Hardcore Reactor – Total Liquid Submersion

June 23, 2009 · 29 Views · Filed Under Hardware, PC Mods

It’s been a few months now since the launch, but I just found this yesterday. This is by far the coolest PC that I’ve seen in a while. All of the components are totally immersed in non-conductive liquid coolant.

CORE COOLANT
Core Coolant is a mineral-oil-like substance that’s approximately 750 times denser than air and can store twice as much heat per unit of mass. In other words, Core Coolant has tremendous heat capacity—the maximum amount of heat containable in an entire air-cooled PC tower can be stored in 1 cubic inch of Core Coolant. Unlike water, Core Coolant is non-conductive and doesn’t harbor microorganisms. Fluids like Core Coolant have cooled electronics for decades in the transformer industry.

WHAT WE COOL AND HOW
Reactor’s active components are fully submerged in Core Coolant. Our Total Liquid Submersion technology cools in two ways: natural convection (described above) and forced convection (pumped coolant). Core Coolant circulates through Reactor’s radiator at 2.5 gallons per minute. Most internal components cool via natural convection, but these items get coolant pumped directly to them:

1. CPU (has a heat sink)
2. Northbridge (has a heat sink)
3. GPU (has a heat sink)
4. Power supplies

Reactor’s direct cooling plumbing track ends at the heat sinks, where the directed Core Coolant disperses and
integrates with the fluid in the tank.

For any heat sink to work effectively, thermal interface material performance is paramount. On Reactor, the thermal interface between the CPU and its heat sink is made of indium, which is simple to install and transfers heat extremely well.

Now, for the bad news:
Reactor Price: $3108.00
Reactor Pro Price: $3936.00
Reactor Extreme Price: $9167.00

The base price isn’t to bad, but I think the only problem is that everything is proprietary and there’s not much room for personal customizations. What do you think?

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