Oil Cooling Help

[ShiftyNindja]

Hi, I am designing a custom oil cooled computer for a school project and I need help with a pump, radiator and tubing.

I have never done any water cooling before and I am not sure where to start, its for a low end build and I was hoping I could get the pump and radiator for less than £100 and I intend to use copper tubing on the visible part of my biuld and flexible tubing on the hidden part for ease of use. Its a low spec PC with a 750ti and an i3 so it wont be kicking out much heat.

Any help is much appreciated!

 

[mickyflinn]

Will you just be cooling the cpu or the gpu or both ?

 

[ShiftyNindja]

Plan is to have everything submerged in the oil

 

[mickyflinn]

Plan is to have everything submerged in the oil

What do you mean by submerged ?

 

[roccles]

Just googled oil cooled pc. Not sure I fancy that!

 

[mickyflinn]

Just googled oil cooled pc. Not sure I fancy that!

Yes its a lot more complicated than people think, Why not just cool the cpu and make a custom loop from copper.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=c...XEmZ_KAhXCxxQKHc53CLsQsAQIHw&biw=1200&bih=658

 

[roccles]

Is this technique of cooling used for anything other than a personal projects?

 

[ShiftyNindja]

Its used in servers, and I want to try and oil cool it all I just need to know what sort of pump and radiator I need really

 

[Carbon Copied]

Is this technique of cooling used for anything other than a personal projects?

Think Asetek did a demo/expo with custom Intel server racks submerged in oil as a proof of concept and it generated some interest.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Is this technique of cooling used for anything other than a personal projects?

http://www.grcooling.com/portfolio-item/video-carnotjet-system-in-action/

 

[lude1962]

Look at this

 

[ShiftyNindja]

Yeah thats what im going for but can you advise me on radiators and pumps under £100? Cheers

 

[roccles]

http://www.grcooling.com/portfolio-item/video-carnotjet-system-in-action/

Excellent thanks interesting stuff

 

[faxfan]

Linus Tech Tips did one not so long ago, could be worth a google.

 

[ShiftyNindja]

Yeah I thats the main inspiration for the biuld but I just need recomendations for a good radiator and pump below £100

 

[Sin_Chase]

For such a low output system, do you even NEED to actively cool the oil? Will the exposed surface area not dissipate enough heat in itself?

or is the pump/rad etc merely for aesthetics?

 

[ShiftyNindja]

Mainly aesthetics to be honest, but it wouldn't feel right without a pump and rad

 

[Disco_P]

I'd grab a cheap 360mm rad if you have the space. Magicool rads are only around £35.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/magicool-g2-slim-radiator-16-fpi-360mm-wc-024-ma.html

You can also grab an EK DCP for about £30-40. I don't know much about pumps but this one seems decent. I'm mostly posting cause the quickest way of getting the right answer is to post the wrong one.

If you need fans then get these.

 

[ShiftyNindja]

Ah awesome cheers for that, I only have space for 240mm but ill look at that brand

 

[Disco_P]

Whatever you do - post pics so we can ogle!