Discussion - Cooling computers with food products (Milk, Juice, etc...)

[mynameajeff]

I am sure a lot of you know who JayzTwoCents is on youtube, and if you don't he is a tech reviewer kind of like linus (however he strictly does PC stuff) anywho he recently made a video benchmarking temps of his CPU while liquid cooling with Milk, Juice and powerade. 

 

What are your opinions? What liquids would you like to see a PC cooled with? 

 

Was this stupid and a risk of ruining hardware just for the sake of a video?

 

Discuss!!!!

[Trik'Stari]

I still want to see someone use mercury to cool their computer. It would be dangerous, expensive, and heavy, but it would look fucking awesome.

 

Powerade's got what your computer needs, Powerade's got electrolytes.

[TacticalCuda]

LIQUID HELIUM 

[jcw150]

There was little to no risk of damage...

[mynameajeff]

I still want to see someone use mercury to cool their computer. It would be dangerous, expensive, and heavy, but it would look fucking awesome.

Does mercury take heat all that well?

[Trik'Stari]

Does mercury take heat all that well?

According to @LukaP, very well.

 

Still, horribly dangerous, expensive, and heavy. If there was a leak, you can kiss your components goodbye even if they aren't energized.

[mynameajeff]

LIQUID HELIUM 

At least you would know when you have a leak in the system, everyone in the room would start sounding like chipmunks

[TacticalCuda]

no no its colder than liquid nitrogen

[cube45]

I still want to see someone use mercury to cool their computer. It would be dangerous, expensive, and heavy, but it would look fucking awesome.

 

Powerade's got what your computer needs, Powerade's got electrolytes.

ide like to see someone cool with gallium rather than mercury 

 

no no its colder than liquid nitrogen

 

Liquid oxygen. the results of a leak would be rather, explosive. ha ha

[mynameajeff]

According to @LukaP, very well.

 

Still, horribly dangerous, expensive, and heavy. If there was a leak, you can kiss your components goodbye even if they aren't energized.

I am pretty sure a mercury leak would damage more than just your computer components

[Interfectorem]

I would honestly like to see Isopropyl Alcohol used in a loop or 50/50 car anti-freeze fluid.

There was practically zero risk with trying out cooling with Powerade, milk, and OJ.

[TacticalCuda]

well they did the worlds fastest overclock on a fx 8130 with liquid helium

 

8.67Ghz

[mynameajeff]

well they did the worlds fastest overclock on a fx 8130 with liquid helium

 

8.67Ghz

I feel like that clock speed on a AMD chip still really sucks lmao

[UnlimitedTMD]

I would honestly like to see Isopropyl Alcohol used in a loop or 50/50 car anti-freeze fluid.

There was practically zero risk with trying out cooling with Powerade, milk, and OJ.

 

vaporised alchocol isn`t really nice with electricty, eh

[Interfectorem]

vaporised alchocol isn`t really nice with electricty, eh

True, but if it's contained inside the loop then I don't think there'd be a huge problem. What I would do is leave the reservoir as empty as possible without killing the pump so that the vapors have a place to go.

[Dobbsjr]

I wonder if someone will ever do a custom loop with nuclear reactor coolant .

[mynameajeff]

True, but if it's contained inside the loop then I don't think there'd be a huge problem. What I would do is leave the reservoir as empty as possible without killing the pump so that the vapors have a place to go.

Vented reservoir?

[sissj]

No one has recommended Mountain dew yet? Wow

[Interfectorem]

Vented reservoir?

You could, but you'd have to refill once in a while since alcohol evaporates pretty quickly, especially when heat is applied to it.

[Dobbsjr]

No one has recommended Mountain dew yet? Wow

We are the PC master race! Not some lowly gamers jk

[UnlimitedTMD]

True, but if it's contained inside the loop then I don't think there'd be a huge problem. What I would do is leave the reservoir as empty as possible without killing the pump so that the vapors have a place to go.

 

would be really cool and risky, which makes it hella more fun

[Theguywhobea]

I wonder if someone will ever do a custom loop with nuclear reactor coolant .

Nuclear Reactors are typically cooled with river water, so it's not anything special.

[Fetzie]

Nuclear Reactors are typically cooled with river water, so it's not anything special.

Liquid Sodium is a popular coolant in nuclear reactors. Not really usable in computers given that the metal is solid until about 150°C, by which point any CPU has died.

Liquid helium cooling would cost you somewhere in the region of 400,000 euro per year, assuming you have a closed loop and don't just vent it off.

Cooling a computer with organic substances is just going to make your computer smell of trashcan after a week. It might work for the 10 seconds that they test it in those videos, but the long-term cooling performance and the hygiene issues simply make it a non-starter.

[mynameajeff]

Liquid Sodium is a popular coolant in nuclear reactors. Not really usable in computers given that the metal is solid until about 150°C, by which point any CPU has died.

Liquid helium cooling would cost you somewhere in the region of 400,000 euro per year, assuming you have a closed loop and don't just vent it off.

Cooling a computer with organic substances is just going to make your computer smell of trashcan after a week. It might work for the 10 seconds that they test it in those videos, but the long-term cooling performance and the hygiene issues simply make it a non-starter.

Isn't sodium super reactive with water?

[Fetzie]

Isn't sodium super reactive with water?

Yes, but one would assume that the sodium does not come into contact with water. Think of it like a closed loop water cooler for your PC. The coolant never comes into contact with the air being blown through the radiators.