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Using a oil in your PC cooling system

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bloody000:

--- Quote from: zat0x91 on March 15, 2011, 07:56:48 PM ---Although it could corrode over time, but it's they're usually made with 316 stainless steel (at least with the EK Supreme) so it won't happen for a long time.  If that really does bother you then put in an inhibitor or just use a different waterblock.

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it does not bother me. I simply do not think distilled water is that great.

SupraGuy:
Like I said, there's a reason why water (which actually does cause a lot of difficulties with engines) is used as a coolant. It's efficient, and simple.

I suppose that if you wanted to deal with a compressor and expansion valve, you could try using refrigerants, which would vaporise in the event of any leak and not conduct, but the power input for cooling would probably start being counter-productive quickly.

Pulling a few numbers on the use of a moderate density oil, I figured that in terms of cooling potential over the size of a CPU or graphics chipset die, using oil becomes rapidly less efficient than using air, which is still safer, easier and cheaper.

kitamesume:
theres lighter oil and when oil is heated up, it becomes less dense or more fluid, try it on a frying pan, pour a light oil, something like light olive oil, it`ll be abit dense but when you heat up the pan, it becomes so fluid that it coats the pan quickly. and oil is quite nice as a substitute if you're paranoid about leaks, alcohol in a fact, is non-conductive and is still a good substitute, heck, why would you be scared of a burn when you know that you dont have any leaks in the first place? its not like alcohol flashes below 80c, who would run a comp higher than 80c to begin with, and theres other substitute tubing than acrylic imho theres plastic and rubber tubings <,<

AnimeJanai:
You cannot use the common freon refrigerants that consumers can buy since they typically have some petroleum-based lubricant in it for the compressor's moving parts.  It also creates high pressure when hot, so your connectors would spring leaks.  As for alcohol, you would have a potential fire hazard right there.  If a leak occurred, a spark from a switch or relay would set the alcohol on fire and that small fire would follow up and melt the tubing and the rest of the alcohol would be pumped out making a nice huge fire.  You know what, when using a PC coolant system indoors, do a mental check first and assume that it will leak.  If that leak doesn't bother you, then it is an acceptable cooling approach.   As for ammonia, the type used as refrigerant would not be the usual ammonia you used to be able to buy in the stores.  This is anhydrous ammonia which is very dangerous.  But as danger goes, never fear, it is next to impossible for consumers to get strong ammonia now because it is an ingredient used in making many types of drugs (such as methamphetamine).  If a consumer went to buy some from an industrial supplier, their first thought would be that you were going to use it for making drugs.

kitamesume:
well true but, theres nothing that could spark off from a computer aside from you plugging/unplugging usb all the time, i havent seen relays or any contact switches on a modern computer since when? i forgot, year 2000 maybe? all i see on them are oscillators and transistors which are solid state and doesnt make any sparks. oh and, have you tried igniting rubbing alcohol with just a minor spark toy? i mean those clicky tease sparkers even beer doesnt get ignited with those clicky sparkers exept the drinks that has 70%++

on another thing, what are paint tinners made of? they feel like alcohol when i soak my hands on them =)

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