Stupid Computer!

Ambush_Bug · 07-26-2001, 09:38 AM

Refrigerant-cooled processors are probably the hardest thing to cool right now. Once you have coolant that's below ambient temperature, you start running into condensation problems. Fixing that means an exacto-knife, a LOT of closed-cell foam rubber, glue, and some very steady hands. Don't forget to get a DigitalDoc or something, because you'll have to measure the temps of everything to make sure it works.

You'd be better off going with a 'bong cooler'. This is nothing more than a miniaturized nuclear cooling tower made out of PVC pipe, a fan, and a showerhead. These things can draw off something on the order of 800 watts of heat, far outstripping a radiator. And the best part, they can handle just aobut anything you throw at them, and they'r cheap to build. Overclockers.com has a few articles on bong coolers to look through. Definitely worth a good long look.

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07-26-2001, 09:38 AM	#16
Ambush_Bug Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2001 Age: 46 Posts: 210	Refrigerant-cooled processors are probably the hardest thing to cool right now. Once you have coolant that's below ambient temperature, you start running into condensation problems. Fixing that means an exacto-knife, a LOT of closed-cell foam rubber, glue, and some very steady hands. Don't forget to get a DigitalDoc or something, because you'll have to measure the temps of everything to make sure it works. You'd be better off going with a 'bong cooler'. This is nothing more than a miniaturized nuclear cooling tower made out of PVC pipe, a fan, and a showerhead. These things can draw off something on the order of 800 watts of heat, far outstripping a radiator. And the best part, they can handle just aobut anything you throw at them, and they'r cheap to build. Overclockers.com has a few articles on bong coolers to look through. Definitely worth a good long look.