fully functional computer in my underwear

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[Araphel]

It's not water, it's novec, a perfluorocarbon. Perfluorocarbons have been used for electronics cooling for decades. the Cray 2 was cooled with 3m fluorinert. That stuff is over $1000 a gallon and decays into a highly toxic gas over time, so don't get your hopes up for incorporating it into your next gaming rig.

Fun fact: Hyperoxygenated perfluorocarbons are also used for synthetic blood and liquid breathing. If you've ever seen the movie "the Abyss" the rat (but not Ed Harris) was actually breathing fluorinert, not some special effect.

Edit: looks like novec is a bargain at only $400/gallon.

[Tarsun2]

i thought this was a thing with mineral oil. Saw people put all the components in a fish tank filled with mineral oil and add a few bubblers. Kind of cool but they did mention that it makes trouble shooting, modifying, and replacing parts a real mess.

[bellicose]

This is what I've seen people do.

[Grendel]

Theoretically you could use water but it would have to be a very pure since water is a conductor due to impurities, water H2O is a insulator on its own.

[Araphel]

Water isn't chemically inert. By reacting with components, it will pick up minerals and become conductive again.

[boarder2k7]

decays into a highly toxic gas over time, so don't get your hopes up for incorporating it into your next gaming rig
Edit: looks like novec is a bargain at only $400/gallon.

I don't think Novec decays like that? +1 on the insane price though.

That said, it looks absolutely amazing.

[Araphel]

I think novec only releases perfluoroisobutene and hydrogen fluoride if it is heated way past its boiling point

[Rainmaker]

We put a server in mineral oil in college. It was a fun little project, just for the halibut. It ran fine, except for the fans spinning reaaaaally slow.

[Challenger007]

Cool technology. As I understand it, less noise and better heat dissipation. It turns out that the hardware does not overheat.

[Tarsun2]

true, but takes up much more space, adds a ton of weight, added cost (tank and oil), and serviceability declines dramatically.
Swapping parts would make a huge mess.

as for right now, and probably in the future even, its more of a show piece.

[The Inflicted]

i thought this was a thing with mineral oil. Saw people put all the components in a fish tank filled with mineral oil and add a few bubblers. Kind of cool but they did mention that it makes trouble shooting, modifying, and replacing parts a real mess.

Yeah- there was a computer store near my old apartment that had such a mineral oil/aquarium setup on the counter. Really eye-catching.

[Rainmaker]

The oil actually starts to creep out via capillary action through any cords that exit the tank, i.e. mouse, keyboard, monitor cables, and leaves drips on the floor. Definitely messy. We shoulda used wireless mouse, etc.

[Challenger007]

The oil actually starts to creep out via capillary action through any cords that exit the tank, i.e. mouse, keyboard, monitor cables, and leaves drips on the floor. Definitely messy. We shoulda used wireless mouse, etc.

You noticed a good moment. That is why, it seems to me, this technology is not suitable for use at home. Especially if there are pets and this oil will be carried throughout the house.