Cooling the pc with ice cubes?

[calmius]

What if I put plastic bags on the sides of the case and put many ice cubes in there and put a drainage tubes there? would that cool the pc down?

[hmm...]

funny idea. I think the ice will melt faster then you can replace them (unless you buy ice). What happens if the plastic bags ACCIDENTALLY melts because of the heat and leaks water all over your stuff?

[mattg2k4]

You could do that. Lower ambient temps will give you better system temps of course, but I doubt that this method will be especially effective.

However, it would require a lot of refilling of ice, and you would be handling water on a regular basis around your computer. The plastic bags would eventually break, you'd need to get a better container than that.

A high-quality heatsink, even water cooling, along with a couple case fans will provide all the cooling that the great majorit of people need. Remember that you will have to replace this ice several times a day if it's to do any good. That will probably become annoying after a while, not to mention expensive.

[calmius]

it can't melt because it's outside the case where the temperature is not too high. And water won't get inside from outside

[Confused]

Well if it cain't melt, then you aren't getting heat transfer. Think about it.
Chas

[mattg2k4]

Water can get in from the outside. This sounds like an open system, and when carrying ice and melted ice to and from the computer, there is always the possibility of getting some in it.

When Calmius said it wouldn't melt, he was referring to the bags, not the ice. However, they bags would eventually break. Ice cubes typically have semi-sharp edges which would wear down the bags fast.

[LiGhTBoY]

He said that the bag wont melt ;).
As for the idea, just save some money and move to watercooling.

[Tuf]

I think it would be easier to improve the airflow of your case and lower the ambient temperature of the room.

[raftero]

sounds like the first auto air conditioners back in the 1940 era,hooked on to the window,you put ice in them and the air blew over the ice into the car.didn't work to well but beat nothing.had to stop at every ice house you passed(couldn't buy ice at the grocery store )to fill it up.you young folks don't know what you missed HA.

[Force Flow]

If wou really want to do ice, why not dry ice? It's cold and it just releases as carbon dioxide.

By the way, does anyone know the price of dry ice?

[Force Flow]

If wou really want to do ice, why not dry ice? It's cold and it just releases carbon dioxide.

By the way, does anyone know the price of dry ice?

[calmius]

mmm.....dry ice

[Ryan2318]

^I hope you haven't tried to eat any... First it'd instantly freeze your mouth and it you could get it down you'd be a bomb waiting to happen... You know just in the night kaboom. I mean having CO2 expanding in your stomach can't be good...

[Tuf]

Dry Ice is about a dollar for a two or three pound package at our local grocery store. It keeps OK in an ice chest, but left out it will evaporate in minutes. It really isn't practical to use for cooling a home computer. But if you do mess around with it remember it's about a hundred degrees below zero fahrenheit. So it will burn exposed skin very fast.

You should be able to overcome most PC Cooling problems with decent airflow. If not there are always peltier coolers and watercooling setups that are available.

[Alienware_Dude]

Hah, I love taking dry ice and putting it under running hot water in the bathtub; it's almost like a smoke machine! :D

[Cricket]

Get a Koolance case.

:) Cricket