Considering building an Oil cooled PC?

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Thomas Norton Crossman

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Im considering building an oil cooled PC since 1) they look fucking awesome and 2) they apparently are very quiet and efficient at cooling. Now, i've never done anything like this before and i'm guessing most people here haven't either, but i was hoping people could help me brainstorm a few ideas, suggest some components etc. This would be a gaming build, and i don't have a budget per se but, i don't really want spend more than £1300 ($2000) on the components (excluding tank, oil etc). If you have any tips or thoughts at all then please let me know. I need to see if this is a feasible task or whether its just overly complicated and unrealistic. I'm not going to pretend like i'm a pro-builder - to the contrary, i have built two PCs in my life (here is the build for one - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/nortycrosal/saved/#savedbuild_1368885) so this really is a step up. Many thanks for any contribution in advance.
 
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For the components it doesn't matter what you get because the oil will do most of the cooling but just consult a gaming build forum post for your needs on that aspect, It's fairly simple you just need mineral oil and a fish tank (preferably one that suits your needs) make sure it can fit the video card etc, the only downside to this is once it's submerged, you cannot at all remove it the oil will make the parts uncleanable and useless in the end so honestly if you're going to do a gaming PC I wouldn't I'd consider a home computer that you use for small tasks cause you don't want to spend $2k on parts submerge them and never be able to upgrade or anything ya know? I would honestly consider the risks, first you want to make sure...
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For the components it doesn't matter what you get because the oil will do most of the cooling but just consult a gaming build forum post for your needs on that aspect, It's fairly simple you just need mineral oil and a fish tank (preferably one that suits your needs) make sure it can fit the video card etc, the only downside to this is once it's submerged, you cannot at all remove it the oil will make the parts uncleanable and useless in the end so honestly if you're going to do a gaming PC I wouldn't I'd consider a home computer that you use for small tasks cause you don't want to spend $2k on parts submerge them and never be able to upgrade or anything ya know? I would honestly consider the risks, first you want to make sure everything works outside the tank boot it up etc, then you want to submerge it cause like I said once it's submerged you're done no turning back.
 
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Nexusparties is part right, part wrong.
You will be submerging only the motherboard, CPU, graphics, ram.
HDD/SSD, PSU, everything else will be outside.
So, at a 1st glance, the most expensive item you will be submerging is by far the graphics card. And it is also one of the most important components.

HOWEVER, if you dont want that, you can just get a PCIe extension cord (I`ve seen even 20 cm ones) and keep the card out of the tank. So you`ll be risking only ~300 pounds.

And dont forget that inside you dont really need a big cooler, even the stock might be enough. This time you`re thinking about fluid movement, not air :p
 
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Well yeah not all the parts will be submerged but the most expensive parts will be so it's not an ideal build for a gaming PC cause you will want to upgrade eventually
 
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Upgrading later would mean another graphics card. When you get to changing the CPU, it`s whether dead, or you will change to an entirely new platform this one being really old with a negligible value.

The GPU submerging and reselling is another "soup" :)

I would also say that adding is not so much of a problem, as reselling after it has already been submerged.
 
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