Would this work?

[scottchen]

My parents are buying a new refrigerator, so they're planning to throw away the old one, I told them to wait I might want it. Would it work if I put my computer (without case of course) in the freezer, and buy external CD rom drive or something. Wouldn't this be the best cooling solution? Has anybody ever tried this?

I hate Computers! I could only overclock my Barton 2500+ to 2645mhz. My Radeon 9700pro core/mem speed won't go above 410/720. I really hate computers!

 

[Woodman]

A thread somewhere here talked about this very thing, & the most logical conclusion was that the refridgerator would break down after a while. And the reason that was stated, was that refridgerators were made for keeping things cool for brief periods of time (in bursts sorta). Putting a heatsource as a computer system inside it would put a tremendous strain on the fridge, specifically on the compressor thingamajig, making it work continously.

If you need an active cooling unit, the best idea stated in that thread, was to incorporate an air-conditioner of some sort. They can run continously, so it's perfect .

As for condensation, well that's someone else you need to figure out 😉.

 

[svol]

Well I don't think your refrigerator is going to like the continues supply of heat (they're not made to run non-stop)... also you need to place the HD outside of it as they don't like cold temps. And ofcourse all cables running in and out have to be isolated.

And don't forget your refrigerator has to be able to remove several hundreds of watts in heat.

I love my Delta 60HP 7000 RPM fan that puts out more dB then CFM 😱

 

[TheMASK]

<b>D00D i dont know what ur talking about</b>

 

[YYZ_Slayer]

With this setup, u may fry your parts with condensation being formed, dont do it.

Anyone who clames they can tell the difference between 450 and 500 FPS in Quake 3 should be severly beaten in the head with a rock. 😱

 

[NateKingCole]

yeah, pretty much you have to be willing to lose your computer, and you have to do a hell of a lot of caulking. But go for it. Or, you can do alot more work, and rip out the cooling system and use the cold block on your cpu, but as always when your dealing with a cooler that's operation below your ambient temperature, you get condensation, which is a definite bitch.

 

[Codinerx]

Its a neat idea, but I think the energy cost alone would be prohibitive.. fridges aren't cheap to run!