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Is it possible to have your system too cold?

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Sqube

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I've read a couple sites about people cooling their systems using liquid nitrogen and whatnot in order to get mega overclocks, so I know it's possible.

My question is: Are there any long-term side effects?

Would I have to do something extra to my components to protect them from outrageous cold? If I found a way to put my computer into a freezer and use it that way, what bad things could happen?
 
Originally posted by: tiap
Anything with bearings can be too cold. Check you hdrive specs for operating limits.
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Talk to NASA - I'm sure they've got lubricants that'll operate at extremely low temperatures. Put that on the bearings and you're good to go. 😛
 
Alright, so let's say I put my rig in a tub of dry ice. That should eliminate the condensation problem, am I right? What about the cords? Could something happen to them if they got too cold? It'd suck to get real excited and have my mouse cord snap off or something.

Although I suppose I could always go wireless, thereby neatly avoiding that entire issue...


But to recap, (barring condensation) the only thing that could possibly suffer from ultra-low temperatures are hard drives? What about optical drives?
 
I guess if there's no moisture to condense or freeze then there shouldn't be any limit. Except for absolute zero, that is.
 
i heard if you get to absolute zero, your computer becomes a super computer with no limits.

/jokes

dielectric oil eh? wonder how that works lol
 
Originally posted by: Sqube
Alright, so let's say I put my rig in a tub of dry ice. That should eliminate the condensation problem, am I right? What about the cords? Could something happen to them if they got too cold? It'd suck to get real excited and have my mouse cord snap off or something.

Although I suppose I could always go wireless, thereby neatly avoiding that entire issue...


But to recap, (barring condensation) the only thing that could possibly suffer from ultra-low temperatures are hard drives? What about optical drives?
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um dry ice isnt actually dry, it's just carbon dioxide. yuo will still get condensatino if yuo stick a block of dry ice in your computer.

anything mechanical can freeze and screw up under low temps.
 
But, if your wondering about, say, a vapochill, the love of my life, then condensation as an issue is general solved, as Asetek uses heaters and insulation.
 
What about attaching a tube from vent and turn on air conditioning? Will it work even if all the humidity is taken out?
 
Originally posted by: Abius
What about attaching a tube from vent and turn on air conditioning? Will it work even if all the humidity is taken out?
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yes. if you have an a/c unit designed for constant use hooked up in a CLOSED circuit with your computer.. condensation wouldn't be a problem at all... however its not very practical.. i have thought about buying 20' of dryer ducting and putting it from an a/c vent to the front of my computer, it will reduce temps..

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=137454
^LN2 and Dry Ice setups

 
I'm curious how exactly do you intend to keep your computer that cold for long term?

LN2 is fun to play with and all but is horribly expensive and its not likely you are going to have tankers deliver it to you so you can keep your 5ghz overclock to last you through your FarCry tourny.

I digress though. I did read a while back when Northwood overclocking was all the rage that hardocp guys managed to snap the heat spreader right into the die effectively killing the CPU with a testbed Vaporchill unit. Basically the extreme temperature differance between the CPU and the Vaporchill cause the heatspreader to expand and contract and smash into the CPU die. I suppose that is always a possibility but I think that is the only instance I've heard of such of a thing happening.
 
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