PC cooled by boiling liquid (video)

Posted on Saturday, February 12 2011 @ 18:30 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Several months ago Corvalent uploaded an interesting video to YouTube in which they demonstrate a PC submerged into a chemical made by 3M called Novec 7000. This fluid has a low boiling point and can dissipate over 4000W of heat with only 200cc of fluid. Novec 700 costs about $300 per gallon and the visual effect of your computer being cooled by a boiling liquid is really nice.
This is a video of an engineering experiment we conducted cooling a computer by completely submerging it in liquid. This liquid submersion cooling system is NOT using mineral oil, or any type of oil cooling. This experiment was done using a chemical made by 3M called Novecâ„¢ 7000. It has a low boiling point, and leaves no residue or any trace whatsoever behind on the motherboard. The board was equipped with an i3 processor, running at 100% load. Very interesting cooling results, and strange to see a computer processor without a heatsink, boiling liquid to keep cool.


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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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