Serious question here about cooling

[JoshieBobba]

Hypothetically, if I were to put my computer in the refrigerator. Note: It's aircooled. Would I see any significant improvements? My cpu is over clocked pretty high and so is my graphics card. Because if it would work. I'd rather just buy a mini fridge and then I would plop my computer in.

[coen113]

it would, but moisture would kill it

[Sarcasm]

Yes, until you open the door by accident, something condenses and BOOM!

[Sundanc3]

While this doesn't sound very practical. You will have to worry about condensation building up on the components

[TheRoss0411]

it would, but moisture would kill it

What he said

[simtransporter]

Yes, until you open the door by accident, something condenses and BOOM!

I don't think it would go boom.

Moisuture would get in, it would short something out, possibly sparks, maybe some smoke....

[Volbet]

Condensation would be a major problem. Theoretically if you could rig a dehumidifier on to it, and make it the intake air, it could work. But that would probably make the fridge burn out in no time

[Freaky_spider]

if this would work alot of people would already be doing it...

[TheSLSAMG]

Condensation. It will kill it. Don't bother. Get an air conditioner and keep the room COLD.

[Sarcasm]

I don't think it would go boom.

Killjoy...

[Sarcasm]

Also OP, don't sell yourself short. Stick it in the deep freeze if anything.

[ChildOfAtom]

The compressor on the fridge might not be able to keep up with the heat output of your computer, then your fridge would heat up and have no where for that hot air to go, then your fridge would be hotter that ambient temperature.

If it could, how would you route your power cables?

[JoshieBobba]

My dreams have been crushed. I didn't take moisture into account. 

 

The compressor on the fridge might not be able to keep up with the heat output of your computer, then your fridge would heat up and have no where for that hot air to go, then your fridge would be hotter that ambient temperature.

If it could, how would you route your power cables?

CUT A HOLE IN DUH

Im kidding

[The Great Sayain Man]

Your pc would die but yes. It would go from temp+ x (x= ambient so lets say 20) to temp+ x (ambient in a fridge so let's say 0) It would be temp+ 0 = 

If your ambient goes up 5 degrees your pc gets 5 degrees hotter if it gets colder it's the same thing.

[brob]

Top all that off with the fact that mini fridges typically don't have enough cooling capacity to handle the heat output of a high performance system.

[N7_Zer0]

Submerge it in mineral oil, then put it in the fridge?

[das affe]

you could get a higher overclock (maybe) because the cooler the cpu the less voltage it needs. 

and everything would last longer. I would try it with those silicone humidity-killers or what you wanna call them. those things that come with hardware that say you should not eat them.
 

[N7_Zer0]

 I would try it with those silicone humidity-killers or what you wanna call them. those things that come with hardware that say you should not eat them.

 

 

FYI, silica packs don't absorb moisture indefinitely. Once they're full, they need to be "recharged" by heating them in an oven for several hours in-order to reactivate them. So no, it would not work in this situation.

[das affe]

FYI, silica packs don't absorb moisture indefinitely. Once they're full, they need to be "recharged" by heating them in an oven for several hours in-order to reactivate them. So no, it would not work in this situation.

but for a day it would work, right? just enough to try it out keeping your pc in a fridge clearly isn't a 24/7 option.

[legopc]

can you use that liquipel stuff and then put it in the fridge