http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/ Engadget Comments for Micro refrigerated ThermalTake Xpressar case promises to outcool liquid cooling http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/
'Micro refrigerated ThermalTake Xpressar case promises to outcool liquid cooling', well I would hope so, seeing as its no doubt gonna cost 5 or 6 hundred dollars.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/
My thing is, I'd perfer to simply buy an off-the-shelf PC and add a video card to it.
HP quad Core + NVIDIA GTX 280...and that's it

I could get both for less than $1300 and not have to worry about the price of the individual parts.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://inventgeek.com/Projects/Minifridge/overview.aspx

im still confuzzed about condensation]]>Sep 22nd 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/
meh ... Your monthly electric bill will go up that much just keeping this rig juiced up, so I wouldn't sweat the cost of the case ...]]>Sep 22nd 2008 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/
Please read the article before commenting. This is a case with cooling not an entire PC. ]]>Sep 22nd 2008 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/
And its not because they overheat, its that they wont work if they aren't at absolute zero.

Anyway, yet another pointless way to cool your PC. Good airflow case with 2 or 3 120mm out takes and 1 or 2 120mm intakes + a decent aftermarket CPU cooler is enough for ANY PC. Don't kid yourself on. This is a waste of money. So is water-cooling. Its all e-penis rubbish.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 23rd 2008 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.eternal-champions.com/images/ldm_master_builder!.jpg
CPU, MB and GPU was in mortal danger!]]>Sep 23rd 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/no need for a usb cooler for the beer!]]>Sep 22nd 2008 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/
Rapidly cooling air that may have moisture in it would cause condensation to form on the internal components.

If you read a couple of posts up from disciple83, a good point it made on how this case can be used.

You absolutely have to have specific type of motherboard and components that can take this.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/I didn't say it was a GOOD idea, I was just surprise it wasn't done before, which it apparently has, so I am no longer surprised.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.pcworld.com/article/112916-3/fun_tech.html]]>Sep 22nd 2008 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/
http://www.trustedreviews.com/peripherals/review/2005/03/09/Asetek-VapoChill-XE-II-Refrigerated-PC-Case/p1 for example.

It seems they only sell the standalone units now though.

http://www.asetek.com/content/view/51/101/
]]>Sep 22nd 2008 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/PC by day, AC by night!]]>Sep 22nd 2008 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/
it operates at 20deg C...that's about 85F. Condensation will not be a factor. It has nothing to do with motherboards, it has nothing fancy.

likely the only reason they're not allowing just any motherboard in there is for space/design reasons. the refrigerant lines are pre-fabed and can't be moved easily. you have to know exactly the location and size of the cpu pad.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/
Still, not worth the premium when you figure in the expensive mobos you have to use.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/micro-refrigerated-thermaltake-xpressar-case-promises-to-outcool/Sep 22nd 2008 4:38PM