ghetto cooling

~~Justin21~~ · Oct 22, 2003, 10:04 AM

well since the temperature is -1ºc outside i decided to use mother nature as my case cooling, I seeled one end of a flexible duct to my side case fan (intake) and put the other end out of my window
Tualatin Celery 1300 @ 1550
Before
CPU 29c idle 33c Load

After
CPU 20c idle 24c load

Before
Gf4 4200 290/587 (w/o artifacts)

After
Gf4 4200 295/595 (w/o Artifacts) more coming soon

aside from wearing a 2 sweaters to play games, I love it

my goal is to crack 9000 2k1 marks on b4 settings i was at 8509 wish me luck

Al_Vampyre · Oct 22, 2003, 10:25 AM

Mmmm...good luck but watch the humidity levels, if the cold air coming in contains any moisture you'll get condensation....not good!

~~Justin21~~ · Oct 22, 2003, 10:34 AM

ty fpr the tip i didnt even think of that

**MIG-31** · Oct 22, 2003, 10:36 AM

you don't want it ending up like pick in first thread.

Your Flaming ATX is non-compliant!!

not a bad idea to start with.

~~Justin21~~ · Oct 22, 2003, 10:46 AM

was that caused by condensation if not has a condesation related problem been documented?

**MIG-31** · Oct 22, 2003, 11:12 AM

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Originally posted by Justin21
was that caused by condensation if not has a condesation related problem been documented?

don't know the answer for that.just wouldn't like to see a members rig end up that way.

~~Justin21~~ · Oct 22, 2003, 11:23 AM

thank you again for the tip johnny ill keep an eye 0on things and learn as much about humidity and dewpoint as humanly possible

Al_Vampyre · Oct 22, 2003, 11:23 AM

You could try adding some bags of silica gel dessicant although whether it would work quickly enough I'm not sure...somehow I doubt it

~~Justin21~~ · Oct 22, 2003, 11:40 AM

what about adding a dehumidifier to the room the pc is in?

GMan[CSR] · Oct 23, 2003, 10:36 PM

Does that help? There is a dehumidifer right outside my room.

~~Justin21~~ · Oct 24, 2003, 09:40 AM

It works well but when I decided to close my window my pc became extreemly unstable even at default clocks so i wouldnt recommend doing this till this little issue has been worked out It still works great with window open but when i go back to normal it doesnt like it

Al_Vampyre · Oct 24, 2003, 10:04 AM

Strange..not sure what would cause that...

~~Justin21~~ · Oct 24, 2003, 10:07 AM

forced me into upgrading my system

but I still want to be able to use this as server .

row · Oct 27, 2003, 08:56 PM

justin21 @ -1 degree ambient temps the air will generally be to cold to retain any appreciable moisture, for a dehumidifier to work it would have to be placed in series between the source (outside air) and your computer. as you surmised, finding out about dewpoint and humidity would definately be to your advantage, if your really concerned you might look into making a "wet sling psychrometer" which measures dewpoint, or better just buy one of those cheap little weather stations at radio shack. hope that helps

row

scobywhru · Oct 28, 2003, 04:22 AM

What if he sealed the case and just had the air come in from outside and back out, then moisture couldn't come in and the case would remain warmer then the incoming air. Electrical parts generate heat and so the dew point doesn't really matter if the parts are hotter then the air