Anybod ever tried it?

[sgtspector]

Are there any alternative methods besides water cooling to cool your pc's insides? The idea of running tubing containing water or a liquid cooling agent thru the case with all the connectors just sounds like an invitaiton to disaster to me. I'm not looking to cool dramatically but I have a prescott 3.0 that runs a little warm and the intel monitor app gives lots of heat warnings when gaming or running numerous programs at once. I was thinking of taking the cooling element from an electric Coleman cooler and mount the element inside the case. No water, no condensation, no disasters. But before I did i just wanted to check to see if any one has tried it yet and gather any thoughts you might have whetehr it would ne worth it or not. The cooler is supposed to lower the temp inside the cooler 40f below outside temp. Will that do anything inside a pc?

[nicolaus corelius]

yes
currently there is peltier air cooler case of the market. the unit basicly cools the air. for "hydrophobic" people
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811221001

[flanzig1]

I've thought about doing one with those portable coolers. You probably would not achive the 40 degree differance since that amount is with items that are not generating heat.

[ror_b211]

You could try asetek vapochill cases. Ok they're a tad expensive, but they get the job done pretty well. Or there's liquid nitrogen.

Most water cooling kits are guaranteed against leakage, meaning you'll get money if any water leaks and destroys your PC (although its still an inconvienience). I've never heard of a water cooling kit leak anyway, the valves and piping on even the bottom-of-the range kits can take ridiculously high pressures anyway.

[QuickSilver]

with a 40 degree difference between the ambient temp in the room and the temp of the inside of the case, wouldn't you have condensation issues?

[blue60007]

Well if the case is designed for that purporse, they should be insulated in some way.

[nicolaus corelius]

that like freaking insane. most of the time youll be sub-zero.
only phase-change could do that and it employs extensive insulation

[sgtspector]

Gonna check out that pc-ac unit to see if its available separately. If not I may just try the cooler. Thanks

[nocturnx]

Wouldnt that pc AC case eat up alot of voltage? Meaning wouldnt your electric bill jump from that running all the time?

[Alfie]

Peltier cooling produces a cool side and a hot side,as far as cooling your system,I would look at better air cooling solutions.
Heatsink,fans,etc.

[cuog]

You could probably get condensation but its most likely to be on the outside

and for alternate cooling if all else fails go build your computer inside a large windows mounted unit

(i did that with an old laptop mobo and stuff just to prove it could be done, and for the ten dollar bet with a freind of mine)

Cold,
Cuog

[David M]

The only way to avoid water is to air cool. All the other methods involve having to deal with water whether it is coolant or condensation. Given liquid cooling has been around long enough to work out the bugs then I would consider it. Yes you do have to be more careful than with air cooling but with a little care it is very reliable.

In your situation I would look for one of those huge air coolers with the 120mm fans.

[RevCLB]

If heat drives away moistiur & cold accumulates & condenses it, how does a cooling unit inside, or outside, the case help? Just learning computer stuff. Please excuse my stupidity. RevCLB

[cuog]

what happens is that the warmer air collects water into the air making it leave surfaces, colder air cannot hold the water so it condences thats why theres always water coming out of AC units. With the cooler outside the computer the majority of the water will condence outside the case, if its inside then there is all the condensation inside.