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# I would imagine small creatures living in your computer could cause a few issues.
Especially if they sat on a fan, think of the mess.
(I helped save b3ta! Arathkone formerly naD. Been away awhile., Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:13, archived)
# bbc b's?
Fans? no way!
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:16, archived)
# Sinclair ZX80's and the magic cooling properties of a pint of milk.
Take THAT, liquid cooling systems of today!
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:17, archived)
# oil?
www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/strip_out_the_fans/
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:19, archived)
# Excellent
Although a thinner oil would probably work better and a mineral oil would not go rancid over time.
(Poisoned Monkey is wallowing in frontpage euphoria., Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:26, archived)
# pure water works
for about 10 mins too. then the psu shorts.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:28, archived)
# Unless...
...you coat all the components in dielectric grease.
(Poisoned Monkey is wallowing in frontpage euphoria., Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:35, archived)
# oh good point
ha ha
(I helped save b3ta! Arathkone formerly naD. Been away awhile., Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:17, archived)
# They needed them though..
my cousin had to drill holes in the case to stop it over heating!
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:19, archived)
# really?
Me old acorn electron got rather hot, but never that bad.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:22, archived)
# I've no idea what he was doing with it.
He was probably trying to run DooM.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:27, archived)
# pffft
overclocking a bbc.

Maze was the Doom of its day.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:28, archived)