Cold Temps and Custom Cooling

[tjrose91]

the link is below but i assume that just idle running during a cold snap should be enough to prevent the system from freezing if needed i can use a mining software to keep things from freezing i dont mine but might for a few days to keep it from freezing at night, but the CPU and GPU are on the on the same loop so the the system idle should it keep the only distilled water in the system as i change the water monthly as its only 1.25 USD a gallon so its cheap, but should only idle GPU and CPU be enough normally i turn everything off at night to save energy due to phantom power even unplug the microwave those LCDs can eat money 

 

 

[Crunchy Dragon]

How cold does your home get at night?

[tjrose91]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

How cold does your home get at night?

well its going to be below -17.7778C or 0 degrees Fahrenheit for a few days and my pc is right by the window and only constant heat source is the fireplace downstairs so its going to get cold 

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 minutes ago, tjrose91 said:

well its going to be below -17.7778C or 0 degrees Fahrenheit for a few days and my pc is right by the window and only constant heat source is the fireplace downstairs so its going to get cold 

Got it.

 

In that case, Folding@Home or something similar should be fine. As long as you're putting enough heat into the cooling system to maintain temperatures above 0C/32F. Mining and Folding@Home will both accomplish this, I prefer F@H because medical research is cooler and more practical than cryptocurrency in my mind.

 

EDIT: wouldn't hurt to do a test run and see what kind of temperatures you're getting.

[Mick Naughty]

If you’re worried about power draw that’s not a good option. 
Best to get a gallon of antifreeze and mix 10-15% into the loop. 

[tjrose91]

1 hour ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Got it.

 

In that case, Folding@Home or something similar should be fine. As long as you're putting enough heat into the cooling system to maintain temperatures above 0C/32F. Mining and Folding@Home will both accomplish this, I prefer F@H because medical research is cooler and more practical than cryptocurrency in my mind.

 

EDIT: wouldn't hurt to do a test run and see what kind of temperatures you're getting.

only reason why i would mine is to offset the electric costs im but would have to do all my rigs just to cash out 

 

14 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

If you’re worried about power draw that’s not a good option. 
Best to get a gallon of antifreeze and mix 10-15% into the loop. 

thought car antifreeze wasnt a good idea, might shop around tomorrow and see if i cant get a bottle of pc coolant, but might be hard i dont have a microcenter

[For Science!]

2 hours ago, tjrose91 said:

only reason why i would mine is to offset the electric costs im but would have to do all my rigs just to cash out 

 

thought car antifreeze wasnt a good idea, might shop around tomorrow and see if i cant get a bottle of pc coolant, but might be hard i dont have a microcenter

Just be aware that not all PC coolants have anti-freeze properties.

[Mick Naughty]

16 hours ago, tjrose91 said:

thought car antifreeze wasnt a good idea, might shop around tomorrow and see if i cant get a bottle of pc coolant, but might be hard i dont have a microcenter

There's a few factors to consider. Plenty of people have done it and alot of youtube videos on it. If youre only running distilled water and swapping it every few weeks, putting in a little bit of glycol isnt gonna hurt any more than doing that.