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. > > -- > Tracy R Reed
Hey Tracey, You must have copied my post. No on closer reading it was not mine. I am almost deaf so the noise does _not_ bother me. Wasn't there a web page years back of guys that did just this, dropped a PC into a bucket of oil? I seem to remember such. Hmm ... here is a recent variation on the theme. http://hackedgadgets.com/2007/03/30/deep-fryer-pc/ BobLQ BobLQ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
