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Phase change systems have been around for a long time now, and they are made for this.

HE DID DO A BAD JOB. As I stated above, this thing will be horrible at cooling and probably die within a week.

Get a phase change system if you want cooling like this.]]>Jun 24th 2007 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/Jun 23rd 2007 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/
Using the copper tube as a heat sink to the cooler is a novel idea, but why through the side when the back would have been much more convenient post build?
Is the copper tubing welded to the coils of the cooler, or is it just sitting there using air as the cooling medium anyway? If it is just air cooling the copper, then the sealed case would make sense, but only if the air was being pumped into the case, which seems impossible given the way the heat sink is made. This seems to be several ideas combined into one poorly.

This is a great beginning, but he needs to spend more time in the design phase.

When the inevitable revision comes out, get some shots of the PC health page so that we can see what temperature of the CPU is, and not just that of the heat sink or ambient temperature.]]>Jun 23rd 2007 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/
http://www.leetupload.com/tutorials/copper_heatsinkon_the_rocks/]]>Jun 23rd 2007 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/Jun 24th 2007 5:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/
I mean, that just sounds, well, ignorant. Maybe you wish to explain yourself a bit more here. Were you trying to say that using plastic to insulate the copper, the best heat conductor known? Because plastic will melt and will not transfer heat at all, (if it were, obviously not very well).]]>Jun 24th 2007 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/Jun 24th 2007 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/23/heatsink-mod-cools-computer-chills-wine/
Some people have mentioned that the fridge will not last. I will try and keep all of you posted in terms of how it is holding up (parts and all). Its still 2 degrees lower than the outside temp. of the case (90 degrees).]]>Jun 24th 2007 5:30PM