Could you mod a reverse cycle air conditioner into some crazy water/phase change CPU cooler?

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Antisocial Virge
I think thats kinda like my freinds setup.

I bet that's one hell of a conversation piece when he has visitors, lol.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: Antisocial Virge
I think thats kinda like my freinds setup.

I bet that's one hell of a conversation piece when he has visitors, lol.

LMAO... :Q

Didn't catch that before..

That rules... LOL.

 

[Acanthus]

That setup has to dump so much heat into the room its rediculous. I wouldnt even think of a rig like this without an exhaust to the outdoors.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
That setup has to dump so much heat into the room its rediculous. I wouldnt even think of a rig like this without an exhaust to the outdoors.

In the winter it could pull doubly duty, heating your home and cooling your CPU.

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I can just imagine an A64 X2 at 3.5GHz...for about half a minute until condensation kills the CPU :laugh:

nah, iu mean run the coolant through a water block heatsink

you'll still have condensation...that forms based on temp, not whats causing it

well then just insulate the hoses and block inside and out, double layer style, the the hoses and blobk stay at room temp on the outside, and chilled on the inside and where they bond to the cpu...

thats exactly what people do in those kind of cooling setups

I heard of a X-Ray machine (industrial X-Ray) that had the cathode cooled with oil, and the oil cooled with water (and the water in the secondary cooling circuit cooled with air)

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Eli
How about you have the A/C cool a secondary "cooling" water block, circulate your water through it.. and then just have a normal watercooled setup?

lol..

I've thought about doing this lots, only using peltiers to cool the cooling block....

i don't get it...cool the water in the primary loop with the chilled water from the secondary loop attached to the ac or what?

No, it's all the same loop...

The water flows through the pump, through the first water block which is cooled by peltiers(or whatever).. now the cooled water travels through the CPU water block, and back to the pump..

Pretty much a traditional setup, except a cooling block instead of a radiator, I guess?

That and the fact that you cant use water with cooling that powerful

Straight antifreeze maybe.

Antifreeze has lower heat capacity than water (it will reach a higher temperature from the same amount of heat). Dilute it with water to be fluid at the temperature you want to reach

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Eli
How about you have the A/C cool a secondary "cooling" water block, circulate your water through it.. and then just have a normal watercooled setup?

lol..

I've thought about doing this lots, only using peltiers to cool the cooling block....

i don't get it...cool the water in the primary loop with the chilled water from the secondary loop attached to the ac or what?

No, it's all the same loop...

The water flows through the pump, through the first water block which is cooled by peltiers(or whatever).. now the cooled water travels through the CPU water block, and back to the pump..

Pretty much a traditional setup, except a cooling block instead of a radiator, I guess?

That and the fact that you cant use water with cooling that powerful

Straight antifreeze maybe.

50/50 mix of antifreeze and water will work just fine...unless you're getting down into the -80C range or so...and you have to have a triple cascade setup to get insane temps like that...it has been done though

Car antifreeze is ok for down to -40. For lower temperatures, you need something special.
50/50 mix of antifreeze for cars and water is ok for -25 Celsius

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Calin

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Eli
How about you have the A/C cool a secondary "cooling" water block, circulate your water through it.. and then just have a normal watercooled setup?

lol..

I've thought about doing this lots, only using peltiers to cool the cooling block....

i don't get it...cool the water in the primary loop with the chilled water from the secondary loop attached to the ac or what?

No, it's all the same loop...

The water flows through the pump, through the first water block which is cooled by peltiers(or whatever).. now the cooled water travels through the CPU water block, and back to the pump..

Pretty much a traditional setup, except a cooling block instead of a radiator, I guess?

That and the fact that you cant use water with cooling that powerful

Straight antifreeze maybe.

50/50 mix of antifreeze and water will work just fine...unless you're getting down into the -80C range or so...and you have to have a triple cascade setup to get insane temps like that...it has been done though

Car antifreeze is ok for down to -40. For lower temperatures, you need something special.
50/50 mix of antifreeze for cars and water is ok for -25 Celsius

Cool.