[TheMaskedm0m0]

Weird my reply is gone, oh well... also found some more stuff:

####://www.inflowdirect.com/newarsiliipr.html

Premium Artic Silver II thermal compound, increases conductivity between chip and cooler/heatsink.

Temperature limits: - 40C to >160C

Minimal viscosity change from 0C to 150C

Thermal conductivity greater than 8.0 W/mK

2 to 7 degrees centigrade lower CPU temperatures than other thermal compounds.

Negligible electrical conductivity. Arctic Silver II was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity. It is only electrically conductive in a thin layer under extreme compression.

(While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver II should be keep away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. The compound is slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridged two close-proximity electrical paths.)

Arctic Silver II is now sold in 3 gram tubes. This is enough compound to cover 20 to 30 small CPU cores, or 7 to 12 large CPU cores, or 3 to 6 heat plates. At a layer 0.003" thick, it will cover approximately 18 square inches.

The other thought I had is the mineral oil trick, this guy poured mineral oil into his computer, the liquid is supposed to be non-conductive, electrically. He successfully powered on his machine and it was much cooler. I don't know if this can work inside the DC, been awhile since I last cracked it open.

Secondly, is there some sort of sensor or button that tells the DC the lid is open? If so where can it be disabled or fooled into thinking that the lid is present and closed. My thought was to setup up some computer case fans around the DC, while the top half is removed, to cool it down.

~The Masked M0M0~