Comp in refrigerator?

[crazy8gamer]

What do u guys think about the idea? I have a mini fridge and am thinking about building my comp inside it.

 

[BeauJangles]

It can be done, a bunch of guys actually documented the mod about a year ago. The only thing you have to realize is that once you get the system running, you can't turn it off. Once you do there will be condensation all over your components and you will have to wait for them to completely dry out before turning the computer on again.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

indeed, it would be wise to get a few silica jel packs like the ones used in gun cabinets, to keep the moisture down anyway.

 

[crazy8gamer]

What if i just turned down the cooling on the fridge?

And do u have a link to those guys that docced it?

 

[sodcha0s]

It won't matter how cool you run it, if you open the door condensation will form inside the box, unless you live in the desert. The guys at Maximum PC, when it was Boot magazine, used an old fridge as a case. And indeed, the had some silica-gel packs laying on the MOBO to prevent condensation buildup.

 

[cheapgoose]

so here's my question.

I'm about to set up a water setup and I was thinking about throwing the radiator and resevor in a mini fridge. so I'm wondering, if you just run cold water through the case, would there still be condensation?

 

[mrman3k]

Yes, as long as the water is cooler than the ambient temp, there will be condensation. You can mitigate this by taking the same precautions like phase change coolers with the liquid tape, etc. For the water piping you should use the type that is weather proof and will not have condinsation around it to drip on the case.

 

[crazy8gamer]

So what if I used a bunch of these silica gel pack things? Not directly on the mobo, but just a lot all over the mini-fridge. Would that work?

 

[dpm]

I think you should check out Project EUNUCH .
They did something very similar to what you are talking about. Except they used a 486 SX 25 Mhz (same as my first pc!) and overclocked it, using a Freezer and a stock of vodka, to....... 247 mhz.

Whereupon they played halflife for 3 minutes and 12 seconds before total and catastrophic hardware failure occured.

Anyway, have a read - its pretty funny.

 

[0roo0roo]

some fridges reduce moisture inside. seems like a power waster though, fridge will run 24/7 to keep cool.

 

[vaporize]

Would the condensation still occur if you could create a vacuum in the mini refrigirator?

 

[Cogman]

the only way to prevent condensation is to remove all moister in the air. Creating a vacuum would work (if it was a true vacuum) but would be pointless as the heat would be traped in the computer with no media to carry it off.

 

the problem is only really if you open the fridge, cause the air in the room won't be dry at all otherwise, if its sealed well and has a couple of silicia packs it might be ok.

 

[poMONKey]

ive seen plenty of moisture all inside my frige when i open that sucker first thing in the morning during summer... and it has an anti-condensation settings ( some kinda dehumidifier thingy... )

just do it the right way... with a peltier and a watercooling setup... $200 or so for -11°C or so ...

check out overclockers forums for more info

 

[Red Squirrel]

If you were to put a dehumifier INSIDE the fridge (most likely open up to get the bare bones of it so it can fit, and the water bucket could be ducted out or something) would that work? I always thought of the idea of that but condensation has always been the main issue. Or if you shut off the fridge before turning off the PC, then it would be ok right?

 

[poMONKey]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
If you were to put a dehumifier INSIDE the fridge (most likely open up to get the bare bones of it so it can fit, and the water bucket could be ducted out or something) would that work? I always thought of the idea of that but condensation has always been the main issue. Or if you shut off the fridge before turning off the PC, then it would be ok right?

dood... a dehumidifier pumps out heat! dont turn your frige into an oven... it would be dry tho!

 

[dalilama]

rice works as well just fyi

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: poMONKey

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
If you were to put a dehumifier INSIDE the fridge (most likely open up to get the bare bones of it so it can fit, and the water bucket could be ducted out or something) would that work? I always thought of the idea of that but condensation has always been the main issue. Or if you shut off the fridge before turning off the PC, then it would be ok right?

dood... a dehumidifier pumps out heat! dont turn your frige into an oven... it would be dry tho!

Good point, I never considered that! And there's not really a way to remove this heat since it's the actual dehumified air! So my idea woud not work!

Next.

 

[kioria]

you do relise, that silicon does actually conduct better at high temperatures of around 80-120 degrees celcius. However, putting it in refridgerator will amazingly bring down the core temperature by miles therefore your CPU and GPU better be OVERCLOCKED for much better guranteed performace.

 

[sodcha0s]

ive seen plenty of moisture all inside my frige when i open that sucker first thing in the morning during summer... and it has an anti-condensation settings ( some kinda dehumidifier thingy... )

ALL refrigerators act as dehumidifiers. Dehumidification is a by-product the refrigeration process, putting a dehumidifier inside of a refrigerator would be dumb for many reasons.

If you have lots of moisture all inside of your refrigerator it is most likely because your door seal is bad, or the door itself is warped. Possibly a bad or blocked evaporator fan. The anti-condesation settings have nothing at all to do with the inside of the box. It controls small heaters that are either around the edge of the door mating surface, the area the door seals aginst between the freezer and the refrigerator, or both. It prevents condensation buildup on the OUTSIDE.

 

[Xtian]

The ref is no good simply because the compressor is not built to run
24/7, it will fry after some time. The compressor is also quite weak,
it just cant cool down 200w of generated heat from the CPU and
videocard.

/xtian