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rorybreaker · 10-10-2004, 04:06 PM

k, I'm fairly new here so hi everyone.
It'd be nice if you could cool a whole bunch of components in your computer instead of just CPU/VPU. I'm working on a simple rig right now that is going to water cool CPU/VPU/N&S bridge/RAM/HD/whatever the hell else I find getting hot in there. Me and a buddie nicked it project "stealth" because the whole point is to have a nice semi-fast computer that I can run a few feet from my head while I'm sleeping.
But what about below ambient? I've never built a pelt cooling system yet, and I came up with an idea. Now bear with me, like I said I'm fairly new to this whole thing...
What if I liquidcooled the rig the same way I've got it planned right now (basically just an average watercooled setup with a pressure head and a lot of little tubing/valving to get to all the places I need), except with a pelt cooled resivoir? This of course means it would need a second water system to cool the pelts, but there would be no need for any radiator for the cooled jacket.
I noticed two major things here from a simple engineering standpoint: 1) My pressure head resivoir is going to WAY more surface to slap pelts on than any CPU, thus allowing me to basically get my cold system as cold as I want. 2) Air cooling a radiator gets more efficient with a bigger difference in fluid/ambient temps. I can keep a 20 Hp Johnson below 105 C with a mustang heater core and a tiny pump, so I'm assuming I should be able to keep a few pelts down under burnout with a radiator or two and a 160 Gph pump.
I haven't seen a setup like this yet, and I haven't started working on any designs yet because I wanted to get some input from people who've dealt with pelt cooling before.
Like johnny 5 said - I need input!

10-10-2004, 04:06 PM	#1
rorybreaker Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Edmonton Posts: 5	Another theoretical idea k, I'm fairly new here so hi everyone. It'd be nice if you could cool a whole bunch of components in your computer instead of just CPU/VPU. I'm working on a simple rig right now that is going to water cool CPU/VPU/N&S bridge/RAM/HD/whatever the hell else I find getting hot in there. Me and a buddie nicked it project "stealth" because the whole point is to have a nice semi-fast computer that I can run a few feet from my head while I'm sleeping. But what about below ambient? I've never built a pelt cooling system yet, and I came up with an idea. Now bear with me, like I said I'm fairly new to this whole thing... What if I liquidcooled the rig the same way I've got it planned right now (basically just an average watercooled setup with a pressure head and a lot of little tubing/valving to get to all the places I need), except with a pelt cooled resivoir? This of course means it would need a second water system to cool the pelts, but there would be no need for any radiator for the cooled jacket. I noticed two major things here from a simple engineering standpoint: 1) My pressure head resivoir is going to WAY more surface to slap pelts on than any CPU, thus allowing me to basically get my cold system as cold as I want. 2) Air cooling a radiator gets more efficient with a bigger difference in fluid/ambient temps. I can keep a 20 Hp Johnson below 105 C with a mustang heater core and a tiny pump, so I'm assuming I should be able to keep a few pelts down under burnout with a radiator or two and a 160 Gph pump. I haven't seen a setup like this yet, and I haven't started working on any designs yet because I wanted to get some input from people who've dealt with pelt cooling before. Like johnny 5 said - I need input! __________________ Well it's -42 C outside, and this 486 runs at 68 C?