put ice in the res?

[gokitty199]

so ive been tinkering with the idea of making my own custom water loop(this would be from my own stuff) and was thinking about making my own res with a seperate section to put ice in and be able to fill that side with water with small cut holes or a screen allowing for water to transfer between them as needed and keep the ice out of the loop/water only section. the res would be about 60% ice and 40% water(large res) and was wondering how well this would work in keeping the cpu/gpu below room temp. this would be a fun only project probably done around mid-late 2016 when i upgrade to pascal and or whatever intel has to offer with ddr4.

 

[oczdude8]

its not something I have done, but it seems like a fun project. I don't really think you would be able get temps lower then room temp. If I were you, I would try it with ur current "old" system so you don't ruin your brand new system in case anything goes wrong.

 

[i7Baby]

It's worth trying.

 

[gokitty199]

its not something I have done, but it seems like a fun project. I don't really think you would be able get temps lower then room temp. If I were you, I would try it with ur current "old" system so you don't ruin your brand new system in case anything goes wrong.

hmm. yea i may give it a go, i just really dont want to spend money on a cpu block. well it really just comes down to the res i think that would be the only thing that would need to be different than the conventional loop.

 

[theunliked]

Sounds interesting. Just don't freeze up your cpu haha. Good luck mate!

 

[gokitty199]

Sounds interesting. Just don't freeze up your cpu haha. Good luck mate!

lol thanks. ill let yall know how it goes in a year also im probably going to attempt to use a small form factor case

 

[synphul]

Just keep in mind that if it's successful and you do manage to get the water and water block below ambient, this is a prime condition for condensation to form. Most likely around the socket area where the heat from the cpu meets the chilled water block. How much condensation will depend on how long it runs like that and how far below ambient your water and block are. Condensation may form around other components of the cooling system as well. Imagine a glass of ice water sitting on a table and how quickly condensation runs down the glass and covers the table.

Extreme overclockers who use sub ambient cooling typically cover vital areas around the socket with absorbent towels or use liquid electrical tape (easy clean up) to coat components on the motherboard as well as lay the motherboards flat to prevent it from dripping onto the gpu or other things. Good luck if/when you try it.