tehandydumke
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would it work good?
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Originally posted by AggieMEEN
Try it and tell us how things turned out!
Seriously, tho. I would not recommend the use of oil as a thermal paste, and here's why:
Using Schaum's Outlines on Heat Transfer (all I had sitting near me at the time), and using properties of liquids in a saturated state: the k value for engine oil at 20C is 0.145 W/m*K. That of water (for argument's sake) at 20C is 0.597 W/m*K. But since thermal paste is basically a suspension of metallic/nonmetallic particles, let's take a look at silver (Ag): 419 W/m*K. And for polycrystalline aluminum oxide, the k value is 36 W/m*K at 30C.
So, no, I would not advise the use of engine oil. Even if it does help fight against thermal breakdown.
Originally posted by AggieMEEN
So, no, I would not advise the use of engine oil. Even if it does help fight against thermal breakdown.
Originally posted by Ph0llen
Sure, go ahead and just splirt oil all over your cpu core it will bring you sub-zero temps no doubt!
Originally posted by tehandydumke
would it work good?
Originally posted by Ph0llen
anyone actually tried submersing a rig in any sort of liquid? it's an interesting idea and I know i'd pursue it if I only had enough spare parts..
Originally posted by Mad_Pyro
No, it would work quite poorly.
Originally posted by dagamore
i have a bud that submersied his cpu in mineral oil and it works great Looks cool too, i will see if i can get a pic of it.