On 10/5/07, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade wrote: > > The designs are already dancing in my mind. :) > > > > Of course, this would probably be pure overkill. > > I have always been a fan of the totally submerged machine. Design a > waterproof case, put the mobo etc inside, and then fill it up with > silicone oil. That should transfer heat to the case to be radiated off > the outside of the case much more efficiently. Especially for something > like an appliance which you won't be opening up often. I am really tired > of squealing and dying fans. I had to replace the power supply in my > desktop at work just yesterday because the fan died. My home workstation > has already had the case fan replaced once and now needs a new chipset > fan. No moving air would be great. Less noise, less moving parts to fail.
No, you fill it with Fluorinert, like the Cray-2. You can read a lot about the history and potential future of liquid-cooled computers at: <http://electronics-cooling.com/articles/2005/2005_august_article3.php> carl -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
