Would this work? (In theory)

[Lays]

If I had some kind of coversion fittings to make the inbound/outbound ports on a car radiator, could I liquid cool a computer with it?

 

I was thinking of maybe making a custom built case, and make it look like a car, with the radiator actually working.

[Morfy]

If i recall corectly, Slick's oil cooled computer had some kind of stuff like that: 

[unidentical]

If I'm not mistaken that's how some of the first liquid cooled PCs were done (I think I remember seeing pics somewhere)

 

The only thing I would be concerned about is will the pump be able to push it through a rad like that?

[Lays]

If i recall corectly, Slick's oil cooled computer had some kind of stuff like that: 

 

I was just in the restroom, my stepdad left his summit racing book on the counter, and I saw a giant aluminum racing radiator, was thinking about my idea after lol

[Lays]

If I'm not mistaken that's how some of the first liquid cooled PCs were done (I think I remember seeing pics somewhere)

 

The only thing I would be concerned about is will the pump be able to push it through a rad like that?

 

I suppose I could use a waterpump from a car I think. It'd probably have to be ghetto-rigged but I'm sure I could find a way

[Mac69]

theoretocally i see no problem but practicully it seems difficult and expensive

[Blade of Grass]

I suppose I could use a waterpump from a car I think. It'd probably have to be ghetto-rigged but I'm sure I could find a way

You could probably use an aquarium water pump.

[Lays]

You could probably use an aquarium water pump.

 

oh true, it'd be quieter too I think?

[Lays]

theoretocally i see no problem but practicully it seems difficult and expensive

 

 

I think my stepdad has a leftover RAD from his racetruck, I think I could use it, but yea, it'd be a difficult build lol

[Morfy]

Any good quality pump on the market will do, especially Swiftech's MCP 655.

[Ghost]

You could probably use an aquarium water pump.

Water-cooling pumps are simply glorified aquarium pumps.

 

Some variants of the D5 are used for central heating systems iirc.

[Blade of Grass]

Water-cooling pumps are simply glorified aquarium pumps.

 

Some variants of the D5 are used for central heating systems iirc.

Yeah, but they're also made to be fully submersible (usually).

 

And by Central Heating, you don't mean for a house right? Cause I would have a very hard time believing that.

[SSOB]

Yeah would probably work but the problem is that car cooling is way more powerfull ( the pump is more powerfull)  so some componants could possibly explode or leak...

[Ghost]

Yeah, but they're also made to be fully submersible (usually).

 

And by Central Heating, you don't mean for a house right? Cause I would have a very hard time believing that.

I do:

 

Acceptable media:

• domestic hot water,
•  heating water,
•  water/glycol mixtures,
•  other media on request

Max. system temperature

-10 to + 95°C for pumps with brass housing (non-freezing)

+/- 0 to + 60°C for pumps with plastic housing (non-freezing)

 

Source: http://documentlibrary.xylemappliedwater.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/22/files/2012/09/ecocircd5vario-ed-en.pdf

[JordanMac]

the first watercooled pc's were done using car radiators and pond pumps, so it would work. you would be better off using an out of the box radiator and just giving it a paint job to make it fit in with your custom case.