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News ASRock demos waterproof motherboard

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Gareth Halfacree, 24 May 2013.

  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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  2. Stanley Tweedle

    Stanley Tweedle NO VR NO PLAY

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    Would have been great back in the days when I had 250w Peltier and waterblock on CPU.
     
  3. mi1ez

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    "This is amazing"
     
  4. Marquee

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    Yes this is amazing. Maybe Peltier is making a comeback.
     
  5. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

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    Sweet, now i can take my MoBo swimming with me J/K :)
     
  6. Ripitup121

    Ripitup121 MMMMMMm watercooling....

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    i wonder did they just give it a good spray with the stuff they use to waterproof phones :p
     
  7. wyx087

    wyx087 Homeworld 3 is happening!!

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    I'm more impressed by their ability to design pin avoiding water. :eek:
     
  8. law99

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    lol at that. This is amazing. Try explain that outburst to an office full of people.
     
  9. Edwards

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    Lilith?
     
  10. Lance

    Lance Ender of discussions.

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    I love the idea of this being used for a water cooling setup.

    Have the cooler shaped like a water slide, and have the water being pumped directly onto it and down to the board to trickle off.

    So when the waterproof graphics card coming?
     
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    i bet they just sprayed it with a bit of silicon spray ;)
    google its uses :)
     
  13. Phil Rhodes

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    In English we say "Araldite."
     
  14. abezors

    abezors Lurking since '08

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    So a niche product for a niche that will never want it? Nice try. If you were that terrified about splashing water on your build you wouldn't attempt watercooling in the first place (or you'd get an all-in-one Hydro cooler).

    And I suspect the few LN2 benchmarkers would be using Ultra-durable, ROG and Sabertooth boards and other top-tier parts.
     
  15. Tulatin

    Tulatin The Froggy Poster

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    I don't actually care much for the "Waterproof" feature itself. What I'm more excited about is the black-on-yellow colorsceme. It really harkens back to DFI's heyday.
     
  16. Gradius

    Gradius IT Consultant

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    Nice, but pretty useless w/o periphericals doing the same thing.
     
  17. Ljs

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    ASRock have been using the black and yellow colour scheme for a good few years now...
     
  18. nakchak

    nakchak What's a Dremel?

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    Sure there was a guide on the very original bit-tech site (same vintage as macromans fan controller guides) about conformal coating ur mobo with a £4 spray from maplins to protect it from condensation if you used a peltier, back in the day when water cooling was all aquarium pumps and oil cooler radiators cobbled together, none of this off the shelf kit ;)
     
  19. bagman

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    This is perfect for me and my scuba diving habits.:rolleyes:
     

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