Now that I got a Seasonic X-1050 psu I can properly push my rig to the limit. I've done slush boxes with ice water before and had great results but it just left me wanting more so here I am lol. Being a now poor college student I don't have the money to even buy one pot let alone three so I've decided to try a DICE slushbox. I saw a thread on here where someone did it and it seemed to work great. Since this is my first time going subzero in a kind of unorthodox way so I've got a few questions .
1. First off, will there be any problem with running superchilled alcohol through my cpu or gpu water blocks? Rubber gasket damage?
2. Will a pond pump be able to withstand the kind of subzero temps it will be operating in? How about heavy duty tygon tubing?
3. Since this isn't the most effective way to run DICE (just the cheapest in my situation) how far should I take my insulation prep work on my cards and cpu? Don't want to be doing overkill if I don't need to. CPU block is the Apogee XT and the gtx480's both have XSPC Uniblocks with the stock pcb heatsink still on.
4. How much DICE should I get for a good 2hr slush box session? I can get DICE for a $1/lb so its not that expensive and I have the choice between pellets and a solid block.
5. Whats the best liquid to use as my coolant and in the slush box itself? I was thinking alcohol for both
Thanks for any help!
1. First off, will there be any problem with running superchilled alcohol through my cpu or gpu water blocks? Rubber gasket damage?
2. Will a pond pump be able to withstand the kind of subzero temps it will be operating in? How about heavy duty tygon tubing?
3. Since this isn't the most effective way to run DICE (just the cheapest in my situation) how far should I take my insulation prep work on my cards and cpu? Don't want to be doing overkill if I don't need to. CPU block is the Apogee XT and the gtx480's both have XSPC Uniblocks with the stock pcb heatsink still on.
4. How much DICE should I get for a good 2hr slush box session? I can get DICE for a $1/lb so its not that expensive and I have the choice between pellets and a solid block.
5. Whats the best liquid to use as my coolant and in the slush box itself? I was thinking alcohol for both
Thanks for any help!
















