How about a refrigerator case

[SteelDust]

Could one of the small hotel sized refrigerators be used as a case. Cooling everything to 35-40 degrees might make it run full time. Mount everything inside, use external CD/DVD cases or cut holes in the side and mount, maybe use fanless PSU? Mount things on the sides rather than the door to allow easy access. Maybe even have room for a few cold ones (jokingly he says).
A whacked out idea - probably not a new one!:roll:

 

[Syndicate]

condensation would destroy it

 

[LED]

No going to happen due to condensation...

 

[BonzaiDuck]

You might do better to investigate tiny portable-room "coolers" or airconditioners that also de-humidify. You might be able to duct their exhaust to a similarly-sized computer-case intake port or blow-hole.

But you still need to pay attention to the condensation problem, even if your "cooler" is also a de-humidifying cooler.

Again, the problem there is extra parts connected to your computer. I'd like to see a test-bed in which several superior cooling solutions are tried, with data on the idle/load temperatures and the additional power consumed in watts by the cooling system. So if the test-bed is rigged out for air-cooling, the watts consumed by fans at the chosen fan-settings would be reported. If the test-bed was a fitted with water-cooling, then the electrical consumption of the pump and any supporting fans on the radiator or case exhaust would be reported. And obviously, you would report the wattage used by any TEC-cooling/fan combination, or an AseTek Vapo-Chill configuration.

 

[LokiPrime]

In this case condensation is not the main issue. Although it would be a problem, the more pressing one would be that the small refrigerator does not have a compressor that is rated for full-time usage. It is designed to operate more on the scale of 4-6 hours a day, and running it full time with that kind of heat load would cause it to burn out rather quickly.

 

[jbh129]

http://heatsinkstore.com/04-l-1010-40.html

 

[kamranziadar]

hahhahahahhahahaaaa not funny.

 

[LED]

Originally posted by: LokiPrime
In this case condensation is not the main issue. Although it would be a problem, the more pressing one would be that the small refrigerator does not have a compressor that is rated for full-time usage. It is designed to operate more on the scale of 4-6 hours a day, and running it full time with that kind of heat load would cause it to burn out rather quickly.

Yes it is the Main problem as the delemma you stated is an easy work around (ie. timer or on/off controller)....The aircondion placement is a viable option. I run a tube from my House airduct to the Puter in the Summertime to help ease the mood...