Radicly cooling idea

[Blade9030]

if you were to put a raiator the reserve and the pump into a minifride and a secound radiator onto your computer to blow COLD AIR INTO you system would it work?

just a idea i had last night wonderin if it works

 

[rubix_1011]

Spell check?

No, its not going to get anywhere near cold enough to make a difference. Think about what you are planning:

1. Fridge cools radiator
2. tubing carries coolant to 2nd radiator on case
3. 2nd radiator has room-temp air blowing through it, thus warming the 'cool' air.
4. process repeats.

To be honest, similar ideas have been posed several times before. You would be far better off getting a cheap window air conditioner and just blowing the cold air into your case than trying a loop like that. A minifridge would burn up trying to continuously cool the coolant, even if it remains close to outside room temperature. Refridgerators are meant to remove heat ONCE, then maintain cool temps...not consistently cool.

 

[Blade9030]

is there spell check here?

how bout a normal water cooling rig but have the RAD submerged into a antifereese for cars and a small pump to slowly move the antifreeze around?

 

[rubix_1011]

To move the antifreeze around what? For what purpose?

You are somewhat referring to a slush box of sorts; submerging the heat exchanger (radiator) in an ice-water bath/tub. I assume this is what your concept is? It works well, just a pain in the ass to maintain 24/7 unless you configure a setup.

Edit: And no, there isn't a spell check feature I am aware of, but open up a Word doc and let it do the editing for you...copy/paste.

 

[Shadow703793]

^Or run FireFox which has spell check.

This is why a fridge won't work: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=373263

 

[Blade9030]

yes i have allready read the OC post

the slush box as you called it makes some sense to me but being a noob i need other people to help

the pump attached to it would serve to rotate the slush so that eddies of hot and cold are not manited and a general break down of the system happen trough a building of heat
it could also be used as a resivoir ( i hate spelling so plz ingore it)
thanks ppl

 

[rubix_1011]

^ ??

Not exactly sure what you are saying here...

 

[overshocked]

yes i have allready read the OC post

the slush box as you called it makes some sense to me but being a noob i need other people to help

the pump attached to it would serve to rotate the slush so that eddies of hot and cold are not manited and a general break down of the system happen trough a building of heat
it could also be used as a resivoir ( i hate spelling so plz ingore it)
thanks ppl

A slush box works much better when you have a sort of phase change system cooling it. very easy to make and will yield negative temps.

 

[Blade9030]

isnt that bad for a comp to have neg would mean a build up of condensation on electrical systems yeilding to shorts and so forth
(i think)

im a guy thats been pounding the streets for 3 months and still no job so money is tight i was hoping to build somthing in the price range of CHEAP!!!(free is nice to)

 

[Conumdrum]

Cheap cooling ain't happining. Sorry.

 

[overshocked]

Na its actually better to have negative temps as long as you insulate the board.

If you have an old a/c unit and a cooler you could make one for free but the insulation is gunna cost you $20.

Im assuming you already have the water cooling pump?

Also if you dont have a a/c unit you could buy one on craigs list for $50.

 

[Shadow703793]

^ What about the tools?

 

[rubix_1011]

I am convinced that duct tape, zip ties, hose clamps, dremel, drill and imagination are the only tools you need.

Most people have 5 of the 6.

 

[Shadow703793]

^For phase change you need solder,etc. That's what I was talking about as overshocked mentioned it.

 

[overshocked]

^For phase change you need solder,etc. That's what I was talking about as overshocked mentioned it.

Na, slush box is eas you actually only need a screwdriver.

 

[richardscott]

add salt to a pure bucket of ice and your temps could get down to -10c if the ice has just come out of the freezer

 

[Blade9030]

but ice dosent last and when gamming you cant pause every ten min. to fill with ice....

how bout taking the radiator ans running water over it once in a nucler power plant and there cooling towers?
if you were to use the same concept but with a water hose instead of a river (unless you were really close to one?) and what about using thermal heat from the earth?
the earth stays a good 69F (or somethin like that) and they use it in ecofriendly homes to keep the house on temp ALL THE TIME so why not run one trough a comp?

 

[Conumdrum]

Been done Blade, works great! Problem is you have to go down over 10 ft, $100s for the drilling and copper or stainless, a big pump to overcome the distance etc, insulating tubes etc.

See build logs of such, it's a great idea.

 

[tkgclimb]

Or you could just put solar panels on your roof, have them power some elaborate cooling system, which has your computer sealed in a room, it dries the air (vents the water vapor out), then super cools it and blows it over your computer at negative temps, and then repeats the cycle.

 

[overshocked]

Do a slush box.... im telling you guys.

just insulate the board. Alot of people (including me) run sub zero 24/7.

 

[Conumdrum]

Or you could just put solar panels on your roof, have them power some elaborate cooling system, which has your computer sealed in a room, it dries the air (vents the water vapor out), then super cools it and blows it over your computer at negative temps, and then repeats the cycle.

Ohh an Air Conditioner! Thats what an AC unit does exactly. Except it's not super cooled. An AC unit like that would be in the few $1000 range.

 

[Shadow703793]

TEC FTW jk. Any ways, anyone know of a TEC that's able to cool and i7?

 

[overshocked]

Depends if your overclocking or not.

You could do it with a 300w tec but that wouldnt be getting you sub-z.

You can get 585w tec's but you need a great cooler on the opposite side. Are you using it with a water cooler?

 

[Shadow703793]

^Yeah, thinking of pairing it with a GTZ (got 2x of them during the $40 sale at Frozen ). Don't have a spare TEC with me right now. (Only got a 40W QMax one used for lasers on me atm)

 

[overshocked]

i know that there is a guy on ebay who sells 540w tec's for a super cheap price.

I considered buying one just because they were so cheap. the only problem is that they are 3 inches.