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Oil is fine because 1) it lubricates, and 2) it does not conduct electricity.
dude, doesn't it put your hardware components under more stress then usual? I know oil doesn't conduct electricity, so that's no problem, but it doesn't seems very health for your computer eh? And moving components wil get more friction due to the oil -> break faster...
So what does the Oil exactly do? Does it cool down the processor and every other component inside of it? Or is it just for looks to say " HEY I GOT WATER IN MY COMPUTER AND IT WORKS FINE!"?
Also I agree with this guy on youtube:
Well I don't agree with him but I'm asking the same question haha.
Water is Polar, Mineral Oil is not. Polar means it has a slight positive and negative charge, which frys your computer.
The Oil is a coolant, when used properly it can cool your computer down very quickly. Ofc the oil will get the temperature of the computer at a point, but you can just install the bubble thing to cool it down. Also: the oil will get the relative temperature of your surroundings if you do not cool it down with the bubbler.
Rishwin: Your totally correct, you could also use Deionized water because it has no electrical charge
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, Ok thanks I might try this out it's pretty cheap. Well when I get my pay check haha. Anyways good luck making I think it's totally worth it. Also if you have a CD how can you put it in? Will it still work in the Oil?
Is Deionized water cheaper than the oil?
Nope, and not such as good quality, i was just providing another example.
Maybe if you took time watching the video, you could see that yes, the fan is moving slower. But: It does not matter, last time I checked the computer didnt blow up in the video.
Btw: Density is not a factor, resistance is
Note: Watch the freakin' video if your going to respond with dumbass questions.
Why Build One?
We built this system because with all the oil cooled projects out there, no one built a system that looked good and functioned well! After seeing all the other projects, we had a lot of ideas of how we could do it better and more easily. Many projects used vegetable oil, which would go rancid after a short time. The mineral oil does not have this problem, and is completely clear. We also wanted to use an appropriate enclosure -- the Toms Hardware system used a clear acrylic case, and they had to painstakingly seal each rear connector to keep the oil from leaking. We wanted to put the ports on top to solve that problem the simple way. Other people have built systems in aquariums before, but they were always oversized and square. When we found the Eclipse System 6 Aquarium, we were excited to see an aquarium that was absolutely perfect in size -- you couldn't go any smaller. In addition, we had questions about performance and long term effects. Our initial tests, which we go over below, answer the questions about cooling performance. At the bottom of the page, we've posted subsequent follow ups after a few months and even a year, to let you know how a system like this performs in the long term.
Did Bubbles Help?
After we saw the high maximum temperature during load, we started to think about what would happen if we pumped bubbles into the system. Theoretically, since the air for the bubbles was bring drawn from the outside air (we placed the intake a few feet away from the tank), the cooler bubbles should pick up the heat, then rise and release it to the air above. The question was whether the effect would be enough to show a noticeable difference. As you can see in the video, we had quite a bit of bubbles going. After about 2 hours, the temperature settled at a new maximum of 84C on the CPU under load. So, the bubbles did have an effect, but not as much as we were hoping for. Interestingly, the bubbles also hurt the video card temperature, causing it to rise by a few degrees! It seems the bubbles also served to agitate all the contents of the aquarium, bringing everything to a more consistent temperature throughout.
Oil is good because it does not conduct electricity,. but it DOES conduct heat VERY well. Therefore, any heat created is instantly displaced as long as there is enough oil there.