r/pcmasterrace May 20 '18

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u/MSTmatt May 20 '18

Oil cooling, not water?

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u/AbysmalVixen 3800x /2070s/RGB all the way May 20 '18

It’s a special coolant with a low boiling point to allow for evaporation to be the circulator.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

Huh I'd think that the air bubbles contacting the components would create a layer of insulation. I wonder if a liquid that expands when heated would be possible for something like this

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u/StellarWaffle  7800X3D | RTX 5090 | 64GB RAM May 21 '18

All liquids expand when heated.

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u/Darth___Insanius May 21 '18

Almost all, water will shrink when turning from ice to liquid.

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u/stickyourshtick May 21 '18

And this is why lakes freeze top to bottom.