Silly Question on water cooling?

[Colossus]

I recently bought a Waterchill cpu/vga/chipset kt12a-L30.. This was my 1st watercooling kit ever, so its safe to say I am new to watercooling..
I installed the kit with not much trouble and its working fine...

I placed the dual radiator outside the case (thermaltake 2000) by drilling 2 holes on top of the case for the tubing. The silly question I wanted to ask was (dont laugh) what would happen if I placed the radiator inside a refrigiration unit (small drinks fridge or similar).. would this keep the water passing through the radiator colder? resulting in lower temps??
Has anyone out there tried/attempted this before?

what do you gents/ladies think?

[Keri]

The biggest concern would be with Condensation. The colder the liquid is the greater the chance of condensation forming inside your PC. And Condensation + PC components = Death! Also makes your wallet lighter. :beat: :smash: :hide:

[Snafu]

If you wanted to pursue this approach (and it's a good idea in principle) it is best if you first tested the set-up outside of the case. You would see if the fridge portion cooled the water well enough to cause condensation.

It will also depend on the air around the case. If it is dry and cool all the time (ex. Arizona, dehumidifier/air conditioner, etc) then there will be a lot less condensation possible.

The only other possible way is to insulate the tubing but then it does not have the same aestetic effect (besides I have not heard of anything for insulating water tubing). By example, at home I have insulated all cold water lines. Works like a charm (no dripping).

Cheers

[Colossus]

thanks guys.. i was also thinking condensation may be a prob.. I will do further research on insulating the tubing and if I find anything worthwhile will share the info. :)

[Moonwizard]

otherwise i read someone had a ac-unit blowing directly at the radiator. You can manage the ac-unit temp better which means no need to get condesation. If I don't remember wrong the risk to get condensation is when you get under 18C degrees. I am not sure though. :D

[Snafu]

Depends on the dew point (humidity). Air with high moisture content will condense at a higher temp than air with a low moisture content - oh to live in Arizona with a big AC unit :thumb: .

[RotorHead]

oh to live in Arizona with a big AC unit .

Arizona is the place to be……for high static electricity :yikes:

In the winter I can't even walk around the house with shoes on without getting zapped.

Hehe.....It is fun watching the cats zap each other when they sniff their butts. :thumbs:

Anyway I digress,

A lot of the small fridges aren’t made to run continuously, so putting a heat source inside may cause them to burn out the compressor. just something to consider.

[Snafu]

Good point. They are designed to cool things down a bit and keep them that way. They are not designed to continually cool.

PS - watching the cats must be fun :lol:

PPS - I thought you were "Crew of the Month" not "Member of the Month"?