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Oil Submerged Fish Tank Pc

Hey what up guys this is my first slideshow post so i hope ya like it, i wanna to introduce you guys to my lastest project my oil submerged pc. I would love some feedback on what you guys think or maybe what i should add to this beast. thanks in advance. If you want any more info or more specific pics lemme know. Also sorry for the quality of picture my camera sucks lol

System Specs:

Mobo: Foxconn P4M800P7MA-RS2
Cpu: Intel Celeron D 356 (3.33 Ghz)
Ram : 1 gig (533 mhz) Infineon
Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 6200 Oc
PSU: 350 Watt
Hd: Samsung 250 gig

16 comments

Jan 14, 2011. 1:36 PMIIwootII (author) says:

update: installed Nvdia Geforce 9400 GT. after 3 days temps hit 55c. (not idle)

Oct 31, 2010. 3:13 PMIIwootII (author) says:

Update: Added 4 120mm Blue led fans, New Mobo and CPU (Pentium D 820)

Oct 18, 2010. 5:08 PMIIwootII (author) says:

yes indeed its very cool thing. first failed device (Gpu fan Siezed), replaced with 80mm blue fan. (gpu is about 10 C cooler now)

Sep 29, 2010. 1:50 AMLaughingOak says:

It is amazing to me how many people do not know that oil of any kind does not conduct electricity.

May 25, 2010. 1:37 PMIIwootII (author) says:

well to start this is canola oil and i have had it quite some time now and zero smell so far and rocking great

May 17, 2010. 4:06 PMjunits15 says:

vegetable oil will rot have fun with your soo to be smelly computer :)

May 1, 2010. 4:10 PMIIwootII (author) says:

its not a fire hazzard, i've had it runnin for days and its still rockin, i have had for a total of about 1 month now and no problems yet, i have made some minor addition since the photos but nothin major.

May 1, 2010. 10:03 AMlozzareeves says:

Want a fire much?

Apr 27, 2010. 1:08 PMIIwootII (author) says:

I obviouly wasn't the only one with an oil cooled pc

Apr 27, 2010. 10:59 AMIIwootII (author) says:

the fans are in the just to circulate the oil and keep the oil moving cause i didnt want cold and hot spot in there, the only thing i didnt submerge was the harddrive because it will ruin the hd (tested myself definitly DO NOT submerge a HD in oil)

Apr 27, 2010. 10:14 AM

nickodemus says:

So it actually runs? If the oils keeps everything cool, why the need for fans too?

Apr 26, 2010. 10:53 AMjimk3038 says:

I don't want to steal your thunder, but sure enough, here are a couple of videos of other folks doing this too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb4UumU6ee0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8shVDvMdo4&feature=related

Apr 26, 2010. 8:39 AMIIwootII (author) says:

on another note a fun little fact about oil it's non-conductive

Apr 26, 2010. 8:38 AMIIwootII (author) says:

This pc acually does run in the oil and keeps it quite cool for a very long time. i didnt put it in oil for the heat tho it was just cause of all the noise the system makes now it makes zero noise

Apr 26, 2010. 7:25 AMswimer4life116 says:

no PC's can run in oil, keeps them cooler. Doesnt seem like a system that would need to be cooled that much. Celeron D's were slow as sh*t....

Apr 26, 2010. 6:29 AMjimk3038 says:

I'll ask the obvious, is the PC actually running inside all that oil? No, can't be. The oil would instantly short everything out. This is just to make a pretty fish tank, right?