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Hey guys, finally finished my Mineral Oil submerged PC project. I don't have many pics of it being built, but here are some final pics. Fell free to ask questions or to leave comments.

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Lol was bored so here's a Youtube vid of my project:
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You used paraffin? :shock: :shock:

I really hope you don't have any shorts/sparks in the case... Could turn out interesting :!:
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No no no... I thought too it was paraffin, but actually it's paraffin oil, also called liquid paraffin. There is a difference between paraffin and paraffin oil
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ah no flames :( im disappointed in this submerged pc now :lol:

what was the diffrence temp wise
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Lol, ye flames probably would have looked cool, but thats unfortunately not an option :wink:

I'll post some screenies of temps tomorrow, but it dropped like 10 Celcius...
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I can see a small problem when you try sell parts ;)

That is a good idea for a media PC, completely silent! (I'm guessing)
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Yes, I am using it as a media pc. :)

Regarding the reselling of these parts, I don't think that's gonna happen, unless it's cleaned real good... Lol, I wonder if warranty covers hardware submerged in oil :D
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Please watch your caps. One of the guys on bit-tech did a mineral oil pc. He found the transformer oil at his capacitors on his mobo and graphics card.

otherwise, cool! :)
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Wow, nice work. I can't believe someone in SA actually did this :lol:

Quick question: Why didn't you throw the HDD in there too?

Nice work man :)
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Thanks Dae, there is one problem with submerging a HDD under fluid - pressures must be maintained in a HDD. I don't know if any of you ever noticed the small hole somewhere on a hdd, that is for keeping balanced pressures.

But if somebody will sponsor me a SSD I'd be more than glad to submerge that... :D :D
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he he he , nice work man! submerged pc, i will have to get some details from you...
well done, some more pics would be nice :wink: :wink:

well done man!~~~!!!!! :D :D
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Can we get some clearer pics? and a bit further back? so we can see it as a whole?

but awesome work mate..... :thumbright:
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very nicely done! wow!

looks really orsom hun gratz!
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Thanks a lot guys. I'll post more pics later today.
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Very cool... I think the "fish tank" look is really nice!

ps, is that feet in the 5th photo? :P
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Oh dear, that is my little brother's feet, he stood there while I was taking the photos :)

Some more pics as promised...

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The fish tank is temporary on the ground until I find a crane to lift that thing :D
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