Hardline in mineral oil?

[34486]

This will be my first post on the Linus Tech Tips forums! Whohew ye buddy!

 

I was just wondering, what would it look like to have a hardlined pc submerged into mineral oil? Such as red dyed water through hardline, to a radiator and pump and whatever else, just as if it was a normal water loop, but built in a tank filled with mineral oil. I am sure it would look very cool, but not practial at all. Maybe this could be a video for the LTT team to do?

[W-L]

6 minutes ago, 34486 said:

This will be my first post on the Linus Tech Tips forums! Whohew ye buddy!

 

I was just wondering, what would it look like to have a hardlined pc submerged into mineral oil? Such as red dyed water through hardline, to a radiator and pump and whatever else, just as if it was a normal water loop, but built in a tank filled with mineral oil. I am sure it would look very cool, but not practial at all. Maybe this could be a video for the LTT team to do?

Welcome to the Forums!

 

It has been asked many a time before, short term a setup like that would look great but long term it won't last due to the seals and tubing degrading in the mineral oil itself. Not to mention the need to maintenance a watercooling loop when submerged is not exactly easy. 

[Zando_]

43 minutes ago, W-L said:

It has been asked many a time before, short term a setup like that would look great but long term it won't last due to the seals and tubing degrading in the mineral oil itself. Not to mention the need to maintenance a watercooling loop when submerged is not exactly easy. 

^^^ LTT has also done a mineral oil PC in the past (not a custom loop inside one, using the oil itself to cool the PC IIRC). Maintenance was horrible due to everything being covered in oil and reliability was eh for the same reasons W-L mentioned. PC components aren't really built to be submerged in oil.

[34486]

I recall Linus saying he had issues with oil making its way up cables and dripping onto stuff that was outside the tank.

[SolarNova]

On 9/13/2019 at 11:53 PM, 34486 said:

This will be my first post on the Linus Tech Tips forums! Whohew ye buddy!

 

I was just wondering, what would it look like to have a hardlined pc submerged into mineral oil? Such as red dyed water through hardline, to a radiator and pump and whatever else, just as if it was a normal water loop, but built in a tank filled with mineral oil. I am sure it would look very cool, but not practial at all. Maybe this could be a video for the LTT team to do?

it can be done for sure, but it will be a right PITA to ensure the o-rings dont degrade. Ull have to identify the o-ring materials being used, make sure they are ok in the oil ull be using. If not ull then have to source new ones that can be used with the oil.

 

Then ull have to deal with the 'issues' one has with ur average oil submersed PC.

 

its alot of work for a gimmick.