Something’s gone sideways with Linus’s pool-cooled gaming PCs: after sorting out corrosion, the team noticed a funky smell—and a closer look revealed microbial life flourishing in the cooling loops. They tore down the LAN Center rigs, inspected the buildup, and tried everything from anti-microbial additives to a UV “death ray” sterilizer to kill off the unwanted swimmers.
The experiment shows that while using pool water for PC cooling is a cool flex, it comes with serious maintenance headaches. Even after multiple rounds of cleaning and testing, the crew is still tweaking biocides and UV exposure to keep the system smelling—and growing—less like a swamp and more like high-end hardware.
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