Anybody willing to test this? - Overclock.net

mth91 · 2 Weeks Ago

So there's all these coolants out there that say they're non-conductive, when really the only way to do that would be to have pure diamonds conducting the heat, so here's my question. Is anyone willing to try cooling a pc by completely submerging it in one of those "non-conductive" coolants, and seeing how that works? I'd imagine it would be quite a bit easier to clean out than mineral oil.

graphicsman · 2 Weeks Ago

i will if you buy me parts for a new rig, just in case

hoth17 · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by mth91

So there's all these coolants out there that say they're non-conductive, when really the only way to do that would be to have pure diamonds conducting the heat, so here's my question. Is anyone willing to try cooling a pc by completely submerging it in one of those "non-conductive" coolants, and seeing how that works? I'd imagine it would be quite a bit easier to clean out than mineral oil.

I tried it in distilled water. It worked for about 30 seconds.

The issue is that if any dirt or dust gets in, it becomes conductive.

G|F.E.A.D|Killa · 2 Weeks Ago

the liquid would become full of ions after a few minutes, so it wouldnt work.

l4n b0y · 2 Weeks Ago

i think regardless of how non-conductive it is, with that vast of a quantity, your f'ed. or else we would have seen it by now.

nub · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by mth91

So there's all these coolants out there that say they're non-conductive, when really the only way to do that would be to have pure diamonds conducting the heat, so here's my question. Is anyone willing to try cooling a pc by completely submerging it in one of those "non-conductive" coolants, and seeing how that works? I'd imagine it would be quite a bit easier to clean out than mineral oil.

None of them are insulators. If you don't want to use mineral oil, you could use transformer oil, but that is more expensive. Or you could use 3M's Flourinert - or other similar chemicals. However they are very very expensive.

Shrimpykins · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by nub

None of them are insulators. If you don't want to use mineral oil, you could use transformer oil, but that is more expensive. Or you could use 3M's Flourinert - or other similar chemicals. However they are very very expensive.

Transformer oil = mineral oil... (most of the time)

I do work removing, filtering, and re-filling large industrial transformers.

nckid4u · 2 Weeks Ago

+1 for mineral oil is used as transformer oil

nub · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shrimpykins

Transformer oil = mineral oil... (most of the time)

I do work removing, filtering, and re-filling large industrial transformers.

the stuff you get at the drug store is probably a lot cheaper than the brand name stuff full of additives you put into a transformer at work

Shrimpykins · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by nub

the stuff you get at the drug store is probably a lot cheaper than the brand name stuff full of additives you put into a transformer at work

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphthenic_oil

Napthenic Mineral Oil.

		Overclock.net - Overclocking.net > Cooling > Cooling Experiments
Anybody willing to test this?

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)