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PHILIP1193 20th April 2009, 20:24

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Originally Posted by Combatus
That's a good idea although I suppose the reason it's not more common is the time it would take to setup plus the added expense of the container. Cooling with LN2 is already a fiddly business and the components are constantly being removed and modded!

still a case of the mineral water would freeze LN2 can take a cpu down to -130°c to 180°c ish which would freeze most things in it, especially after a several hours on LN2, in this case we used LN2 for little over 8 hours iirc

Phil

Sim0n 20th April 2009, 22:52

Mineral OIL... not water..

Either way, Mineral OIL is good for silence, but its not gunna freeze a CPU down to the temps needed. Infact, it wouldnt even get the CPU colder than the oil itself, which is gunna be room temp.

Combatus 20th April 2009, 22:57

Quote from Wiki...

'-30C(-22F) is listed as the freezing point for mineral oil. Due to viscosity (how thick the fluid is, basically), however, it's lowest useful temperature is considered to be 10C (50F).'

There you have it! ;-)

PHILIP1193 20th April 2009, 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Combatus
Quote from Wiki...

'-30C(-22F) is listed as the freezing point for mineral oil. Due to viscosity (how thick the fluid is, basically), however, it's lowest useful temperature is considered to be 10C (50F).'

There you have it! ;-)

QFT and the fact i was right all along lol

-30°c is no good when your dealing with -100°c or below

Phil

Sim0n 20th April 2009, 23:04

Right... apart from comparing mineral WATER with mineral OIL...

hope im never around your gaff when you offer up a nice cold glass of water :P

thehippoz 20th April 2009, 23:34

990 clk on the 260-216.. they were so close =]

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