• Hugin@lemmy.world
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      11 minutes ago

      I did some robotic submarine stuff in college. One of the techniques for waterproofing was put the electronics in a open at the top box and fill it with oil that was heavier than water. Messy but it worked.

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        That’s absolutely genius. It’s like something out of troll science. “We soak it in heavier liquid to keep liquid out”. I’m a little awestruck.

        It’d probably stand up to pressure when deeper under water better than most other options too.

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      18 hours ago

      I’ve had some top scores on some hardware. Usually because I was the only one who had run it on that exact model of server CPU, but still…

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        I think I had top ranks for the K6-233 in the day. Ran all day at 250 (3x83) which was overall better than 262 (3.5x75). Couldn’t quite boot at 292 (3.5x83) without a big Socket A heatsink strapped on.

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      19 hours ago

      Well it’s not nothing to scoff at, usually the winner of these is just silicon lottery, this is making your own luck!

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    16 hours ago

    Nice, was going to upgrade my GTX 1050 but it seems the old boy still has some life left in him. Will any copper waterpipes work?

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      Apparently, but he also cooled them with ice water from a Jerry can, so it’s not exactly a “ready to go” solution.

      This is really just a DIY water cooled system with DIY water blocks.

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        Not ready to go out? No…not at all…

        Financially accessible for most people? Absolutely.