systems founded kent washington 2000 founder jon bach headquarters auburn washington area served united states website pugetsystems.com puget systems is a custom computer business based in auburn washington . they operate primarily through their website and sell a mixture of custom and preconfigured computers including laptops desktops and servers . the business was founded by jon bach in 2000 . contents 1 history 2 products 3 references 4 external links history edit puget systems was founded by jon bach in 2000 under the name puget sound systems . the business was named for the puget sound region in which it is located but the name caused confusion about their services 1 and was changed to puget custom computers for clarity early in the firm s life . in early 2008 it was shortened to puget systems . the company was originally run out of the owner s home and moved to an industrial warehouse as it grew . puget systems is currently located in auburn washington . 1 products edit puget focuses on building custom computer systems with an emphasis on quiet performance . 2 the company caters to home users and gamers as well as specialists who need a computer tailored to their needs such as video editing or day trading . puget offers baffling and high quality fans to reduce sound levels which has become their specialty . along with custom systems puget also sells a range of preconfigured computers with names indicative of their purpose e.g. the deluge is water cooled and the genesis is optimized for content creation . in 2007 puget built a computer submerged in mineral oil . 3 the project was inspired by similar computers submerged in vegetable oil which provides very even cooling but has the disadvantages of being translucent yellow and going rancid after a few months . the mineral oil used for this project is clear and does not decay . oil has a high specific heat capacity so it takes this computer approximately twelve hours of operation to reach its peak temperature of eighty degrees celsius . a radiator and pump can be attached to lower the temperature significantly . after more than a year of reported use the only minor problem indicated was from oil wicking into peripherals and making a mess . while puget does not sell mineral oil computers they provide a construction tutorial on their website . references edit a b puget custom computers 2008 . about us . tim gnatek november 1 2006 . customizing for specialized users a pc concierge to meet your needs . the new york times . nilay patel may 12 2007 . puget custom computer s mineral oil cooled pc . engadget . external links edit puget systems website interview with owner jon bach retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title puget systems & oldid 723070684 categories computer companies of the united statescompanies based in kent washingtoncompanies established in 2000 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 31 may 2016 at 20 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view