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So, I have some old dell dimension 4700s, at least I think that's what they are, and I was wondering it I could take the cpu throw in a micro   Atx or mini itx motherboard and throw a modified lava lamp on it for cooling. I have some copper left over from when I got a new roof and I think that I could replace the bottom of the lava lamp with a copper plate and just have the computer run a constant stress test. Is this in anyway possible, if it is how could I better my idea?

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i wouldn't bother with using a lava lamp for cooling. Rather I'd mod the case to have a tube with lava lamp material in it.

kinda like this but better

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1 minute ago, Jtalk4456 said:

i wouldn't bother with using a lava lamp for cooling. Rather I'd mod the case to have a tube with lava lamp material in it.

kinda like this but better

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It's not meant to really cool the cpu th cpu's job is to heat the lava lamp 

to be clear, I don't plan on using the computer for anything other than heating a lava lamp

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1 minute ago, rocketbagel said:

It's not meant to really cool the cpu th cpu's job is to heat the lava lamp 

to be clear, I don't plan on using the computer for anything other than heating a lava lamp

that should be possible, tough i would recommend you calculate the heat output required to get the 'lava lamp' effect, and see if the CPU meets that. if it doesn't meet the required heat output you won;t get the mooving visuals from the liquid, or if it exceeds it the lavalamp isn't going to keep the CPU cool enough to not burn it up.

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id strap a lava lamp to a GPU rather, or do the infamous pentium 4 hand warmer thing lmao

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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8 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

id strap a lava lamp to a GPU rather, or do the infamous pentium 4 hand warmer thing lmao

That video is hilarious, it is pretty much the use I envision "useless but a novelty"

 

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16 minutes ago, rocketbagel said:

That video is hilarious, it is pretty much the use I envision "useless but a novelty"

 

If you are in the EU il gladly supply a P4 for just the shipping :P

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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35 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

If you are in the EU il gladly supply a P4 for just the shipping :P

Thanks for the offer but I live in the US and that would be to hot for a normal lava lamp

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