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  • 07-26-2008 9:50 AM

    • drewmp
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    check this out - refrigerated pc cooling

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    http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/x/2008a/080619GarimellaMinicool.html

    This article really grabbed my interest for 2 big reasons.. A - Purdue is the local university and I used to live on campus and work with quite a few people involved in crazy lab tests and experiments like this.

    B - I'm always up for finding cool (no pun intended) ways to keep my overclocked gear @ stable (or sub-ambient) temps.

    Im sure many people will bring up the point of water condensing around chips etc.which I'm sure they're taking into consideration.. especially since this is still in the infant stage of research.

    Still... this isnt as exotic as say phase change cooling but if they can get costs down enough I'm sure it could compete with most liquid cooling solutions or even liquid metal cooling.
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  • 07-27-2008 8:16 AM In reply to

    Re: check this out - refrigerated pc cooling

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    Seems really cool. My problem with tech like this is it always seems a little bit away and never seems to get here. The coolest part of this to me is the study on boiling of the coolant. It could have much further reaching results than just computers.

    If you'r upset because you can't afford shoes look at the man that has no legs. Lifes not so badBig Smile
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  • 07-27-2008 6:31 PM In reply to

    • nelsoncp21
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    Re: check this out - refrigerated pc cooling

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     While a fun project to work on it's not really anything new. People already do this. Of course to accomplish this requires components which take up a bit of space. Also the condensation is a pain in the *(&. Yes there are ways to minimize and protect your components but it's again a pain in the (*&. Not to mention it usually looks like (&* too.
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