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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
 
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but mine is green.

PS, Didn't know that AC dried the air enough to use negative temps.
 
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tkg, yea an AC is exactly what you described. The removal of humidity is a byproduct of cooling the air. Cooler air isn't able to hold as much water vapor. So it's not the removal of humidity, it's the air flowing over below ambient fins.

But yea, I'm sure you can make a chiller that will take air temps down really low.

Here is one world famous one. -80F!! I was there at the base back in the 70's. I got or did have a pic of me standing on a 15ft pile of snow holding a big thermometer that said ohh, was about 90 or so.
http://files.asme.org/ASMEORG/Communities/History/Landmarks/5590.pdf

If the Link don't work Google this:
sub zero hangar eglin afb

BTW, most whole house AC units will use lots more power than a FULL roof of solar panels can deliver.
 
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^, yeah now that I think about it, I knew that cooling dried the air, so the cooler you go the more dry the air is (just wasn't thinking).

To really make it effective, your case or a container that your computer is in, would have to be completely sealed. But since you are just cooling (granted super cooling) a small area, your unit shouldn't use that much.

You could even forgo the solar panels drill a big hole in the ground and go geothermal.
 
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Your idea is valid but the implementation 9comemrcial fridge) is off a bit. Not only is the concept valid but way back in the last millenium, you could buy pre-manufactured products....assuming you had oodles of cash to spend. These days, Thermaltake is way ahead of you, as was others long before them. Seen the case reviewed at Tweaktown, seems it is a bit undersized and got sent back to the design team. Haven't seen it in the channel except for a short spurt and was quickly withdrawn.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-core-i7,2268-3.html

Ya wanna see how far back "in the channel" products go ?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kryotech,137.html'

I remember reading that when it 1st hit THG's pages. Guess I'm "showing my age" w/ that one :)
 
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There are 1366 pins on an i7 . Not only couldn't you route the cables, but the added resistance would make the CPU unworkable.
 
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what about vacume sealing the whole computer and then submersing it in a noncoundutive liqued? that is cooled or super cooled
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well it doesn't need to be vacum sealed, just water tight, and super cooling the liquid would be difficult but not impossible (probably about the same as any other extreme cooling idea)



well separating the CPU of the board would be kinda difficult (unless they make some sort of sick cable, which i'm pretty sure they don't).

 
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I always thought something sick would be to make a ln2 pot that sealed perfectly around the CPU. and then have the LN2 directly cool the CPU, like actually touch it, instead of going through the copper.

Don't know if it would be possible since rubber gaskets and stuff wouldn't work with LN2, or even if it would be worth it, but it would still be "radical"
 
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liquid nitrogen, they say LN2 and not LN because nitrogen is a double molecule (there is some fancy word for that, but i forget it) so its form is actually N2

Thinking of something else if you had your computer sitting in oil (so its in a sealed case) and then pumped the oil into something that gave you negative temps (anything) and then back into the computer, it would cool everything, and you wouldn't have to worry about condenstation because your computer is already sitting in oil and in a sealed case.
 
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Dude, we've already discussed the problem with having a radiator in a ice chest, or sitting in dry ice. It just isn't a feasible long term solution

As for using dry ice or LN2 to cool, look at some of Overshocked's cooling posts, they are sweet, and will show you (with pics) how it all works, and what you do with it. (try to set over clocking records and just go has high as you can)
 
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i am srry for my lack of knowledge in computer cooling and that is why i am posting on this form to gain knoledge that will help olmost everyone i know i put ideas out there if yall do not like them ok i understand people have stupid ideas im a person and so are you (i hope) everyone starts some were and everyone has diff EXP from life is that not why they created forms to help spread that trought out the world?? i am srry for my stupid ideas and will refrain from now on have a good day sirs and madams(if any)
 
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IT's not just your "stupid" ideas it's your ignorance to read stuff that people have already posted, and then if you still have some specific or even general question, to ask them. Listen to what people have to say, even if you don't like it.
 
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