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Fishie36 · 05-06-07

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Originally Posted by mcogan10

h/o doesnt an AC unit create dampness and whatnot?

Actually the opposite. It blows nearly 100% dry air.

Criswell · 05-06-07

It's not the air it blows that creates condensation. It's the difference of temperatures of the air hitting the processor and the heat created by the processor.

Just don't come crying if rig ever dies :P

Also the electric bill will be a wee bit higher!

dualhYbrid · 05-06-07

yeah, i prefer to have a cool room.... and not have somethin all ghetto rigged like that...

**Mootsfox** · 05-06-07

I sense trickery in this thread. 7C? That would mean the air temp is close to 5C. 5C is 40F. Thats cooler than you'll get with an AC unit. Most are limited to 50-60F.

About the condensation, I have to say there will none. It would be extremly hard to get condensation to form. Why? Because of a few reasons:

The AC unit, like fishie said, blows out almost completly dry air. When air gets cold, it loses mosture. Ever notice water dripping from under a car in the summer, or on an AC unit? It's water from the air being cooled.

You would have to professonally tape and insulate the CPU from the room in order to get the 20-30C temp difference to make condensation form. Since the CPU and the room are being cooled, the CPU will never be more than say 5-8C from the room temp.

calvin924597 · 05-06-07

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Originally Posted by Mootsfox

I sense trickery in this thread. 7C? That would mean the air temp is close to 5C. 5C is 40F. Thats cooler than you'll get with an AC unit. Most are limited to 50-60F.

About the condensation, I have to say there will none. It would be extremly hard to get condensation to form. Why? Because of a few reasons:

The AC unit, like fishie said, blows out almost completly dry air. When air gets cold, it loses mosture. Ever notice water dripping from under a car in the summer, or on an AC unit? It's water from the air being cooled.

You would have to professonally tape and insulate the CPU from the room in order to get the 20-30C temp difference to make condensation form. Since the CPU and the room are being cooled, the CPU will never be more than say 5-8C from the room temp.

I get near ambient temps with my Tuniq, so it's not all that unrealistic. His CPU is lapped too, so that cuts off a few degrees.

**TaiDinh** · 05-06-07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mootsfox

I sense trickery in this thread. 7C? That would mean the air temp is close to 5C. 5C is 40F. Thats cooler than you'll get with an AC unit. Most are limited to 50-60F.

About the condensation, I have to say there will none. It would be extremly hard to get condensation to form. Why? Because of a few reasons:

The AC unit, like fishie said, blows out almost completly dry air. When air gets cold, it loses mosture. Ever notice water dripping from under a car in the summer, or on an AC unit? It's water from the air being cooled.

You would have to professonally tape and insulate the CPU from the room in order to get the 20-30C temp difference to make condensation form. Since the CPU and the room are being cooled, the CPU will never be more than say 5-8C from the room temp.

I don't know how to perform trickery in this. My AC limits the air to 62F. I just installed the things and turned it on and got those temps.

**Mootsfox** · 05-06-07

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Originally Posted by calvin924597

I get near ambient temps with my Tuniq, so it's not all that unrealistic. His is lapped too.

7C idle is insane. I'm saying the AC unit won't cool that low. Most AC units are made to only drop down to 60F anyways.

7C is 44F, I just don't think that number is correct.

**TaiDinh** · 05-06-07

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Originally Posted by Mootsfox

7C idle is insane. I'm saying the AC unit won't cool that low. Most AC units are made to only drop down to 60F anyways.

7C is 44F, I just don't think that number is correct.

That's air temp. When an object gets cold, doesn't it stay cold for a while? I think when it got cold, the cold air still blew at it and it got cooler.

**Mootsfox** · 05-06-07

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Originally Posted by TaiDinh

That's air temp. When an object gets cold, doesn't it stay cold for a while? I think when it got cold, the cold air still blew at it and it got cooler.

You can't cool something (using air) below abiment temps without some sort of evaporation.

**TaiDinh** · 05-06-07

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Originally Posted by Mootsfox

You can't cool something (using air) below abiment temps without some sort of evaporation.

I have no idea. -Scratches head

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