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[PaUL]53

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I am sick to death of pitiful fans, chunks of copper, plastic water tubing and aquarium pumps. When i want my CPU or any other overclocked component chilly, I want to use a fridge.

One option would be using a vapochill. But I can't afford to waste a couple hundred dollars on cooling my CPU. So I thought of taking my side panel off and placing a portable air conditioner next to my case. My CPU and ambient case temperature were cooled down to 16 degrees celsius.The air conditioner wasn't cheap but I bought it 4 years ago and it was not for the sole intent of overlclocking.

I wrote this thread to check if using an air conditioner for overclocking was a good idea.

I don't think that running an AC unit next to my rig will produce condensation problems because it is only runs at 16 degree's, condensation would occur below 0°C.
 
Air conditioners and fridges work just like vapochill(I'm pretty sure), only instead of having a block to cool it off, you have a radiator or I guess you could call it a "coolercore" where the liquid cools the air and blows it into the fridge.

It's a lot like watercooling on a different scale, you're cooling room temperature water colder, not cooling hot water to room temp. And there's no waterblock, it's a radiator/coolercore.
 
Let me rephrase, My cpu temperature hit 16 degree's celsius so will using the air conditioner right next to my rig produce condensation problems? Will it let me overclock my 256 MB radeon 9600 xt to higher clock speeds? Is using the AC for overclocking a good idea or is it a waste of time?
 
What about the huge energy bill you'd get? And condensation occurs at any temperature, as long as humidity is high enough. If the system is set up like I think you have it setup, though, the condensation would be on the outside of the case, and shouldn’t pose a problem.
 
The huge energy bill would be a big a problem. I knew that if it was that easy everyone would do it. And I am risking condensation. I can't be bothered filling my whole friggin case with foam so I'm going to forget about using an AC unit. It was just an idea.
 
Paul, I think I might try it for you, I got some old parts, tons of P2s, K6s, etc.. Ill try to get the condensation down and see how well I can get this thing to work. Ill probly use a mini refriderator instead of AC unit to save on $ and power.
 
Originally posted by [PaUL]53
Let me rephrase, My cpu temperature hit 16 degree's celsius so will using the air conditioner right next to my rig produce condensation problems? Will it let me overclock my 256 MB radeon 9600 xt to higher clock speeds? Is using the AC for overclocking a good idea or is it a waste of time?
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taken from XS: Condensation occurs when something gets below the dew point of the ambient temperature...

Cold dry air, has a very low dew point.

To calculate dew point, you need to at least know ambient temperature and humidity.

Wrap a little wet toilet paper around your temperature sensor and wave it around in the air. The coldest temperature it gets to is your dewpoint. Condensation will form on any surface that is at or below this temperature.

But then, that is your current dewpoint. It could change tomorrow.
 
i would am scraping the AC idea because of the huge energy bill i would get! A refridgerator would be a practical alternative. Maybe i should just buy a new heatsink for my graphic card?
 
All the air leaking out the back of the AC is humidity taken out of the air, so there's reduced chance of condensation, if anything.
 
If inside your case it was 10*, then the outside surface would be a similar temp. Water would very likely condense on the outer surface, since the air outside would be at room temp. Just like condensation forms on the outside of a glass with a cold drink.
If your CPU is at 16*, the air temp in your case will be much lower, right? I have no idea what it would be, but if it were lower than 0* you d also get problems with frost.
 
i turned off my computer then left the AC unit on for a while, I turned on my computer and my CPU temp and ambient air temp were the same. My cpu temperature slowly raised but it didn't go far past 20 degree's
 
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