Reply #18: uh... WHAT?!? [View All]

Anyone who had to repair or has upgraded their comps will quickly see this as a fundamentally bad idea. And I'll bet good money the energy saved will be minuscule, at best. And as you add in all the bells and whistles...

Actually, on second thought. This is a totally moronic idea. Think. Unless you add in a circulation system, where do you think the heat is going to go? But by adding in a circulation system, you completely defeat the purpose of this whole idea in the first place.
Not to mention, look at the picture in the link, see something ultra important missing? If you notice, there are no peripherals. No disc drives, no vid cards, no sound cards, nothing. The devil is in the details. It may sound good on paper, but it falls apart when you start implementing it.

Edit-- Read up some more on this idea, and there seems to be a couple of major flaws aside from the circulation issue. One, the oil will eat away at the case. Cooking oil, though albeit a weak one, is an acid. Meaning, every so often, you'll be forced to replace the case. Two, oil is not non-conductive. And in case you didn't know, comps have powerful power supplies within them.

To be honest, I rather not submerge delicate hardware in acid. Even if it is a weak acid.