Fridges

DarkEdge · 01-04-2002, 12:23 AM

OK. So i bought this mini fridge. 4.3 cubic feet. I set it down next to my comp to keep my beer and other drinks in. So i'm getting a beer out and stand back up and I'm looking at my heatercore that sits on top of the fridge along with my res and pump. Then the idea hits me. Why don't I set the pump/res/heater core inside the fridge and cool it that way.

Heres my question.

If i'm chilling my water down its going to give me lower temps. Thats a given. Though I'm worried about condensation. What if the water temps get to cold and starts the cycle. I don't want to insulate my board. The fridge stays at about 2C-4C. Granted I can raise it to 10c-12. Is it going to produce the same problem though?

BTW thanks to all who recommended diffrent water blocks for my last question I had. Still havn't decided yet though which block I should get.

LiquidCool · 01-04-2002, 02:17 AM

You'll get decent temps but you'll right in that you'll get condensation. Right up until the point when the fridge overheats and dies. The problem is fridges are meant to keep cold stuff cold, not cool off hot stuff. IT will end up running almost 100% of the time just to keep up, then poof it will die...

Even worse if it dies while your at work the fridge will end up being a heater by not letting the now hot air out. So the air inside will get hotter and hotter and hotter etc...

Brad · 01-04-2002, 04:03 AM

yes, fridges aren't made for that really. If you don't care about the fridge too much, don't bother, just chuck it in.

but you won't have condensation on the block anyway, simply because the block will never get much below ambient because of the cpu heat.

Butcher · 01-04-2002, 05:45 AM

Check the max power of the fridge.

DarkEdge · 01-04-2002, 09:36 AM

Never thought about the firdge burning out. I can't see how that would happen but I guess it could under the right conditions.

I'm not an expert on these things so I turn to this forum for help. Thanks again. I may do a trial run and see. Anyways thanks again.

Butcher · 01-04-2002, 10:55 AM

Fridges can and will burn out if you have a constant load on them. Normally the fridge reaches equilibrium pretty quick as all the food gets cold, if you have a cpu dumping heat continuous you can burn them out. As I say check max power rating.

01-04-2002, 12:23 AM	#1
DarkEdge Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sugar Land, Tx Posts: 176	Fridges OK. So i bought this mini fridge. 4.3 cubic feet. I set it down next to my comp to keep my beer and other drinks in. So i'm getting a beer out and stand back up and I'm looking at my heatercore that sits on top of the fridge along with my res and pump. Then the idea hits me. Why don't I set the pump/res/heater core inside the fridge and cool it that way. Heres my question. If i'm chilling my water down its going to give me lower temps. Thats a given. Though I'm worried about condensation. What if the water temps get to cold and starts the cycle. I don't want to insulate my board. The fridge stays at about 2C-4C. Granted I can raise it to 10c-12. Is it going to produce the same problem though? BTW thanks to all who recommended diffrent water blocks for my last question I had. Still havn't decided yet though which block I should get.

01-04-2002, 05:45 AM	#4
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	Check the max power of the fridge. __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...

01-04-2002, 10:55 AM	#6
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	Fridges can and will burn out if you have a constant load on them. Normally the fridge reaches equilibrium pretty quick as all the food gets cold, if you have a cpu dumping heat continuous you can burn them out. As I say check max power rating. __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...

01-04-2002, 02:17 AM	#2
LiquidCool Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Central Florida Posts: 231	You'll get decent temps but you'll right in that you'll get condensation. Right up until the point when the fridge overheats and dies. The problem is fridges are meant to keep cold stuff cold, not cool off hot stuff. IT will end up running almost 100% of the time just to keep up, then poof it will die... Even worse if it dies while your at work the fridge will end up being a heater by not letting the now hot air out. So the air inside will get hotter and hotter and hotter etc...

01-04-2002, 04:03 AM	#3
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	yes, fridges aren't made for that really. If you don't care about the fridge too much, don't bother, just chuck it in. but you won't have condensation on the block anyway, simply because the block will never get much below ambient because of the cpu heat.

01-04-2002, 09:36 AM	#5
DarkEdge Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sugar Land, Tx Posts: 176	Never thought about the firdge burning out. I can't see how that would happen but I guess it could under the right conditions. I'm not an expert on these things so I turn to this forum for help. Thanks again. I may do a trial run and see. Anyways thanks again.

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