Water cooled/dust proof pc

[Pickstock]

Long time stalker but this is my first post.

 

Im planning to be building a new computer for CAD and CAM work in the short future, this computer will be kept in my metal shop to adjust and change things while the CNC machines are running. (ill be posting elsewhere bout suggestions on that)

Anyway back to the matter at hand.
I've searched the forums and found some things in relation to dust proof pcs, most suggest filters or simply blow it out more often. While i understand where this comes from, my main computer is filtered pretty well and that still needs blowing out. The issue is because of what im playing with in the shop, metal swarf and carbon fibers. Both of which are conductive and if they get on a board ill be in trouble.

My solution is to build a fully sealed case, and water cooling the lot include graphics (if i end up using one) CPU and PSU, and now for the main question

 

What else on a MB needs to be cooled?

I presume the Ram might need it?

 

Thanks for the help guys/girls
 

 

[Aereldor]

You could consider populating all your fan mounts with radiators, effectively turning the case into a sealed box. However, I'd recommend doing what Linus did with his personal rig- keeping the computer somewhere else (in another room) and using Thunderbolt to get a display, a keyboard and mouse, and a USB hub connected. Or you could buy USB and HDMI extension cables instead.

[Pickstock]

I was actually thinking about separating the radiators and fans from the main case. As in have the case under a desk and have the radiator on the wall of something.
My workshop is only one room, the only way that would work would be put it outside maybe in a box which is still undesirable i think.

[ImBleu]

You could do something like Linus's personal build where he has the computer in a different room. Alternatively, get a case optimised for silence and populate all the fan slots as intakes which should stop dust getting through the cracks. I'd also recommend a case with a filter and then adding an additional filter if it's such a worry.

[DisabledBaecon]

I agree with Aereldor, you could do what Linus did with his personal rig. Also, what specs do you have in mind for this PC? Water-Cooling isn't necessary if you're not going to be overclocking, you could just get some good magnetic dust filters and keep the PC off the ground and away from the machines. You could use a water sealant around the edges of the case, but that would cause problems if you needed to take the case apart. There'd be no point on water cooling the RAM. For the extra cost of the tubing and the water block for the RAM, it's not worth it. There'd be no need to overclock it. Unless you know that you are going to need a GPU for it, don't get one, it's going to save you money, and if you are going to do a custom loop, you're possibly going to be spending more on the cooling than you will on the rest of the PC, some watercooling stuff can be very expensive.

[begadelavela]

Lot of cases have two holes for watercooling so I would use them to put radiator and fans outside of the case. maybe i don t know but it is better to put it somewhere else.

[Pickstock]

On 10/8/2016 at 3:57 AM, DisabledBaecon said:

I agree with Aereldor, you could do what Linus did with his personal rig. Also, what specs do you have in mind for this PC? Water-Cooling isn't necessary if you're not going to be overclocking, you could just get some good magnetic dust filters and keep the PC off the ground and away from the machines. You could use a water sealant around the edges of the case, but that would cause problems if you needed to take the case apart. There'd be no point on water cooling the RAM. For the extra cost of the tubing and the water block for the RAM, it's not worth it. There'd be no need to overclock it. Unless you know that you are going to need a GPU for it, don't get one, it's going to save you money, and if you are going to do a custom loop, you're possibly going to be spending more on the cooling than you will on the rest of the PC, some watercooling stuff can be very expensive.

As of yet i haven't even considered the specs in great detail, I kind of want to overclock for more speed without spending as much on the CPU but on the other hand there is the risk of getting it wrong.

Probably wont go with a GPU on this one, but will upgrade my main computer with a better one in the future.
Yeah and while price is an issue if it allows me to build on this i'm happy to pay for the stuff (or build it myself)
My biggest issue of the system would be what else needs cooling or is there another way,
I was thinking last night the possibility of running peltier modules inside the case, adjoining a loop and using it to cool the air within.

Or maybe im over thinking this for the sake of overthinking.

[DisabledBaecon]

5 hours ago, Pickstock said:

As of yet i haven't even considered the specs in great detail, I kind of want to overclock for more speed without spending as much on the CPU but on the other hand there is the risk of getting it wrong.

Probably wont go with a GPU on this one, but will upgrade my main computer with a better one in the future.
Yeah and while price is an issue if it allows me to build on this i'm happy to pay for the stuff (or build it myself)
My biggest issue of the system would be what else needs cooling or is there another way,
I was thinking last night the possibility of running peltier modules inside the case, adjoining a loop and using it to cool the air within.

Or maybe im over thinking this for the sake of overthinking.

There'd be no point in using Peltier modules. You're probably right about you overthinking for the sake of overthinking. If you've never done anything water cooling related in the past, it's very complex. If you'd like to learn about water cooling PCs, go check out JayzTwoCents and Singularity Computers. They both do excellent water cooled PCs and I've learned a lot from them. Everything that produces heat in a PC could be water cooled if you so wish, but just having the CPU water cooled would be more than suffice, unless you wanted to overclock your GPU, however note that putting a water block on a GPU voids the warranty (if I'm not mistaken).