iced down computers

monkeydog · 09-13-2002, 08:03 AM

Could I cool my computer by putting it in a watertight container and put it in ice, or would that somehow damage it?

bigben2k · 09-13-2002, 09:15 AM

The heat that a CPU generates requires a heatsink, or some kind of heat spreader. If you pack up the mobo in a watertight container, you've just lost the ability to cool the heat spreading plate.

09-13-2002, 08:03 AM	#1
monkeydog Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mars Posts: 1	iced down computers Could I cool my computer by putting it in a watertight container and put it in ice, or would that somehow damage it?

09-13-2002, 09:15 AM	#2
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	The heat that a CPU generates requires a heatsink, or some kind of heat spreader. If you pack up the mobo in a watertight container, you've just lost the ability to cool the heat spreading plate. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

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