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Computer Cooling Help
danny_galaga:
yep. i was gonna suggest something like that. when i first saw the liquid cooling set ups for pcs (this year actually) i thought - gee, they look a hell of a lot like car heater radiators. and i bet the first ones were. from a wreckers theyll be cheap as chips. if they look a bit large get an oil cooler from a motorbike- again from the wreckers.
nothing magical about how they work. if they can dissipate kilowatts of energy from an engine they sure as hell can cool your pc! you'll no doubt have to adapt the hose fittings. if you've got a primus, i'd just get the right size K& S tubing (brass) and crimp the original radiator tube down and solder away. actually it's got me thinking now. the tropics are not kind to pc's...
HaRuMaN:
There's a complete kit for this at Tiger Direct... everything you need for under $100...
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1020396&CatId=499
DrewKaree:
Tiger Direct, hey? Wouldn't it be easier to just take your money to the bank, exchange it for a bag pennies, and go outside and open the bag in the general direction of the gutter?
Sorry, I just hate Tiger Direct
Trimoor:
That tiger direct package looks semi decent, except who in their right mind would use a radiator that dissipates it's heat inside the case?
I'll try to get a car radiator. Luckily I have a junkyard fairly close by.
Maybe I should just run the tubes through the wall, and put the radiator outside in the snow.
No heat problems anymore ;)
namzep:
Tiger Direct's usually okay (as long as it's not a rebate type of situation). Out of curiosity, why do you want water cooling for that setup? As long as you're not planning to do massive overclocking it's overkill.