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This is not, I repeat, this is not another "I want to cool my PC with my fridge" thread...
It's a "I want to assist cooling of my CPU slightly by using my fridge but not if it blows up the compressor, and if possible, what configuration would be optimal and maybe some other stuff along the way in a hopefully somewhat stimulating thread."
So let's say I have a mini fridge sitting 6' away from my PC. I currently have watercooling. HK 3.0 775 with a 480 GTX with a custom 50mm shroud attached to it with some low speed fans because a 480 is waaay overkill for my CPU right now.
The reason I want to use the fridge to assist my cooling is because I have a Q9650 on the way and I would like to see some nice numbers and cool temps.
I know you can't supply a constant heat source like a PC to a fridge and expect it to survive. I've read all the PC in a fridge threads, and contributed somehow in most of them as well.
I don't plan on putting the full burden of cooling on the fridge alone. I plan to have it assist in further lowering the temps of an already cool liquid.
My thoughts are as follows:
1. I would have a radiator pre-line before the fridge that would bring the temps as close to ambient as possible.
2. To reduce the amount of heat dump allowed inside the fridge I would need to adjust the size of the radiator inside the fridge. If ambient temp water is too much for the fridge by allowing a 240 size radiator, perhaps a 120 would allow less heat dump and while my temps would be higher, it wouldn't break my fridge either.
3. With the extra tubing I would need an extra pump just to make sure my single 355 doesn't get over-burdened.
Possible? Impossible? What is the theoretical cooling capacity of a mini fridge? I assume it depends on the type so what am I looking for to determine this?
OR
Is this just an all around bad idea due to increased cycling of my compressor in the fridge that would wear it out faster and severely decrease the lifespan of my fridge?
It's a "I want to assist cooling of my CPU slightly by using my fridge but not if it blows up the compressor, and if possible, what configuration would be optimal and maybe some other stuff along the way in a hopefully somewhat stimulating thread."
So let's say I have a mini fridge sitting 6' away from my PC. I currently have watercooling. HK 3.0 775 with a 480 GTX with a custom 50mm shroud attached to it with some low speed fans because a 480 is waaay overkill for my CPU right now.
The reason I want to use the fridge to assist my cooling is because I have a Q9650 on the way and I would like to see some nice numbers and cool temps.
I know you can't supply a constant heat source like a PC to a fridge and expect it to survive. I've read all the PC in a fridge threads, and contributed somehow in most of them as well.
I don't plan on putting the full burden of cooling on the fridge alone. I plan to have it assist in further lowering the temps of an already cool liquid.
My thoughts are as follows:
1. I would have a radiator pre-line before the fridge that would bring the temps as close to ambient as possible.
2. To reduce the amount of heat dump allowed inside the fridge I would need to adjust the size of the radiator inside the fridge. If ambient temp water is too much for the fridge by allowing a 240 size radiator, perhaps a 120 would allow less heat dump and while my temps would be higher, it wouldn't break my fridge either.
3. With the extra tubing I would need an extra pump just to make sure my single 355 doesn't get over-burdened.
Possible? Impossible? What is the theoretical cooling capacity of a mini fridge? I assume it depends on the type so what am I looking for to determine this?
OR
Is this just an all around bad idea due to increased cycling of my compressor in the fridge that would wear it out faster and severely decrease the lifespan of my fridge?