon as i got my new and hot harddrive.
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One of the best would be the transformer oil, used in high-voltage transformers. This is specifically made so that it does not conduct anything and it also could be found in large amounts- transformers need a lot of it. Although, as I said it's more useful to use it just in psu and for the rest just make a decent water cooled system.
Now please explain how it is possible to do it with water? A guy that made psu with oil tried it before with water and as a result two psu's were gone- even with DISTILLED water. Sounds liek bullshit to me...
More efficient way is not to submerge the whole computer in oil, but just parts like psu. I know in a latvian forum a guy made a custom psu box and filled it with mineral oil for cooling...combine it with a self-made water cooling and the answer you get is a completely fanless computer. Now, try upgrading or changing a part in a computer that is floating in oil...
Well, the answer to this would be to use large, thick rubber band that will not break after 1/2 year. You are not keeping your hard drive in acid or something corrosive, so that the rubber would break or disslowe, are you? This method I tried myself and it works fine- hdd is cool and quiet.
Why not just use the cooling solution from the article and hang HDD itself on several thick rubber bands, instead of attaching it by screws. Cheaper/more original..same effect.
A fan mounted on a HDD as something new?! I think with the current new hard drive temperatures cooling is a law. For me there is no question about that, but to pay something extra for that is just foolish. This idea should be the first thing that comes into the mind when thinking about hdd cooling. Not really something new and original. I'we done this already as soon as i got my new and hot harddrive.
Good to know that i am ahead of Japanese :D I read e-books on my SonyEricsson P900 since purchasing it last year.