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meritmaster
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I'm typically worried about getting liquid in my PC, and somewhat nervous whenever i have liquids near my computer, but this partially due to how we all need air to cool our rigs, so there will be an intake fan and a out take fan in most computers, these can be dangerous to a computer, as liquid can sucked into the intake fan, and distributed all around the case, thus destroying my computer. I'm basically just seeking a way to make sure this can never happen, or ask if i'm being over worried about the situation at hand. 

Any suggestions? 

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Here's my case, and on the side is a giant intake fan. If i were or my friends/family were to by accident hit the soda towards the intake fan (by accident) would it effectively ruin my computer? 

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i dont think computer fans are powerful enough to suck in liquid without it being poured in but some noctua fans are protective against water being poured also

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I'm typically worried about getting liquid in my PC, and somewhat nervous whenever i have liquids near my computer, but this partially due to how we all need air to cool our cases, so there will be an intake fan and a out take fan in most computers, these can be dangerous to computer, as liquid can sucked into the intake fan, and distributed all around the pc, thus destroying my computer. I'm basically just seeking a way to make sure this can never happen, or ask if i'm being over worried about the situation at hand. 

Any suggestions? 

Here's my case, and on the side is a giant intake fan. If i were or my friends/family were to by accident hit the soda towards the intake fan (by accident) would it effectively ruin my computer? 

 

I personally would be more worried about the tower falling over from where it is.

 

Water being siphoned into the case, I wouldn't worry about it unless you are having super soaker battles in that room. (Don't do that)

 

That being said if you are still worried you could put a screen "cage" around it... not the most elegant solution, but it'd work to prevent drops of liquid.

 

(It wouldn't stop a deluge, so be warned.)

 

The only true solution is being careful though.

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computer fans will not suck up any liquid unless the liquid is poured directly onto the fan or you are using a 3000+rpm fan

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computer fans will not suck up any liquid unless the liquid is poured directly onto the fan or you are using a 3000+rpm fan

This.

That said, there was a dust proof/water resistant case Silverstone never released using an inch thick dust filter and anti spill guard's

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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