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I think some extremely motivated over-clockers have done / started doing this years ago. It's interesting to see it in a more commercial format. One guy had the mineral oil running through a refrigeration unit then pumping it back in, instead of just dissipating it through a radiator. Since the mineral oil is non-conductive, no special parts should be required.
I think we're going to see more things like this in the near future. Processor technology is supposed to reach a point where it just can't run any hotter. When you can't pack any more transistors any closer together without complete meltdown. The next step would then be to build one that cannot function without a massive cooling system and see how or devise a way to quickly cool it back down (in some ways they already are, every processor I've ever had that has farted out on me had a failed fan over the heat-sink that I didn't notice. In terms of conducting heat away from the computer, air kinda sucks. At least compared to mineral oil or other coolant liquids. I'm interested to see what else they may have tried.
I think there are even some DIY sites that will show you how to do this, but you don't get the snazzy lights or cool case 8). It will cost you much, much, much less than $3000 though.
-BMW2006
p.s. can goldfish live in non-conductive mineral oil? 8)
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