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Originally Posted by debay777
volenti, would it be possible to make a single or even a multi pipe system that takes up lets say a footprint of around 12 inches or less and is maybe 2 feet tall or so. almost like one of those little desk top fountains where the water bubbles up just enough to come over the top and roll down the sides of the pipes except its made to cool the PC? its worth thinking about.
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Oh for sure, if you look at a setup that uses around the same area as the side of the case and about 1-2'' wide, that would be anough area for a more dense array of overflow pipes or even an array of flat panels, this would require forced airflow of course but a single low speed 12cm or 2x 8cm fans would be sufficient.
There's 2 main issues with an intergrated or internal evaporative system, one is water storage, the other is safety.
Water storage can be worked around by having a small internal res in the case (for moving, lans ect) that has a detachable link (by gravity feed) to a larger external res.
Safety issues really preclude having any active evaporating parts inside the case, water spillage, corrosion ect. Hence the evaporator it's self needs to be external, though it can still be a "part" of the case.