Was wondering if anyone own something similar like this in Malaysia? If yes how hard is it to get the parts and materials to build? Also how do you find the maintenance work?

Feel like building one with some old casing and old components but don't know where to start.

This post has been edited by H3artBreakKid: May 8 2017, 05:08 PM

Rig like this just not worth it.
Maintenance , cost and looks ugly imo.

well it all depends. If you are using all brand new and up to date PC parts and components to make this like in the video its definitely not worth. A PC enthusiast will look at this as a work of art. having electronics part submerge in liquid? that's something special.

im not comfortable submerging sensitive electronic components in mineral oil.

but but but... it looks cool~!

this was like a hype years back

owh, and it started with vegetable oil

This post has been edited by awang: Jul 31 2017, 11:14 AM

i know it looks cool but im betting it will void your warranty.
also just imagine having to troubleshoot problem there will be oil everywhere when you swap out components...

as i said, no need to use most up to date components. just grab some old ones that doesnt have warranty anymore and put them together.
I seriously wouldnt get a kaby lake set for this build man. warranty is still a thing to keep.

i thought vegetable oil conduct electricity?

oic just a special project.
i tot u richfag man.

our palm oil cooking oil is non conductive.
some vegetable oil is non conductive also.

any latest uipdate ? wondering u start this projct already? good luck tho

sadly not yet start. lots to consider and I don't have extra set of mobo/cpu for daily use in case this fails

until I get a new build I won't start this yet

i saw lots of negetive comment / opinion from lots of youtubers.

expensive bla bla bla.

unless people got cash and time. just why not. hehe

shall we list of the items we need for this project?
first step is to plan.....

I think first you will need a very solid base - "the aquarium"

Solid as in very thick layer of the external.

If you follow Linus Tech Tips, they updated with a maintenance video of the build, cracks do occur and its a pain in the ass to fix

This post has been edited by H3artBreakKid: Sep 7 2017, 03:00 PM

what kind of cracks?
you mean the plastic cover material?

u can try first with your old pcs if you have one and sadly these mineral oil pc trend started in US since 2005 (I think) but it never went popular. According to my friends who was intel operation engineer, mineral oil is one of the best cooling method compared to water and fan cooling.

Here you go for the maintenance log:


just little line cracks will cause leaking.

indeed with old PC parts, wouldn't want to void new parts' warranties

its a risky project but the end result will be satisfying

If you like it go for it, looks interesting.