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#42 ·
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That danger is negligeable if you're careful. Just saying.
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The same can also be said for putting a beverage near your computer. Just sayin'.
 
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#43 ·
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The same can also be said for putting a beverage near your computer. Just sayin'.
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Funny story actually .... involves gatorade, jim beam, and about $1200 in components.

PS. As an actual retort, putting a sealed water bottle near your computer represents about as much danger as watercooling. Unless you're really dumb, it's tough to break things.
 
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#45 ·
Great project but seeing as it was built mostly on donations, it doesn't really net the most bang for buck.
 
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^Mid 60's on my 2600k@4.7 and 1.45v and H100 with three fans.
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Yeah, it is "ok" for air ... I'm 100MHz slower (for stability to be able to run 24/7 for months on end at 100% load), and 5C cooler with a $28 cooler.

Compared to water, it's really pathetic.



But as I said before, it does look neat, and it's certainly unique.

Of course, having said that, I'm reminded of this meme ...

 
#52 ·
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Vertical cooling would be more useful. Why push hot air to the side when it naturally wants to rise?
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Actually, hot air doesn't rise. Cold air sinks, because of gravity and because cold air is denser. Hot air APPEARS to rise in an enclosed space because the colder air settles downward because of gravity and displaces the hot air, and in an enclosed area, that is up.

But I digress.
 
#53 ·
All the ripping is ridiculous. Guys like this create a footprint for newer tech, even if this project doesn't net the desired numbers you wanted to see, it's still a success. Take this footprint and apply it in different sizes and doses and I'm sure a new product that works very well and efficiently will hit the market one day or another. Whether its a case, gpu cooling, cpu cooling, ram cooling or anything u could think of.

Albert Einstein failed a hole bunch, but of those failures ultimately success followed.
Not saying this guy is Einstein but you get the point.

I've seen ppl put their radiators in a fridge, use a car radiator, use an HVAC cooling setup, all kinds of things, if it is fun to do, and u think it may work, give it a try, success or failure, doesn't matter, you learned.
 
#54 ·
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All the ripping is ridiculous. Guys like this create a footprint for newer tech, even if this project doesn't net the desired numbers you wanted to see, it's still a success. Take this footprint and apply it in different sizes and doses and I'm sure a new product that works very well and efficiently will hit the market one day or another. Whether its a case, gpu cooling, cpu cooling, ram cooling or anything u could think of.

Albert Einstein failed a hole bunch, but of those failures ultimately success followed.
Not saying this guy is Einstein but you get the point.

I've seen ppl put their radiators in a fridge, use a car radiator, use an HVAC cooling setup, all kinds of things, if it is fun to do, and u think it may work, give it a try, success or failure, doesn't matter, you learned.
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I think a few people flunked this thread, it's not about getting the best overclock possible, it's about getting the best air cooling performance period! If the the guy wanted the best overclock he would have gone either water or phase change cooling, but that's not the point is it. If he had gone with passive water cooling that would defeat the purpose, so for those of you that are dense open your mind cause this one went right over your head!

Let's recap, air cooling was the name of the game here for this creation period. Any argument beyond that is pointless.
 
#55 ·
Except the cooling isn't any better than a plain old aircooler. I think that's what most are pointing out.

He's getting similar temps to my H100 (at a lower clock) which can easily be matched by a D14... Tho the article does say he can push more air, would be nice to see what temps it gets at max flow.
 
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#56 ·
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Except the cooling isn't any better than a plain old aircooler. I think that's what most are pointing out.
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

This guy blew God knows how many dozens, if not hundreds of hours, and many hundreds, if not thousands of dollars doing a custom air cooled rig, and his numbers aren't any better than what "Joe Blow" (no pun intended) could do in 5 minutes with a $28 off the shelf heatsink and fan.

As a work of art, no doubt, it is pretty slick, and I applaud him.
As a functional air cooled system, I personally think it is a total failure.
 
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Temps are similar to Water so its impressive.
 
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#60 ·
Look, if we're talking phase change prices in order to do this, there is a lot of room for improvement.



4500 CFM, just put a HEPA filter on it, and make sure your intake and exhaust are outside.
 
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