Righty Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 So I was playing with my cooler in the dorm room (got electrocuted too ). Anyway, it uses thermoelectric cooling to cool down. They don't use much electricity and they are fairly cheap compared to actual refrigeration devices. The nice thing is, it is going to be a sealed case so no dust. Here's a diagram of what I want to do: Power Supply: Since it is going to be a sealed case, the power supply needs to get air from somewhere. I am going to have a duct going from the rear 120mm exhaust to the air intake on the power supply. There will be some sort of filter on the former exhaust now intake. That way, I won't have to worry about the power supply either not getting air or getting dirty air. Front of case: Since the devices are going to be mounted under the hard drive bay, I'm going to need to fabricate something that will allow be air tight but allow for air exchange with the front of the case. This air must be able to be circulated to the front of the case and it can't go inside the case because it is hot air. Inside of case: Has to be air tight. The fans on the heat sinks are going to blow the air towards the rear of the case. I would like to use something to direct the cold air in a different direction than the hot air so I just don't end up with a huge circle of cold air and the rest of the case doesn't get cooled. Most likely, each fan will have a duct going to two different areas of the computer case. So what do ya'll think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pac_thug_4_life Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Shit man thats awesome, your my idol... in between 2pac & Chuck Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Lord Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I cant see the pic Righty Idea sounds wicked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 Pic should be back up. Sorry about that. My server started beeping during the night Saturday night so I had the roomate turn it off ... I was 55 miles away at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Generally speaking, watercooled cases (or other extreme cooling methods) are entirely unneccessary. Home PCs are fine with a couple of fans, and servers in datacentres generally have massive aircon units anyway. IMO, it all comes down to how hot your server gets. The dust protection and heavy cooling will help prevent nasty accidents, but whether it is worth the initial outlay depends on how much you value your uptime, and if you've had any cooling problems with it so far. If the current system is adequate, don't waste your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Lord Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Generally speaking, watercooled cases (or other extreme cooling methods) are entirely unneccessary. Home PCs are fine with a couple of fans, and servers in datacentres generally have massive aircon units anyway.IMO, it all comes down to how hot your server gets. The dust protection and heavy cooling will help prevent nasty accidents, but whether it is worth the initial outlay depends on how much you value your uptime, and if you've had any cooling problems with it so far. If the current system is adequate, don't waste your money. I wouldnt agree on that Gerard.Here at India we have 35-40 Degrees in summer.When i just turn my computer on it crashed.Even with fans full. Things like that would be a hit here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 This is for my desktop. I'm not really doing it to solve any cooling problem, just I'm trying to get a completely sealed case and if there's no airflow it's going to heat up. I'm sure with a decent heatsinc and fan on the cpu it will cool well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Why then? What is the advantage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaz The Great Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Maybe he just feels like it. Sounds like something I'd do if I had the money to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate10 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Shit man thats awesome, your my idol... in between 2pac & Chuck Norris Haha.I duno about that. But that's pretty smart Righty.Idea is really good.I'd do it to like Spaz said if I had the money.And my computer has so much stuff compiled all over I need something like that sort though your not doing it for a cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 The main problem is, the computer HAS to sit on the floor and it fills itself up with dust in a week. And yeah, I do want to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pac_thug_4_life Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Water Cooling Is Neccesary if you want too sound l33t and talk about overclocking your CPU like what im gonna do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 I don't want to sound l33t or overclocking. I've had too much bad experience with it. The good news is, I did get hired for a winter job so I should have enough money for this. I already have the bondo, primer and gloss paint for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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