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#461685 - 09/18/05 08:17 AM Re:General Cooling and Fan Questions [Re: Lodesfree]
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The only drawback is if you stuff a PC in a fridge you never and i mean never open it. Once you get everything is you want to close it and probly tape it up or something. Last thing you need is condinsation to build up. Unless you put all of the parts in a plastic bin that is water tight.

http://www.overclockers.com/articles975/
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#461686 - 09/18/05 01:11 PM Re:General Cooling and Fan Questions [Re: Lodesfree]
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maestro wrote:
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There is always watercooling.


Water cooling sounds like a good idea. It seems like every day that "universal" water coolers are coming out. There are some pretty decent ones out there. this one for example. Sure, it would take some customization to fit the Mac Hardware, but it certainly can be done.

Post edited by: shadowboxer47, at: 2005/09/18 13:14

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#461687 - 09/18/05 02:26 PM Re:General Cooling and Fan Questions [Re: Lodesfree]
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That is a great informative article. There are a couple of others out there too. Really water cooling is best for overclocking. It can also be very expensive. I think the kit in the mod is around $400.00. Did you that that mess of wires in there, no wonder it was so noisy and hot!
Its got me thinking though...what if I took my old mdd heatsink and modified it for a water kit.
Hmmm.
-maestro

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#461688 - 09/18/05 02:26 PM Re:General Cooling and Fan Questions [Re: Lodesfree]
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All of this water cooling talk has got me revved up! I am looking at kits now. Not for the G45 though. I am building a new g3 server and think it will be a good test bed. I found a nice kit from Kingwin thats cheap and has what I will need. The overall mod is going to be based on MacMod.com. Should be pretty cool. Now if I just had a couple hundred bucks lying around.

-maestro

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#461689 - 09/18/05 03:38 PM Re:General Cooling and Fan Questions [Re: Lodesfree]
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I hear ya on the refridgerator concerns.

But if one were to try putting a computer in a fridge, as anyone who has put a sealed tupperware container with hot contents into a fridge will attest, the condensation occures on the INSIDE of the sealed container. Most fridges dehydrate what they contain. So sealing it would not be the right move. On the other hand, most refridgerators are not built to handle someone putting an running hot plate inside of one either. At some point someone would have to figure out how many BTUs a hot computer puts out and compare that with the capabilities of the fridge.

Frankly the water cooled mod makes more sense. You go Maestro.

PS. Thanks all for the parts tips. I'm going shopping now.

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#461690 - 09/18/05 06:01 PM Re:General Cooling and Fan Questions [Re: Lodesfree]
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anyone tried a Peltier junction? My son used one to make a self cooling water bottle for his science fair last year. very cool B) no pun really!
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#461691 - 09/18/05 06:03 PM Re:General Cooling and Fan Questions [Re: Lodesfree]
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maestro wrote:
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All of this water cooling talk has got me revved up! I am looking at kits now. Not for the G45 though. I am building a new g3 server and think it will be a good test bed. I found a nice kit from Kingwin thats cheap and has what I will need. The overall mod is going to be based on MacMod.com. Should be pretty cool. Now if I just had a couple hundred bucks lying around.


You and me both Maestro. I am planning to water cool my 9600 when I finally figure out what processor upgrade I'm going to use. You'll have to keep me updated with any deals you find on systems.

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#461692 - 09/18/05 07:06 PM Re:General Cooling and Fan Questions [Re: Lodesfree]
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If you have the right tools and know how to weld you can build a water cooling system dirt cheap. The only hard part is building the water block. I made one once before with two chunks of copper and a drill press. It took me four hours to make. Just once chunk at a time and drilled away untill the center was pretty much hollow. Then I clamped them and welded to together then drilled two holes on the top and added two small peices of copper tubbing and welded them on.

Water tanks are the simplest to make. Also the tubbing/hoses are simple. Just go to a medical store to get the rubber tubbing or just use copper tubbing.

You can always find a pump at home depot or some sort of a hobbie store.
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#461693 - 09/18/05 08:41 PM Re:General Cooling and Fan Questions [Re: Lodesfree]
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For me, I am going to start with a kit. A simple one that will cool the cpu only. From there I am sure to get more brave and understand it enough to go further. Building a cpu block is probably only for the hard core. Anyway, as I begin a build on my wifes computer, the server build is probably a month away. I can't wait! Good luck everyone on your cooling adventures!
-maestro

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#461694 - 09/18/05 08:43 PM Re:General Cooling and Fan Questions [Re: Lodesfree]
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TCPMeta wrote:
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If you have the right tools and know how to weld you can build a water cooling system dirt cheap. The only hard part is building the water block. I made one once before with two chunks of copper and a drill press. It took me four hours to make. Just once chunk at a time and drilled away untill the center was pretty much hollow. Then I clamped them and welded to together then drilled two holes on the top and added two small peices of copper tubbing and welded them on.

Water tanks are the simplest to make. Also the tubbing/hoses are simple. Just go to a medical store to get the rubber tubbing or just use copper tubbing.

You can always find a pump at home depot or some sort of a hobbie store.


You'll HAVE to do a Mod guide on that one! :woohoo:

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