i just thought of a good idea!!!

while i was at work today...wow, my mind really wanders while im at work

anyways, you know those fridges in convenience stores that have the glass panel on the front (for pop and such)?

well, take one of those, remove all the insides and build a computer inside of it!!!

your computer wouldn't freeze since the fridge meant for pop and other canned drinks and is thus at a little higher temps than regular mini fridges..but still cold!!

maybe for air intake some fan holes could be drilled in the front where the glass is and some holes in the top could be drilled for exhaust

or has this already been done? if it has, can someone post me a link?? cause i really want to try this...

 

I have read about this on some forums in the past, and they all pretty much say it won't work. I am not a HVAC person, but I think it has to do with the computer constantly generating heat as opposed to a can of Coke, that absorbs the cold.

Let me look for links... This one http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=373263 says a minifridge won't work. Not sure about a larger one, but you could always try it!

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hmmm...yeah, i googled it and found out about condensation...if condensation didnt happen, it would be perfect

so i have to figure out a way to keep the condensation from touching the computer parts or just not have any condensation at all

 

Sounds like a big waste of electricity to run a PC. Of course, my 'puters are not 'Green' by a long shot.

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Years ago, DEC had a Harsh/Dangerous Environment series of VAX and PDP11 computers. These computers had no air intake ( except for a pressure equalizing filter ) or air exhaust. They were cooled by a heat exchanger - aluminum fins inside the box bolted to an air-conditioner outside the box. Condensation was nil, because the cooling units were sized appropriately. However, every VAX came with 2 -1 pound (1 kg) bags of silica gel crystals. These would absorb any possible atmospheric moisture that found it's way through the bronze filter.