What do u all think of this?

DustBunny · 18-May-04, 07:04 PM

i was thinking about maybe sometime buying a mini chest freezer,,, i've seen them for like 70 bucks..

drilling 2 holes in the top of it, putting a nice big heater core/ radiator inside,,,having one of the tubes coming out of the pc case,,, right into the freezer (and the holes where the tubes came in would be cauked/ insulated like crazy)....and into the radiator out the rad and back out the freezer back to the pc...

what are all of ur thoughts on this? just seems like it would be really effective... and an interesting thing to try out...

Spectrum · 18-May-04, 07:14 PM

What about the condensation when your water and tubes are less than ambient.

DustBunny · 18-May-04, 07:17 PM

good point,,, i guess i could buy a ton of foam things and insulate the tubes,,, or hopefully it wouldnt' need that much..

but i think it would be worth it,, having my water temps below ambient would be awesome.. but u wouldnt' be able to see the pretty uv glow anymore

PHLAK · 18-May-04, 07:56 PM

Do a GOOGLE search on this! There have been many people that have done this and some of them look real nice and work well! But check it out and then see what you think!!

Monsignor Funkibut · 18-May-04, 07:59 PM

some other threads regarding using a mini-fridge for a super-cooled PC.

The consensus is it won't work

Because:

1] Of condensation

2] Your PC is a heat source. The mini-fridge is great at cooling stuff that is hot but then stays cold. A constant heat source like a PC will just kill the compressor by over-working it.

Ive been succinct here. Do some more reading and see what wiser heads have said.

-MF

DustBunny · 18-May-04, 08:14 PM

yeah i see that is a good point monsignor...

heh now this isn't looking like such a good idea,,,, i guess i'll still search on google and stuff.....

thanks....

18-May-04, 07:04 PM		#1 (permalink)
DustBunny Apex Techie Wannabe	What do u all think of this? i was thinking about maybe sometime buying a mini chest freezer,,, i've seen them for like 70 bucks.. drilling 2 holes in the top of it, putting a nice big heater core/ radiator inside,,,having one of the tubes coming out of the pc case,,, right into the freezer (and the holes where the tubes came in would be cauked/ insulated like crazy)....and into the radiator out the rad and back out the freezer back to the pc... what are all of ur thoughts on this? just seems like it would be really effective... and an interesting thing to try out...

18-May-04, 07:59 PM		#5 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer	Read.... some other threads regarding using a mini-fridge for a super-cooled PC. The consensus is it won't work Because: 1] Of condensation 2] Your PC is a heat source. The mini-fridge is great at cooling stuff that is hot but then stays cold. A constant heat source like a PC will just kill the compressor by over-working it. Ive been succinct here. Do some more reading and see what wiser heads have said. -MF

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18-May-04, 07:14 PM		#2 (permalink)
Spectrum Former GameApex Editor	What about the condensation when your water and tubes are less than ambient.

18-May-04, 07:17 PM		#3 (permalink)
DustBunny Apex Techie Wannabe	good point,,, i guess i could buy a ton of foam things and insulate the tubes,,, or hopefully it wouldnt' need that much.. but i think it would be worth it,, having my water temps below ambient would be awesome.. but u wouldnt' be able to see the pretty uv glow anymore

18-May-04, 07:56 PM		#4 (permalink)
PHLAK Apex Tech God	Do a GOOGLE search on this! There have been many people that have done this and some of them look real nice and work well! But check it out and then see what you think!!

18-May-04, 08:14 PM		#6 (permalink)
DustBunny Apex Techie Wannabe	yeah i see that is a good point monsignor... heh now this isn't looking like such a good idea,,,, i guess i'll still search on google and stuff..... thanks....