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Old 08-23-07   #1 (permalink)
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Would it be possible to take a mini fridge and transform that into a case? Would it create condensation?

I am wondering cause if it didn't create condensation, couldn't you just drill a few holes for exhaust fans and help the hot air leave while keeping the air inside super cold with a fridge?

In my head, it works, but I don't know if my brain follows scientific properties..
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Yes, condensation would be created.


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Won't work. A refrigerator is designed to only run for a short time before it needs to rest. Thats why refrigerator compressors don't work well for phase systems.
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you will burn the motor of the fridge . because fridge motors are designed to keep the air cool but since a pc will contiuesly generate heat it will constantly keep on working which will burn it
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*kills self*

Millions of these topics already. Search.

Fridge = makes something cold once. It gets cold, it no long is having heat added by it.

You put a CPU or a GPU in it, it'll die very quickly because it's not made to continually remove heat. It's made to remove enough heat to cool something down to the temp set, and it stays that temp in the fridge constantly. Fighting a CPU would kill it.

Leave the door open on a fridge. Same thing.
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Fridge is for nutrishus foodz, not for keepin CPU coolz!
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This question has been asked at least 200+ times.... search it.

MiniFridge move like 50-100w of heat for short periods. Computers put out 100-500w of heat non-stop. Do the math....
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This gets asked a lot.

No, you can't use a fridge.
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This has to be a joke.
It has to be.
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only way it would work is if you did the mineral oil pc, and then put that inside the minifridge.
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