Oil cooling or liquid cooling? PLZ READ EVERYTHINK!!! ?

PLZ READ EVERYTHINK!!! im thinking about building a pc under $1600 i have all the parts i want and a spare $300 so should i buy liquid cooling or put the pc in mineral oil the liquid cooling will work good but the pc in a fish tank filled with oil would look cool too. and yes you can put a pc in mineral oil and the the computer will work and nothing wrong will happen. and if yall chose oil i will buy a radiator for the oil.


to see it it is true so and look at youtube videos of people making oil cooled pcs


Oil cooling or liquid cooling? PLZ READ EVERYTHINK!!! ?
Swings and roundabouts this one. Water cooling is good - but there are better options (such as Cryo-Cooling). Mineral oil is a clever idea, but there are issues with movement of the oil. Obviously fans are useless so you have to invest in some heavy duty heatsinks, and the parts would be completely unsaleable should you ever want to upgrade.





I would say think about what you want from the system. If you are after performance, there are better things to do with $300. The other thing is of course that a fish tank and a few gallons of mineral will not cost a lot.





If you are just making something to 'look cool', then really I can think of other ways to achieve this. The mineral oil thing is a talking point - but has already been done to death, and really you're not going to think 'how cool does my computer look' for long. Especially if you ever want to move your computer or get it repaired at any stage. Very messy!





You would be better off investing in a high quality aluminium case, water cooling if you must (cryo-cooling if you can stand the extra noise), and better hardware.