DDG69

I guess you got me there.

Yeah, I know. Just MY dream. ?

Thanks Corrado33, I just subscribed to GN videos about a month ago, so missed this. Still, Steve just used the case as a test case (and it still beat most modern cases in the majority of his tests), he didn't try to build the best system he could with perfect cable management and maybe adding a liquid cooling solution to the system. This case actually has 3 rubber grommets in the back specifically designed for an external radiator and/or reservoir. I have the scond top fan in mine, but with the advances in case fans, I'm sure the whole rig could be made acoustically pleasing while actually increasing it's air flow.

Some would call this retro since it doesn't use the newest "state-of-the-art" case, but I would love to see the guys build a new top-of-the-line system but using a CoolerMaster HAF X. What dream machine could be made with that case. It may not be as RGB flashy out of the box, but it has plenty of potential still and a ton of space. I'm sure I'm the only one that watches Tech Tips that wants to see this build, but I own an old HAF X and, except for the weight, think it's a fantastic case. I just want to know what kind of rig someone with LTT's experience and resources could build. I really need to upgrade my 2012, i7-3770K, system, but would love to keep my versatile case. Would anyone else want to see such a build?

Actually, this just gave me another idea.

Not exactly...anything can cool through conduction and that will take place for the higher heat producing components via the heat sink "wicking" the heat outside the case. Again, air circulating over an object does reduce that object's heat by means of convection, and the lack of air molicules inside the case will prevent this, but most of the components are actually designed to run for years without their electromagnetic energy being actively cooled, especially if the ambient temp inside the case remains cool. Oh, and to that extent, I need to correct myself and say the case cannot be transparent at all and would actually need to block all light ingress. This is not meant to be a practical solution to anything here on Earth. Just trying to come up with solutions to allow this to happen, and then mearuse the thermals of such a system with continuous use.

Okay, now this makes sense. So, what method then would you recommend to dissipate the heat from the heat sink stacks outside of the case, so that much fewer lint and dust particles accumulate on the fins? Again, to allow effective cooling to take place over 2 to 10 years with almost no maintenance. With liquid cooling as with even inert gass pressurisation, components such as seals break down and fluids need to be periodically replaced. My goal it to make a system that theoretically will not need to be "drained" annually or have its components need replacing for at least 10 years (unless an upgrade is desired). Just a fun "What if" build.

Um, that's infrared radiation (which almost no computer components emit...especially if no fans or RGB is used) and electromagnetic energy. In a true vacuum there are no molicules to allow conduction or convection. We don't actually feel the 1.7 million degrees F that the corona can reach, but we do feel the infrared radiation heating the molicules in our body. We also feel that heat by way of conduction when we touch an object that has had it's molecules heated in that way. The components in a computer emit about 0.000001% of the sun's IR, so a negligible amount...especially when the hotest components will have the majority of their heat energy conducted to the atmosphere outside the case.

Sorry, I was being a little exaggerative when I said that our probes' components will NEVER corrode. They are designed to last for centuraries asuming they had a power source available to them. Unfortunately with the decay rate of plutonium-238 and the expendature of the hydrazine to orient them properly, the Voyagers will probably only be useful until 2025 or 2026.

Razor Blade et al, In my initial post, I said "got me thinking...how good would a rig's performance be if the case was not only completely sealed off, but then completely vacuumized after sealing so that there were basically no air molicules left inside to transfer heat?" I am not trying to state for a fact that this will work better than any other method of cooling, I simply want to know if it will work and what the thermals will be. Also, a vacuum WILL eliminate heat convection...just we cannot produce a true vacuum. Thermal conductivity gauges rely on the fact that the ability of a gas to conduct heat decreases with pressure. Even space is not considered a true vacuum, and we can't create anything close, but as Linus decreases the pressure inside the case (vacuumize), the heat convection will decrease. The items that do generate the most heat will need their heat wicked out of the case (i.e. heat sinks like this guy did, or liquid cooling). Again, I am not asking if this will revolutionize the computer design industry, more like will this work at all. Just like submerged systems, try it out.

People, I am talking about vacuumizing an item here on planet Earth. There will not be any components (as far as I know) exposed to any electrolytes, or excessive amounts of cosmic radiation (since our atmosphere protects us from most (not all) of it). I am also talking about having this system last for up to a decade, not centuries.

Um, okay.

And that's why we shield for radiation.

Please watch the video. Transfering the heat from such components was done and I'm talking about stepping that up even more.

Removing all the air is the perfect corrosion control. The satellites and probes we send to space will never face a corrosion issue. With satellites, the components that do generate heat have heat sinks to wick away the excessive heat. We only protect the housing with shielding from the extreme temperature differences each cycle, and the solar and cosmic radiations, we don't shield components from each other.