Outdoor winter air cooling

[baloo2650]

Has anyone tried using cold winter air for cooling? I was thinking about using some dryer vent hose to bring air in/out to the case from outside, and have an overclock session. Would be looking at air way below 0c. (canadian here) Any thoughts? Condensation might be a problem having cold air inside the case with it in a warm room?

[Jurrunio]

Just have the machine outside with cables leaving and entering through the window? Not enough cold air if the system still stays inside

[baloo2650]

Yeah, was gonna just set everything up out in the garage, but I want to be warm... 

[Founders]

Move your computer into a room in your house you don't mind if it gets a little cooler in. Close the HVAC vents in that room and that should help. Or, just setup in the garage.  

[MartinKweh]

if you have a water loop, why not place the radiator outdoors lol

[baloo2650]

Looking at the replies, I need to clarify things. Will setup the front of the case with ducting to the cold outside air. All the intake would be from outside ambient. Could exhaust inside the house, but hopefully the case exhaust is gonna be cold also, and should be blown back outside. Would be like one of those mobile air conditioners. I'm just wondering if having the case sitting in warm indoor temps with a potential 50 degree C delta - internal vs. external would cause issues...

 

[baloo2650]

As a further thought, yeah - it would be easy to just put the pc in a cold environment. run cables back under the door inside. Would the rest of the system be ok with running at sub-zero temps? 

[MartinKweh]

as long as condensation is prevented in the case, its all good.