***New Cooling Idea***Feedback Wanted

[syberscott]

I have been thinking about cooling my computer case lately. My plan is to get the air going into the case below room temperature. This would allow air cooling inside the case to be more effective.

Short of attaching an air conditioner to the intake, here is my plan....

Main materials needed
-1 radiator
-1 peltier cooler
-1 water block
-1 heatsink
- fans
-1 pump

Setup
Outside of the case would be the peltier with the heatsink/fan attached to the hot side and the water block to the cold side.
Inside the case, the radiator would be attached the the intake fans.

Operation
Fluid would be pumped through the waterblock; cooling it off. As the fluid continued through the radiator the air blowing though it would be cooled off. Thus giving us lower than room temperature intake air.

Please feel free to comment with any suggestions, comments or concerns.

-Scott

 

[OulOat]

Why you care about the case temps when you could use the same stuff to cool your CPU?

 

[syberscott]

Many water cooling/peltier systems simply pump more heat into the case making chipsets, volage regulators, etc harder to keep cool. Even if the radiator is outside the case there is still the danger of water on the motherboard. A radiator in the bottom of a case is much less likely to cause damage.
This system would be cheaper than dealing with seperate water blocks for components. It would also be a more universal design, with no special parts needed for specific manufacturers (ie. amd or intel).

 

[cheapgoose]

cpu temp is gonna be "x" amount higher than your case temp (pending on your hsf). so i guess the question is how low will the air coming in be with your set up.

 

[SaveYourself]

u don't even really need to have it in the intake fan, just have a fan in there recirculating the water through. It would be like a thermoelectric water-sourced heat pump.

 

[mechBgon]

Have you guys seen the little Coleman coolers with a 12V peltier in the lid? It has a centrifugal blower inside and outside, with heatsinks on both sides of the peltier. Aha, linkage! That might be good for ~10F lower temps in a computer case, but it probably draws a lot of 12V amperage.

 

[Kevin]

I've always wanted to take a small window-sized air conditioner and use that to cool my system. Maybe if I was always upgrading my hardware and had all next gen equipment I'd take the plunge. Something tells me though my XP1700 isn't worth it...

 

[syberscott]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Have you guys seen the little Coleman coolers with a 12V peltier in the lid? It has a centrifugal blower inside and outside, with heatsinks on both sides of the peltier. Aha, linkage! That might be good for ~10F lower temps in a computer case, but it probably draws a lot of 12V amperage.

It's funny that you mention that. The peltier's I was looking at are actually meant for 12 volt coolers etc. Yet another link
They seem to draw between 3 and 6 amps. I was planning on using an external power source anyways. I'm going to contact this company and see if I can get a couple peltiers.

And good point Save Yourself, I hadn't thought of that. (obvious though huh? )

Keep the feedback coming!

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Have you guys seen the little Coleman coolers with a 12V peltier in the lid? It has a centrifugal blower inside and outside, with heatsinks on both sides of the peltier. Aha, linkage! That might be good for ~10F lower temps in a computer case, but it probably draws a lot of 12V amperage.

How 'bout he just builds his computer inside the coleman cooler?

 

[mechBgon]

Heeeeey...

 

[BG4533]

I have always thought a computer inside of a small fridge or freezer would be an interesting idea. I also like the idea of the cool side of the peltier in a case and the warm side outside. I doubt these ideas are really worth the time money or effort though.

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: syberscott
Many water cooling/peltier systems simply pump more heat into the case making chipsets, volage regulators, etc harder to keep cool. Even if the radiator is outside the case there is still the danger of water on the motherboard. A radiator in the bottom of a case is much less likely to cause damage.
This system would be cheaper than dealing with seperate water blocks for components. It would also be a more universal design, with no special parts needed for specific manufacturers (ie. amd or intel).

Properly tested and installed h20 systems don't leak. Plus there are non conductive liquids you can use, so it doesn't matter if it spills. I never heard of voltage regulators holding back ocing, so why would you care about it's cooling?

One thing you have to worry about if you decide to go with this thing, your hds have a min operating temp. Go too low, and well...

 

[syberscott]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: syberscott
Many water cooling/peltier systems simply pump more heat into the case making chipsets, volage regulators, etc harder to keep cool. Even if the radiator is outside the case there is still the danger of water on the motherboard. A radiator in the bottom of a case is much less likely to cause damage.
This system would be cheaper than dealing with seperate water blocks for components. It would also be a more universal design, with no special parts needed for specific manufacturers (ie. amd or intel).

Properly tested and installed h20 systems don't leak. Plus there are non conductive liquids you can use, so it doesn't matter if it spills. I never heard of voltage regulators holding back ocing, so why would you care about it's cooling?

One thing you have to worry about if you decide to go with this thing, your hds have a min operating temp. Go too low, and well...

As far as leaking goes, it's just a fear of mine and maybe it isn't viable.
The voltage regulators on the Epox 8rda+ can hold back overclocking. If the best rated OCing board has this "problem", how many others do???
I hear what you're saying about the HD, but they do offer water cooling for them and that would be much cooler (no pun intended) than my idea.