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    Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess

    According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now

    Browse the PopSci and PopMech Archives On Google Books' New Magazine Search

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    Image of ganyapr ganyapr
    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    I wonder how would a laser mouse or optical works on this table? I hate mouse pads...
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    05/20/09

    @ganyapr: How about a track ball?
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    Image of josephcamp josephcamp
    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    Anyone else notice theres absolutely no storage available in this "desk"
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    05/20/09

    @Joseph Camp: RTFA, there's 600gb of storage IN this "desk".
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    05/20/09

    @AtConsumeristPanel_GitEmSteveD...:I meant for pencils and paper and other crap you need to store ....wasnt talking about digital storage...
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    05/20/09

    @josephcamp: Isn't that what e-paper is for?
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    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    I'd be slightly more impressed if the desk actually held a computer cooled by liquid through immersion. True, you'd have to abandon the HD's for SSD's, but it would be so much cooler.
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    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    Finally...I can run windows pipes screensaver @ 90 frames a second!......In all seriousness I thought the see thru case and blue lights look died back in the 90's
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    05/20/09

    @Joseph Camp: It did. However, the see through desk w/a computer inside and blue lights will die in 2012(It's what the myans were warning us about).
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    Image of toreil toreil
    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    Amazing!!! I bet you could get brilliant airflow over that thing if you leave both sides of the desk open and shove 3 or more fans on either end
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    Image of Fourthletter Fourthletter
    05/20/09

    @toreil: You don't need airflow if it's liquid cooled........
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    Image of Kalamaty Kalamaty
    05/20/09

    @Fourthletter: Incorrect btw, even liquid cooled systems should have some air flow over the north and/or southbridge. And as Drakino points out, the radiators have fans as well.
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    Image of EqualOpportunityCrasher EqualOpportunityCrasher
    05/20/09

    @Kalamaty: That's why PopMech should've just filled the desk with mineral oil. Wouldn't have to worry about a thing and silent running.
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    05/20/09

    @EqualOpportunityCrasher: Except destroying their hard drives and the fans on the PSU and Video Card.
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    Image of Grinning Kestrel Grinning Kestrel
    05/20/09

    @AtConsumeristPanel_GitEmSteveD...: Mineral Oil is non-conductive, the HDD would have no problem at all. The PSU fan would be fine, and if you have a GPU modified to be able to be liquid-cooled, there's no problem there, either.
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    05/20/09

    @GrinningKestrel: I wasn't talking about conductivity. You will be getting oil INTO the HDD through it's pressure equalizing vent, which is not good, as they are NOT designed to be running in an environment where they meet resistance, which oil would present. Also, as the oil slowly enters, the heads splashing into it would create bubbles, also not good for a sensitive piece of equipment. As for the PSU and GPU, if they have fans, fans are not meant to run in conditions where there is constantly heavier than normal resistance. This will burn them out, which is not good, so you would need to remove them, and some computers/PSU/GPUs will throw errors if a fan isn't present.
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    Image of EqualOpportunityCrasher EqualOpportunityCrasher
    05/20/09

    @AtConsumeristPanel_GitEmSteveD...: I've seen computers modded in such a fashion, it's why I brought it up. You could always create a bay with your harddrives that was separate from the rest of the computer. That way, if one fried or you wanted to swap them out, it would be really easy. As for GPU and PSU fans, you could always isolate them. Plus, I'm sure you could find people who have the know how to trick the card and PSU into thinking the fan is there when it's gone.
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    05/20/09

    @EqualOpportunityCrasher: The answer is an SSD. SSD's don't have a vent hole, so they would work perfect. From what i understand, it's the passthroughs for all the cables that are a pain.
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    Image of Mike Daly Mike Daly
    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    This is actually a great space saving idea. I would love to be able to have my computer INSIDE my desk
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    05/20/09

    @Mike Daly: Personally I would prefer a desk with drawers...


    Seems kinda silly if you end up having to walk across the room every time you need a pen, stapler, paperclip, notecard, blank cd, etc...

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    12/19/08

    In reply to According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now
    I think Captain Dirk Courage is getting all ready for his grand entrance!


    Yeah, I loved the Spiral Zone.

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    12/19/08

    @zenpoet: and here is a great picture of the Rimfire.


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    12/19/08

    @zenpoet: and by great, I mean tiny.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    12/19/08

    In reply to According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now
    So that's how George Lucas comes up with his designs...
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    12/19/08

    In reply to According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now
    Monowheel! Monowheel! Monowheel! Monowheel!
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    12/19/08

    In reply to According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now
    *According to?


    Where's my giant wheel?! :(

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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    12/19/08

    @Jon B.:
    The "to" is understood. That advice is free from me you.
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    Image of Monk E. Rotica Monk E. Rotica
    12/19/08

    In reply to According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now
    Um, some people already do this. Google "monowheel motorcycles."
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    12/19/08

    @Monk E. Rotica: Some people also drive bicycles with one BIG wheel and one little wheel. But most use two wheels of the same diameter.
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    Image of Monk E. Rotica Monk E. Rotica
    12/19/08

    @24/6_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: And SOME of us avoid that whole hornet's nest by using a jetpack, a flail, and some ass chaps.
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    12/19/08

    @Monk E. Rotica: I all my years being around horses, I have never seen chaps that cover the ass area.
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    12/19/08

    In reply to According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now
    This is a Grievous technology.
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    12/09/08

    In reply to Browse the PopSci and PopMech Archives On Google Books' New Magazine Search
    Google: Exploring the Vagaries of the Fair-Use Doctrine for Fun and Profit.
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    12/09/08

    @OMG! Ponies!: [books.google.com] I'd read this mate...
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    12/09/08

    In reply to Browse the PopSci and PopMech Archives On Google Books' New Magazine Search
    ok question... how do you get these saved locally?
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    12/09/08

    In reply to Browse the PopSci and PopMech Archives On Google Books' New Magazine Search
    You know what I wish they'd digitize and put online? All the old Sears Wish Books.


    Unless they've already done that, in which case... links???

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