Using (a lot of) water as a cooler

[fnb1991]

I'm new at this forum, and I joined it because I had this idea while I was reading this article-->Strip Out The Fans, Add 8 Gallons of Cooking Oil .
In this article, they say that water is far better than oil for cooling, but they tests with distilled water have failed. After reading it (I know it's pretty old and stuff, but what could I do? I needed to know if I was right!) I figured out a way to make water not to conduct energy, and that can be achieved mixing sugar with the water. The water-sugar mixture does not conducts eletricity!! Well, that's what I read looong time ago. I don't know if it's right. Well, is it? Or am I wrong?

PS: If you didn't understand my idea, just say it. My English skills are not so good...

 

[tik]

Instead of asking people, conduct a simple experiment on you own first. All you need is a good Ohm meter. If you don't know what to do, stop thinking about it.

 

[tool_462]

I am pretty sure mixing sugar into distilled water would make it conductive. I can't guarantee that, but I do know a pinch of salt in a 50 gallon tank of deionized water is enough to allow a slight electric current. A full (CPU/GPU/NB) water loop would be a much safer idea, effectively achieving the same or better results.

 

[turboflame]

I'm new at this forum, and I joined it because I had this idea while I was reading this article-->Strip Out The Fans, Add 8 Gallons of Cooking Oil .
In this article, they say that water is far better than oil for cooling, but they tests with distilled water have failed. After reading it (I know it's pretty old and stuff, but what could I do? I needed to know if I was right!) I figured out a way to make water not to conduct energy, and that can be achieved mixing sugar with the water. The water-sugar mixture does not conducts eletricity!! Well, that's what I read looong time ago. I don't know if it's right. Well, is it? Or am I wrong?

PS: If you didn't understand my idea, just say it. My English skills are not so good...

Sugar water? That's gonna get pretty nasty after a week or two. If it works, your still going to have to dump it out, clean off the mold buildup on the case and hardware, and refill it on a regular basis

Probably a better idea to go with a more conventional (and practical) water cooling system.

 

[apt403]

I have heard sugar will decrease the electric conductivity of water, although you might want to to test it out with an ohm meter before you submerge a pc in a tub of sugar water.

If you go through with this be careful, your pc might turn into a massive block of caramel.

 

[MattC]

The sugar will not make the water non-conductive. The sugar does not ionize (not significantly - the hydrogens on the sugar molecule are not very acidic at all, by any standards), so it will not have the same effect that an equivalent amount of salt. However, you will run into the same problems THGs had with distilled water (if I recall correctly, it conducted more than they expected) AND you may have to deal with biological growth, especially if light is allowed into the water.

 

[apt403]

AND you may have to deal with biological growth, especially if light is allowed into the water.

Just blast the pc with some UVC light every once and a while. Might want to be out of the room whilst the light is on though...

 

[fnb1991]

Hehehe... I guess I forgot some details... It should be safer (and cheaper) to buy a "classical" water cooling system...

 

[choknuti]

Nice idea. Add some yeast to the mix and you'll have an additional benefit :lol: