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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Hassam Nasir

Nvidia 1080 Ti dunked into car transmission fluid for overclocking experiments using a Dodge Journey transmission cooler as a radiator — DIY immersion cooling rig delivers 7% to 16% gains

Immersion cooling a 1080 Ti using ATF .

Immersion cooling is typically associated with large-scale server environments where conventional air-cooled setups are insufficient. Efforts have been made to commercialize the technology, but, of course, enthusiasts wanting to push their hardware will not wait for any revolution—they'll push through to power their own breakthrough.

Such is the story of u/Tra5shL0rd on Reddit, who took to r/nvidia to showcase his crazy DIY immersion cooling apparatus, only with a further twist. In lieu of mineral oil—which is typically used for these endeavours—he dipped his graphics cards in ATF, or Automatic Transmission Fluid, that is used in cars.

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