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The Atomic Super-cooled liquid PC

By Staff Writers
Dec 1, 2005
Tags: oil | pc | liquid | cooled | computer

It had to be done, and we did it. A working PC fully submerged in liquid, running at a CPU core temp of -7 degrees and an ambient temp of -61 degrees!

Who said liquids and electronics don't mix? Here, in its full glory, you can see the Atomic Oil PC built by our own master-modder Ron Prouse -- a completely submerged, fully functional, computer (power supply included!) cooled by a pump system with mineral oil and a little help from nitrogen pellets. The result? An incredible -61 degrees celcius inside the tank!

Watch video of this remarkable machine!

Download links:

Full Res - 23MB, 640x480 XviD, VBR MP3

Med res - 14MB, 480x360 XviD, VBR MP3

Low Res - 5MB, 320x240 XviD, No sound

See it running at Atomic Live 2005 on Dec 8th, and read all about how it was created and what's in the tank -- and how to build one for yourself! -- with the tutorial in Atomic Issue 60, onsale Dec 8th.

Want to check out the first Australian review of Final Fantasy XIII? We got in this month's Atomic!

Plus HD projectors, Napoleon: Total War, Intel's new six-core processor, PC upgrading guide, and a whole lot more.

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