has anyone ever tried taking a mini freezer apart and linking it into their liquid cooling loop so that the freezer cools the liquid? we have a mini freezer in the back at work that might be going in the trash so i might take it ifi it does and im gonna try linking it into my next build to see how it works...a mini fridge might be better, then it could cool your computer and soda, or beer for those of you that are of age
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How many do I see of these in a week? This cannot be done... Unless you like dead fridge on the floor.
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Never heard of such a thing being done before... But sounds interesting...
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People ask this way too often. We need more stickies in the watercooling section.
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pardon me for asking, ill be leaving now...
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To answer the often asked question.
The mini/frig concept has two problems; refrigerators don’t have the capacity to handle most gaming computers. The other is the compressor is not designed for constant operation.
http://www.ehow.com/how_6038931_calculate-btu-output-watts.html
1 Watt = 0.0009485 btu(s)
Taking 350 watts out of the air to represent a loaded computer.
350 x 0.0009485 = .331975 btu(s) x 3600 = 1195.11 btu(h)
After spending some time searching for cooling capacity of refrigerators in relation to btu I located this, Frigidaire 5304442311 Refrigerator Compressor Kit, 750 btu, (Assumed the 750 btu to be btu(h), this is a replacement unit for a full size frig. Looking for mini frig info I saw one reference to 100–150 btu.
If the total system load being cooled is 220 watts, (750 btu) or less, preferably less, you might have a chance, depending on the quality of the compressor and the box is idling most of the time.
Refrigerators are designed for keeping cold beer cold.
This is from 2006.
http://www.overclock.net/t/105345/info-fridge-as-pc-cooler
The mini/frig concept has two problems; refrigerators don’t have the capacity to handle most gaming computers. The other is the compressor is not designed for constant operation.
http://www.ehow.com/how_6038931_calculate-btu-output-watts.html
1 Watt = 0.0009485 btu(s)
Taking 350 watts out of the air to represent a loaded computer.
350 x 0.0009485 = .331975 btu(s) x 3600 = 1195.11 btu(h)
After spending some time searching for cooling capacity of refrigerators in relation to btu I located this, Frigidaire 5304442311 Refrigerator Compressor Kit, 750 btu, (Assumed the 750 btu to be btu(h), this is a replacement unit for a full size frig. Looking for mini frig info I saw one reference to 100–150 btu.
If the total system load being cooled is 220 watts, (750 btu) or less, preferably less, you might have a chance, depending on the quality of the compressor and the box is idling most of the time.
Refrigerators are designed for keeping cold beer cold.
This is from 2006.
http://www.overclock.net/t/105345/info-fridge-as-pc-cooler
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This one works well 

ADD This Commercial Bar Fridge

= This 3 x 480mm Rad

+ this =

+ some other hardware and acrylic = this

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=1005142
ADD This Commercial Bar Fridge
= This 3 x 480mm Rad
+ this =
+ some other hardware and acrylic = this
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=1005142
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has anyone ever tried using the search bar?
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Not in place but in addition it can be a good thing. Make 2 seperate loops. In summer place a compressor in another room and when the first loops with radiators runs too hot the compressor kicks in (its not exactly silent...). In german scene its quite common and these shops sell ready to use units... actually they have been invented to cool aquarium water so you can even adjust the temperature as needed... so you just plug in your loop and done... no brainer.
http://www.aquatuning.de/index.php/cPath/25_189/sortprod/1
http://www.aquatuning.de/index.php/cPath/25_189/sortprod/1
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