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Micro sized air conditioner for a pc case?

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VigilanteCS

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If these exist I'd like one, but wouldnt they create condensation on the inside of your pc?

It would definately greatly reduce temps
 
There isn't much point air conditioning a whole case. There are phase change systems that cool the cpu though, allowing you to overclock a great deal. Google vapochill and prometia.
 
There is an actual air conditioning unit that goes in a 5.25" bay. It has a TEC built in and shuffles air over the cold side to cool the incoming air. Not a whole lot of point to it though, especially given that it takes a good 60W for the unit to run and the unit itself cost around $80. Can't recall the name right now.
 
just run your mobo outside you car window in the winter...

seriously though, go vapochill, ive OC'ed with em a couple of times and youll get better results with one of them than an air conditioner
 
it wouldnt work too great. condensation would be a problem. If you live in a humid area, there is a chance airconditioning your case will form condensate.
 
i have read lots of threads about air conditioning computers.. everyone says that condensation would be an issue.. and i'm wondering if this is more being overly cautious.. maybe there's something i'm missing here, but in order for condensation to form, doesn't the temperate of the object have to be lower than ambient temperature? (glass of cold water sitting outside on a hot day will form condensation).. if you had a glass of hot-chocolate outside in the winter it wouldn't form any condensation, right? since computer parts generate heat, wouldn't they be more like the hot-chocolate example?
 
Originally posted by: IntegraGSR
i have read lots of threads about air conditioning computers.. everyone says that condensation would be an issue.. and i'm wondering if this is more being overly cautious.. maybe there's something i'm missing here, but in order for condensation to form, doesn't the temperate of the object have to be lower than ambient temperature? (glass of cold water sitting outside on a hot day will form condensation).. if you had a glass of hot-chocolate outside in the winter it wouldn't form any condensation, right? since computer parts generate heat, wouldn't they be more like the hot-chocolate example?
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Makes perfect sense, I've got my own mini air conditioner for a room and i'm going to try it out on an older pc i don't care about
 
In reality, it's not really an air conditioner anyway. It's just peltier cooled air. A true A/C unit (gas phase change with condenser and compressor) not only cools the air, but lowers the humidity as well. Ever try using A/C in your car in winter to quickly get rid of condensation on your windshield? It works great.

Anyhow, It seems that with 80w peltier cooled air, the difference in temp wouldn't be significant enough to worry about condensation. Even in the extreme case (with a real A/C unit plumbed into your computer) that you actually managed to get the case temp significantly lower than ambient (like 10°C with a room temp of 20°C) then the condensation would likely form on the outside of the case anyway. But realistically, I can't see it being an issue.

Personally, I wouldn't waste my money on this. I can't see an 80W TEC cooling air very efficiently, I'd say you'd be lucky to get a couple degree drop in case temp. You're better off spending your money on an alternative means of cooling, eg. water, phase change, etc.
 
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