Armari XCP - Computer submerged in liquid

Chimerical · 18 Aug 2008 at 20:07

Obviously the concept of submerging a computer in liquid has been done before...but look at that case.

Took two years to design & build, weighs something like 150kg and looks totally unique. The case even has it's own 'waterfalls'.

Looks amazing.

Raikiri · 18 Aug 2008 at 20:13

Review of it in this months Custom PC

Looks quite cool but ultimately pointless to buy, hugely expensive and inefficient.

TheCenturion · 18 Aug 2008 at 20:17

could be alright for silent overclocking

geekyEd · 18 Aug 2008 at 20:19

I have seen this beast, and spoken to the guys responsible for it, pretty impressive feat of engineering if I must say. The fluid that goes in it is bloody heavy aswell!

Acid_death69 · 19 Aug 2008 at 00:22

madness, im a lil confused as to how the collent get to the boards like.

Raikiri · 19 Aug 2008 at 00:38

Acid_death69 said:
madness, im a lil confused as to how the collent get to the boards like.

They're completely submerged in the liquid which acts how air would in a normal system but has much more efficient heat transfer.

Acid_death69 · 19 Aug 2008 at 00:46

so the water cools the air cooling the boards?

Raikiri · 19 Aug 2008 at 02:18

The heat is transferred from the CPU/GPUs > heatsinks > liquid > rads/chiller hidden in the bottom sections, the liquid is cooled and then pumped back up to the main compartment and so on.

Slashiem · 19 Aug 2008 at 11:04

Wow, to me that kinda looks practical and would be easy to fot components as from the looks like it the reservoirs on the side you could fill them with the liquid leaving the main part dry ish and lift of the lid.
Neat design.

domthecondom · 19 Aug 2008 at 12:44

bloody hell 150kg :|

V|per · 19 Aug 2008 at 14:38

Saw this recently and it's mah00sive :eek:

Fantastic work, but i have to admit, it doesn't half look fugly...

Strife212 · 19 Aug 2008 at 14:43

Acid_death69 said:
so the water cools the air cooling the boards?

No...the components are IN the liquid.

Acid_death69 · 19 Aug 2008 at 15:16

oh:s i thought that might be but i thought it might sound dangerous. Whats the liquid compound that its in. Must be expensive **** to cool and not be conductive

ZedPowered · 19 Aug 2008 at 19:22

That looks awesome!

Subterranean · 19 Aug 2008 at 19:56

Acid_death69 said:
oh:s i thought that might be but i thought it might sound dangerous. Whats the liquid compound that its in. Must be expensive **** to cool and not be conductive

You can just use mineral oil (baby oil without the perfumes). Sounds like this uses a more high-tech liquid though.

RevBillyG · 19 Aug 2008 at 20:03

Very nice

Although if I had it on my desk next to me, I'd want to pee all the time with all that liquid falling :/

Chimerical · 19 Aug 2008 at 20:25

Fluorinert is the liquid used:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorinert

Acid_death69 · 19 Aug 2008 at 22:28

cool they should but that stuff in water cooling kits!

Raikiri · 19 Aug 2008 at 22:30

Acid_death69 said:
cool they should but that stuff in water cooling kits!

It's £200 a litre...

arknor · 20 Aug 2008 at 04:49

looks like a show with a fishtank inside :eek: