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post #1 of 8
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So I have this idea...

I was recently shown the "Bong Cooler", and while I do not like this per-say it has given me a couple ideas. What I would like to create is a visually appealing accessory, but a functional piece of equipment as well.


Imagine an acrylic box that sits on your desk, with your computer underneath. This box has a couple ports for water exchange, one goes to the top part of the box, this box separated into three chambers. The top chamber is the entry point for the inflow of water, the piece of acrylic in-between this chamber and the chamber under it has holes as to make it appear that it is raining inside the box. The bottom chamber much the same as the top chamber, except instead of being a water chamber it is a chamber for an inflow of air via a aquarium style air pump and hose, and much like the other layer separating the top and center chambers this one also has holes in it to allow bubbles to rise up through the water in the center chamber. The center chamber has the exit point for the water back to the computer case and back into the loop.

I do not know how practical this would actually be, or how hard it would be to accomplish. Right now it is just a thought.
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post #2 of 8
I don't get it. How does it cool?
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post #3 of 8
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Like i said, it is still a thought in progress. I am looking for advice as well as thoughts and what not. It will most likely need several revisions to make it functional and worth it. At the very least I would like it to be something visually pleasing.
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post #4 of 8
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The act of the simulated "rain" should entice some cooling, and maybe couple that with a passive radiator. Also on second thought, the chamber setup probably isn't quite optimal. I think the top chamber is fine but the center and bottom chamber need to be changed.

Instead of a three chamber setup, switch to a two chamber with a divider between the outlet and the air bubbles so that the bubbles do not get sucked down into the loop.
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post #5 of 8
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576

Something kind like this.
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post #6 of 8
huh. B|

Looks cool, thats for sure, light up the acrylic and bam.

But as for cooling efficiency? TBD
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post #7 of 8
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Originally Posted by solidshark91493 View Post

huh. B|
Looks cool, thats for sure, light up the acrylic and bam.
But as for cooling efficiency? TBD

I am not looking at this for a primary cooler, the case I will be building will have a 480 and 360 in it by it self. This started as more of a decorative idea, and i thought why not try to make it viable as a functioning piece of my setup.

As far as the LEDs definitely.
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post #8 of 8
My Idea was just sticking your computer parts in a minifridge, and cutting out ports in the back. eg: I/O shield, powersupply, and pci, pcix16 etc . thumb.gif
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