http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/turns out that fridges chill water out of normal air. not good for electronics.

If you do give it a go, make sure its dried out, sealed up and never opened.]]>Apr 15th 2008 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/
You have a interesting point there...

If you apply that to this machine as well, the tubes used to transport the cool liquid would also condense the water in the air. Running something like that for long periods may end up trickling water into your machine. That can't be too good for your electronics either.

- John]]>Apr 15th 2008 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/
Not only that, but condensation would form and kill everything.

These setups do exist, it's called phase change cooling, but you cannot use the compressor from a fridge - it'll burn out.]]>Apr 15th 2008 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/He is completely right. I would like to see him stress that thing overnight and see what dies first.]]>Apr 15th 2008 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/
Not true actually.

If you built the components into the fridge case itself it would not build up condensation. The only time that would happen is if you had a cold computer out in the ambient environment.

If what you were saying is true then everything in your fridge would be soaked 24/7 in the summer. It only gets that way when you bring it OUT of the fridge and the water in the air condenses on the cold surfaces.

Even when you open the fridge, the only surface that collects condensate is really the evap coil]]>Apr 15th 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/
Umm wrong, everytime you open the door, a little more air gets into the fridge. you have to have all the components sealed up. i did'nt seal them and assumed they'd be ok (stupid idea)

The only way round i can think of is to install everything, heat the fridge to get rid of all moisture and then seal that badboy up and let her cool down overnight.

Never open a working fridgepooter.]]>Apr 15th 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/
And you know that WoW is like heroin; either your machine is a dedicated WoW client, or it's WoW free.

- John]]>Apr 15th 2008 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/
And if this is enough to qualify as a story, then I'm going to go duct tape my rig to a window air conditioner for the ultimate in liquid cooled, forced air thermal regulation.]]>Apr 15th 2008 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/This is a kegerator:
http://www.squidoo.com/kegerator

No PC necessary.]]>Apr 25th 2008 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/
Seriously though, who gets a keg that small? It'd last like a day and a half were it actually full of beer.]]>Apr 15th 2008 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/ this project
This guy needs to look at the insulation required in phase cooling.. ]]>Apr 15th 2008 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/
-Sage]]>Apr 16th 2008 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/
I'd be pretty shocked to see a keg of it... ]]>Apr 15th 2008 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 17th 2008 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 16th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 15th 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 16th 2008 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/kegerator-based-cooling-system-gives-your-pc-a-buzz/Apr 19th 2008 1:27AM