Comp in a freezer?

[kcaverly]

What do you think? My comp is fairly small and my parents arent home for a week or so. Think I could get some crazy OC's or is there something I'm missing?

Kevin

[privatedonut21]

Though it would afford you lower system temps, I don't think that the freezer could afford you the kind of direct cooling you would require for overclocking. Although, by all means, try it out! I'm as interested as everyone else to see if it would work! :wink:

[kcaverly]

Well, I figure because I've got those huge heatsinks on my videocard and CPU that It would cool it considerably better. I don't think it would help my videocard much as I think I've run into a lack of volts on the core (lol, only 1.6v) and the mem is nearing its limit I'm pretty sure. However, I know my CPU is stable to 2.9 but it gets too hot. I ran a couple benches there and got it to load windows @ 3.0 but just to see what my proc could do with better cooling.

One thing I'm worried about is heating the freezer up, I dont think it can keep cool for long with the heat my comp would be putting out. I don't want to defrost the freezer while I'm testing.

Kevin

[privatedonut21]

Well, I don't think there'd be any way to avoid that...which is unfortunate because I would love to see the actual results of such an experiment!

I still get the feeling that the overall lower temperature from the freezer would be offset quickly by the high temps put off by the comp. and thus negate any good effects the freezer would have. But I'd still love to see some benches if you still plan on trying!

[kcaverly]

I might give it a shot either tomorrow or wednesday.

Kevin

[El_Seano]

Ive seen it done before. I dont have any pics anymore. It was in an old magazine. But the guy actully bought a small freezer just for his computer. If I remember right, he tried it because none of the parts on the market cooled his system enough so he tried it in the freezer. And it worked great.

[RaptorSmurf]

it could work but you will need a away to vent heated air from the reefer and a way for that air to be replenished ...

[kcaverly]

meh, sounds like to much time involved. My parents come back on thursday and I have a ton of chores I havent started. Add that to a full school schedule and work, not much spare time.

maybe some other time, it sounded cool (lol no pun inteded) but just dont have the time now.

Kevin

[jester]

I dont know if youd want to put your pc in a freezer. Youll probly end up w/ a lot of condesation in your pc which can end up damaging components.

If it wasnt for that it would be pretty nice since the ambient air temp has a direct affect on the cpu, chipset (etc) temps.

[zachig]

What do you think? My comp is fairly small and my parents arent home for a week or so. Think I could get some crazy OC's or is there something I'm missing?

Kevin

You are soooooo crazy man!!! :lol: :wink: :mrgreen:

Are you out of your mind putting your PC inside a freezer???!!!???!!! :lol:

I wouldn't dare doing it!!! :wink: :roll:

[kcaverly]

Well I am not doing it now, seeing as even if it OC'd I wouldnt be able to use it for the sole reason PC's were invented (gaming).

Kevin

[zip]

check this out....

http://www.ohardt.com/computer/pc.mods/project.hot.fridge/round.01/

[fstroupe]

You are soooooo crazy man!!! :lol: :wink: :mrgreen:

Are you out of your mind putting your PC inside a freezer???!!!???!!! :lol:

I wouldn't dare doing it!!! :wink: :roll:

Actually, I use a PC in approximately 32F most nights at work. I used to work in the freezer, and used a laptop type terminal mounted on a forklift in -30F for 10 hours a day.

[zachig]

You are soooooo crazy man!!! :lol: :wink: :mrgreen:

Are you out of your mind putting your PC inside a freezer???!!!???!!! :lol:

I wouldn't dare doing it!!! :wink: :roll:

Actually, I use a PC in approximately 32F most nights at work. I used to work in the freezer, and used a laptop type terminal mounted on a forklift in -30F for 10 hours a day.

WOW!!! :roll: Anyway, I didn't say it is impossible. :mrgreen:

[greenmaji]

Condensation comes from the surounding air being warmer then the components, so if its all going on in the freezer thats not the problem.

The real problem is the heat load that freezers are charged to handle, a walk in freezer desingend to keep a room full of icecream at -40C isnt the same as a home freezer.

You would be much better off doing your homework and getting a compressor, condensor, evap, and some copper and get to building a liquid chiller or direct die phase change cooler..
But your welcome to give this a shot, it normaly only works with systems that have very low TDP (Wattage), like a little septy, CPU's, dont expect much for a dual core opty or X2 system ;)

You can reach -40C load with a custom unit or chiller.. It makes the time invested (research and building) worth investigation IMHO ;)

[jester]

It would be a lot easier, less time comsuming & a warrenty behind just getting a VapoChill pase change unit. A tad more expensive thou.

[greenmaji]

Uhh.. vapo-chills dont exactly perform all that well.. and the price stinks..

but yea.. easier and warrenteed it would be (but if you learn to build them, warrentees wouldn't be a problem now would it?)

and when did they start making chillers??? nope.. still a DIY or custom job.

order one from a builder.. they can be had for $500-600 and would outperform a vapo-chill.. I know a guy in CA that's not busy that can do it, Chilly1 takes forever (not knocking him he is just TOOO busy and has had personal problems as of late)

[jester]

Uhh.. vapo-chills dont exactly perform all that well.. and the price stinks..

Yea they are expensive but they do cool well.

http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/cooling/misc/asetek/vpls/p4.shtml
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=790&page=5
http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx
http://www.burnoutpc.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=155

As in the last link, he pushed a p4 2.8g to 4.15g stable. One from a "builder" may yeild lower temps but I wouldnt say it doesnt perform well with those kind of #s.