Question about Water Cooling

[matrik3000]

So I have a crazy plan to build a PC inside of a Desk and was wondering if I water cooled every component that needed cooling, could I vacuum seal the "case" so that no dust would get in?

 

[Eximo]

Standard and Custom water cooling systems still require air flow and fans in the case. You could move the radiators completely out of the case and seal it, but then you would have to be sure that every component was cooled in some way. Motherboard components require cooling.

You might look into a pre-built fanless industrial PC.

 

[tiny voices]

Vacuuming the desk would require 1-2" thick glass, heavy duty steel fasteners, and industrial sealant. What if there is a leak or a part needs to be replaced? Happens all the time. Also, where will the radiators for the water cooling go? and the fans for the radiators? Will the come out of the desk and be externally mounted, furthering the complication of sealing it around the tubes.

Pulling a vacuum will not happen. It is extremely unrealistic. Building a PC in a desk or other flat surface has been done a ton of times though so that part is not hard.

 

[Deuce65]

Well airflow on internal components isn't an issue, since you can water cool just about anything. If you are really set on doing this, you should have one intake port in the desk with a filtered fan blowing in. Then you don't have to worry about having a perfect seal since dust won't go in anyway. You would need to have your rads external though or you will have overheating issues (they would just be dumping the heat right back inside the semi-sealed case).

 

[mach7]

Sorry to pull a bit of a necro... but since it is only a few weeks old I thought I might throw something in rather than start a new thread.

I have constructed an air tight(ish), marine grade, 3mm aluminium enclosure. I have 20psi of helium pumping into it and it looks as though a $200 bottle of helium is going to last about 3 months... maybe a little more once I epoxy up the cords rather than using silly putty.

I am still waiting on my new components, core i7 4770k, asus maximus iv formula(liquid cooled), and I am tossing up an 290x or 780ti depending on prices here in australia and the ability to get a water cooling block.

The helium is super dry, humidity has not run past 10% and with the positive pressure no dust, or moisture should be getting in. I am hoping to run quite below ambient using water to water cooling.

Have you considered positive pressure to reduce dust issues, and probably too late to be asking now that I have outlayed nearly a grand on the desk/box and gases, but has such a thing been attempted before?