This was my gaming setup from 5 years ago. Had two dryer ducts to the window to suck in cold air and feed it to my watercooled PC. Had some amazing overclocks back then.
Is that safe for the hardware? I'm not familiar with operating temps for what you were running but usually I've seen 25º C and higher for electronics.
Very few if any simple cooling systems can reach the sort of temperatures you would need to cause the system to be non-functional. Think liquid nitrogen instead of winter. I wouldn't imagine a lower operating temperature having a negative effect on lifespan, maybe though.
The problems from LN2 are usually caused by condensation rather than direct damage.
I suppose I should clarify, liquid nitrogen does not necessarily do permanent damage, rather it can make the processor so cold that it temporarily does not function. I was focused on temperature as it relates to components operating.
Condensation could be a problem at temps that low.
Safe? There is no lower bound.
Then clearly you've never heard about cpu cold bugs. Also, Google did a test on their hdd's and showed they perform best when at 40 degree celcius. Below that, the oil in the write head gets thicker which damages the hdd. So there's definitely a lower bound.
Ehh you probably don't want to get so low that the heat that the friction creates would crack the metal, that said, we're gonna need to get a lot lower temperatures than normal to do that.
What are you linking me to this for? I'm confused
Dewpoint... That is the determining factor.
Too low of temperatures inhibit carrier mobility in silicone devices
Get the fuck out of here.
I remember seeing this on overclock.net a couple years back. Cool setup!
This is gold, somehow the ducting reminds me of the Back to the Future DeLorean, don't ask why, I have no idea.
Oh ok good, because I was seriously judging that wallpaper.
Were there any condensation issues?
A water-cooled PC driving a 17" BenQ monitor - I think we need to talk priorities....
It's a 19" BenQ monitor.
I have that exact model. Crappy capacitors in the power supply, and the color balance is ridiculously bad.
Two pictures show winxp... But his screenshot is clearly vista.
The third pic is a fake! This setup doesn't work at all!!
I tried to avoid condensation on the inside of the case by making the ducts the only air intake for the computer. And always powered off the computer before turning off the duct fans. I saw condensation on the outside though.. But never posed any problems.
Oil doesn't conduct electricity. Or what do I know, put your computer in water and test it out :P
Any reason you can't put the PC closer to the window?
I did have it by the window. It took up too much desk space. Also leaving the window open was too cold.
I think he meant that by putting it closer to the window (not necessarily right next to it) you could use less piping... Maybe behind the monitor or something?
Wow that's incredible do you ever wonder if it could go below zero
I had dilute mixture of engine anti-freeze in my WC loop. Do remember trying really hard to get water temps below 0°C, but never succeeded. Lowest I've seen was 2°C when it was around -15°C out.
Damn, this winter we had a night where it was -25°C; wonder if it could of hit 0 with those temps...
We Had -40 nights in the prairies. likely could have gotten the water temps below zero
I have always wondered if this was possible. I guess it is!
Interesting idea of cooling down hot PC from natural cold outside :)
Use the metal flex tubing, so much less drag on the inside of it. You will get a lot better airflow.
Jeez. Makes me think that I should work on my computer some more. I'm at 30C with barely anything open. To be fair, I have some shitty cable management that I should work on asap.
Fairly certain that ambient temps that low are bad for mechanical hard drives, due to contraction.
I don't need to do that; my 113 year-old house is cold enough as it is!
What happened to your desktop? it changed between picture 1 and 5
This is something I always wanted to try! But living in Arizona makes the desired results a little harder to achieve. Especially with the abundance of dust in the air. It is currently 70F/21C and will go up to almost 100F/38C by weeks end, so not the best for PC cooling.
Yea, that isn't really a mess I want to deal with. Whenever I can get my gaming setup together. I won't have to worry about the heat outside.
That's cool, but I just can't imagine bringing a girl home and being like "Oh that? It's er... my PC".
"bringing a girl home and..." -sigh
I think you're insecurity is going to be more of a factor than your PC.
Haha, you're probably right :)
So I have to ask.... Why not just move your desktop to the window side of the desk? It would save a lot of ducting and have less resistance to pulling in fresh air.
Next step: Just put the case on the windowsill.
Please enjoy the enormous amount of condensation you have building up in your machine.
Doesn't it leak into your room and make your room colder?
It does. There were 2 adjustable fans in the window side of the ducts. They were usually turned down really low or off so I'm not freezing my butt off and driving my heating bill up at the same time.
