| zickoray United States. April 18 2012 22:15. Posts 366 | Profile Blog # |
Hey all i am in the market for a new computer to game on.
i was interested in the Mineral Oil Computers like this one
http://www.pugetsystems.com/aquarium-computer.php
the specs for the system are:
this is a 600$ option
Edit: i do Realize this is just the case
any advice on this would be great,
my budget is 700 for components(not including case)so if this is not good i am open for recommendations for a custom built computer
Most games on decent settings (high or close)
Res:1920x1080
EDIT: i will not be doing this so any suggestions for a 700$ budget would be much appreciated thank you  Last edit: 2012-04-19 03:22:58 |
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| ShesSoHeavy Canada. April 18 2012 22:20. Posts 15 | Profile # |
| $600 is the cost for just the aquarium. You would need to buy your own computer components and submerge them in mineral oil voiding their warranties. |
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| Alryk United States. April 18 2012 22:24. Posts 2237 | Profile Blog # |
| Your budget is 700 for the case? Or the system? Because if it is for the whole system, this will obviously not work. |
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| Rannasha Netherlands. April 18 2012 22:25. Posts 2264 | Profile Blog # |
| Submerged computers are a gimmick. They're cool to show off, but the practical use is quite limited. You're much better off using a good regular cooling system, be it air or water. Saves a lot of money, cooling performance is not much worse and you keep warranty on your components. |
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| Alryk United States. April 18 2012 22:29. Posts 2237 | Profile Blog # |
| Also, why would you want a ridiculous cooling system if you are only playing on medium to high? That doesn't make sense. You could just buy a sound dampening case and a nice cooler. You wouldn't even need to overclock. (For high. It would make sense if you have a nice cooler but it wouldn't be necessary if you just wanted cool and quiet. ) |
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| ensign_lee United States. April 18 2012 22:52. Posts 1017 | Profile # |
| This was always a project I wanted to try. Good luck! and would you mind documenting your build? I'd love to get more firsthand experiences regarding it. |
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| PleasureImWallace Canada. April 18 2012 23:03. Posts 45 | Profile Blog # |
I've built two systems in the past 2 months
one, a 2500k/6850 - (brother)
the other a g850/6770 - (mine)
I pull high graphics in skyrim quite well, so if that's what you're shooting for, a g850/6770 should land at $700 and get what you want. |
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| Medrea April 18 2012 23:06. Posts 9999 | Profile # |
$700 budget??
Soo, $600 case, $100 computer inside the $600 case....
Im out of ideas. |
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| Puph Canada. April 18 2012 23:16. Posts 605 | Profile # |
| Looks like a horrible idea. If you really wanna do it, see if you can find a decent custom built PC for as little as possible (i'm thinking 550) and shove it in there lol. I wouldn't risk more than that in such a novel and dangerous item. Also, including the case, your looking at spending at least 1100 dollars. And that is being generous |
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| Caryc Germany. April 18 2012 23:54. Posts 325 | Profile # |
| it looks fucking awesome. would be even more awesome if fish could live in that tho |
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| SoulWager United States. April 19 2012 00:05. Posts 454 | Profile # |
| I've heard about issues with the mineral oil degrading the seals on the capacitors. Do your research. |
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| ensign_lee United States. April 19 2012 00:23. Posts 1017 | Profile # |
On April 18 2012 23:54 Caryc wrote:
it looks fucking awesome. would be even more awesome if fish could live in that tho
It's mineral oil, not water, so no fishies.  |
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| BlitchizSC2 United States. April 19 2012 00:25. Posts 287 | Profile # |
| I built one. the novelty wore off after 2 weeks. I just used a mini-itx board and the whole thing only cost like 250 dollars. |
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| TheFlock United States. April 19 2012 00:42. Posts 257 | Profile # |
| wow I didn't know about this, kinda feels weird to have all your hardware in a clear liquid... But it does look pretty cool so if that's what you want just make sure you do your research like Soul Wager said. GL |
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| skyR Canada. April 19 2012 01:20. Posts 11181 | Profile # |
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 JingleHell United States. April 19 2012 01:44. Posts 11262 | Profile Blog # |
On April 19 2012 01:20 skyR wrote:
Why we get so many trolls in tech support?
Because it's barely modded. It takes pretty stupid shit before the mods step in here.
At least the one clown on April 1 got shut down.Last edit: 2012-04-19 01:44:57 |
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| theBOOCH United States. April 19 2012 02:26. Posts 830 | Profile # |
Forget the mineral oil cooling. You can pretty much literally dump a motherboard with all of the components into a bucket full of vegetable oil for 40 bucks, but I wouldn't suggest it (not that the concept isn't cool... it's just unnecessary). For $700 you can build decent system that can play SC2 well at 1920x1080, not including monitor and mouse/keyboard etc. Here's an old article on how to DIY if you're REALLY committed. On your budget you could probably on afford to do it with components from 2006  http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/strip-fans,1203.htmlLast edit: 2012-04-19 02:26:48 |
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| Snackysnacks United States. April 19 2012 02:36. Posts 389 | Profile # |
On April 19 2012 02:26 theBOOCH wrote:Forget the mineral oil cooling. You can pretty much literally dump a motherboard with all of the components into a bucket full of vegetable oil for 40 bucks, but I wouldn't suggest it (not that the concept isn't cool... it's just unnecessary). For $700 you can build decent system that can play SC2 well at 1920x1080, not including monitor and mouse/keyboard etc. Here's an old article on how to DIY if you're REALLY committed. On your budget you could probably on afford to do it with components from 2006 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/strip-fans,1203.html
You mean the deep fryer method?
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/470716/how_to_fry_french_fries_using_your_computer/
Technally you get a computer AND a fry'er, what more of a bargain can you wish for? |
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| JingleHell United States. April 19 2012 02:46. Posts 11262 | Profile Blog # |
On April 19 2012 02:36 Snackysnacks wrote:
Show nested quote +On April 19 2012 02:26 theBOOCH wrote:Forget the mineral oil cooling. You can pretty much literally dump a motherboard with all of the components into a bucket full of vegetable oil for 40 bucks, but I wouldn't suggest it (not that the concept isn't cool... it's just unnecessary). For $700 you can build decent system that can play SC2 well at 1920x1080, not including monitor and mouse/keyboard etc. Here's an old article on how to DIY if you're REALLY committed. On your budget you could probably on afford to do it with components from 2006 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/strip-fans,1203.html
You mean the deep fryer method? http://www.metacafe.com/watch/470716/how_to_fry_french_fries_using_your_computer/Technally you get a computer AND a fry'er, what more of a bargain can you wish for?
Well, if you could separate out two sides of the tank, with some sort of heat exchanger in between them, you could use the hot side to make the food and the cold side for beer and the PC?Last edit: 2012-04-19 02:46:28 |
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| Arghnews United Kingdom. April 19 2012 02:55. Posts 166 | Profile # |
My advice would be that unless you are a guy who knows what he's doing, even just the basics with hardware and who has a good amount of cash to spend, I wouldn't even consider mineral oil cooling. If you really have the cash and want to get fancy go with water cooling, get good parts and good coolant, but otherwise, there are many complications with this, plus it's NOT something that should or can be done by a novice or one on a budget.
You realise it's really only the CPU and GPU('s) that generate great amounts of heat. Everything else in practically any system will not require cooling, or if it's like X79 it will have it's own cooling already there if it needs it. Using mineral oil to cool a comp is more an experiment/something awesome to do if you have cash, it's not actually a practical option if you want to build a cost efficient and somewhat near normal Comp.Last edit: 2012-04-19 02:56:24 |
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