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Hi,

I have a tiny project in mind. I got 3 full tower at home and they put up some nasty noise and not to mention the heat so I was thinking something about out of box solution rather than installing cooling in all of them.

I was wondering if I make a nice wooden cage which fits them all and by my guess the inner volume wont be more than 1 cubic meter. So if I do that and put all 3 cases inside the cage and then put an extremely small Air Conditioner then would the whole setup work sufficiently with boxed coolers which came with the CPUs? All CPU are Intel 3.2 GHz LGA 775 (Preseler core).

If it can work then how big/powerful air conditioner would I need.? I am pretty handy with making things so attaching it with the cage wont be a problem.

In long run I want to make that cage a server rack (but with normal boxes).

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers :)
 
Thanks.

I have done some calculation and I would need a 1250 BTU AirConditioner (no need of more than that and not sure where to get one though).
 
Thanks.

I have done some calculation and I would need a 1250 BTU AirConditioner (no need of more than that and not sure where to get one though).
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How about putting a large fan in instead. Then connect it via a duct to your heat ducts in the house. Then it could double as a furnace. When it really gets cold out just do some over clocking on the CPUs. In the summer just close all the vents except the ones that lead to the basement. Maybe even run an intake from the basement for those really hot days.
 
just one thing about the aircon, is frost...

we have 2 aircons in our server room, and when left on too long, they start dripping water. we had to replace the mouldy, stinking carpet already...
so i think that when installed into a confined space, the cold might cause damp areas.

what i would suggest, is to install the aircon outside the cage ,and run duct into it.

just my opinion.
 
How about this out of the box idea: Gut the shelves out of an upright freezer and place the towers inside. Make a hole or two in the freezer to feed power to them. Freezers have great insulation, probably wont even hear the fans once you close the door.
 
How about this out of the box idea: Gut the shelves out of an upright freezer and place the towers inside. Make a hole or two in the freezer to feed power to them. Freezers have great insulation, probably wont even hear the fans once you close the door.
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Condensation is bad for electronics.
 
The condensation comes from a)opening and closing the door and b) the things you put in them. A few towers in a fridge wouldn't be creating condensation. Its still not the best of ideas I don't think.

Also consider where the A/C is going to be dumping its waste heat (outside? into the room?). You'll need an intake and somewhere to dump the hot air. I'm not so sure an A/C is going to be able to disappate enough heat...good luck!
 
well unless you are putting the hot side of the ac unit outside the room or house all the heat from the pc's is going right back into the room. you might be able to reduce noise but the heat is still gonna be there.
 
Might also want to "mod" the cases a little to stop any restriction in airflow, and using larger fans if possible.
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Got 2 X 120 MM fans. 1 pushing air into the case from the front and 1 sucking it out from the back.

I am going to tidy up the wiring a little better and put 1 more 120mm fan pushing the air into the system but there is nothing else I can do about it.
 
Thanks for the answers and explainations.

So seems like it would be better to try out a bigger heatsink with a larger low rev fan..!

I was just searching and came across this one.

VapoChill Micro from Asetek http://www.asetek.com/main/page.asp?sideid=623

what do you think if it's worth considering?
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It looks good to me, but wusy here forbids even mentioning them, I do not know why.

Who cares what he says, contrary to his opinion, the forum doesn't belong to him.
 
At Sam's Club I have seen a room A/C that sits on the floor like a air filter system, and has a port to a window for exaust.
Something around 10k BTU using 120volts and about $299.

I have considered this option with the cooling being directed to the PC's intakes, it could even be ported via flex ducting.
 
Thanks for the answers and explainations.

So seems like it would be better to try out a bigger heatsink with a larger low rev fan..!

I was just searching and came across this one.

VapoChill Micro from Asetek http://www.asetek.com/main/page.asp?sideid=623

what do you think if it's worth considering?
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It looks good to me, but wusy here forbids even mentioning them, I do not know why.

Who cares what he says, contrary to his opinion, the forum doesn't belong to him.

Sorry I am not a regular here but is this member wusy against Asetek products or something else? I don't really care, I just want to get a right product.

For the time being I am planning to put a third fan,

http://www.pccasegear.com.au/prod4223.htm

along with http://www.pccasegear.com.au/prod603.htm
 
At Sam's Club I have seen a room A/C that sits on the floor like a air filter system, and has a port to a window for exaust.
Something around 10k BTU using 120volts and about $299.

I have considered this option with the cooling being directed to the PC's intakes, it could even be ported via flex ducting.
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Well I was thinking in the line of that but here in Aussie land you can't find an AC for that price 🙁

and then ppl got me scared with the idea of condensation...
 
Don't use a fridge; cabling would be a bitch. I've thought about it as well (we all have) :lol:

And yeah, condensation is no good for the components.
 
Don't use a fridge; cabling would be a bitch. I've thought about it as well (we all have) :lol:

And yeah, condensation is no good for the components.
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ok so that idea is on a side. I am going to clean up the case inside and add 1 more fan. If that doesn't work then I will add in a bigger heatsink..!
 
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