Ice cooling - am I a genius?

[PL_ Veteran]

Ice cooling! You have a block of ice wrapped in a thin metal which allows heat to travel through, strapped to the CPU, like a heatsink. You then have a cooling system, much like in a freezer!

• Lower temp
  
• Silent
  
• No leaks
  
• Easier to manage
  

What's missing in my genius idea? :D

[metallithrax]

What keeps the ice frozen?

[jimbo11883]

The block of ice in the metal will melt and you'll need another one in a half an hour.

[User6060]

LOL

[Guest]

What's missing in my genius idea? :D

Duct tape.

[PL_ Veteran]

No, you have a cooling system, like you get in a freezer, to regulate the temperature of the ice (Y)

[Quick Shot]

What keeps the ice frozen?

ditto.

unless it's dry ice :|

[qdave]

whats missing is that metal will have water condensation, as well as the ice melting problem :D

[PL_ Veteran]

ditto.

unless it's dry ice :|

If it was dry ice, then would my idea work?

[Quick Shot]

No, you have a cooling system, like you get in a freezer, to regulate the temperature of the ice (Y)

have you thought about the moisture?

the size?

the noise?

the placement of cooling components ?

[metallithrax]

No, you have a cooling system, like you get in a freezer, to regulate the temperature of the ice (Y)

So why do you need the ice?

[Quick Shot]

If it was dry ice, then would my idea work?

well dry ice is −78.5?C

it's carbon dioxide in it's solid state

here's all the info about it.

http://www.answers.com/dry+ice&r=67

[PL_ Veteran]

So why do you need the ice?

Uhh...well...hmm...

So the freezer has a friend? :laugh:

But if you didn't have the ice, the air could escape easier.

well dry ice is −78.5?C

it's carbon dioxide in it's solid state

here's all the info about it.

http://www.answers.com/dry+ice&r=67

Looks like I need a bigger freezing thingy:||

[chrislewis85]

So why do you need the ice?

Head of nail -> thump. :cool:

[Quick Shot]

Uhh...well...hmm...

So the freezer has a friend? :laugh:

But if you didn't have the ice, the air could escape easier.

Looks like I need a bigger freezing thingy :|

i love how you turn our comments into something we can laugh about!

kudos for that buddy! :laugh:

[Badtz-Maru]

bad idea. the way you're describing it-- there'll be condensation, and your CPU will be screwed, unless its like the uber ones at xtremesystems.org with uber insulation

[PL_ Veteran]

bad idea. the way you're describing it-- there'll be condensation, and your CPU will be screwed, unless its like the uber ones at xtremesystems.org with uber insulation

What if I have some sort of cleaning device, like a ventilator or squidgee or something, to keep it uncondensed?

But then the icy air would escape...

If anyone is willing to fund my idea, PM me :D

[SittingBull]

bad idea. the way you're describing it-- there'll be condensation, and your CPU will be screwed, unless its like the uber ones at xtremesystems.org with uber insulation

What if you had your cooler head within a vacuum or submersed in a non-conductive solution with no moisture what so ever ;)

[metallithrax]

What if I have some sort of cleaning device, like a ventilator or squidgee or something, to keep it uncondensed?

But then the icy air would escape...

If anyone is willing to fund my idea, PM me :D

With all these add-ons, your cooling system will be the size of a warehouse :laugh:

[Quick Shot]

bad idea. the way you're describing it-- there'll be condensation, and your CPU will be screwed, unless its like the uber ones at xtremesystems.org with uber insulation

2 words for you

dehumidifier

lol

[Japlabot]

CONDENSATION

[Quick Shot]

CONDENSATION

dehumidifier

lol :laugh:

[BigCheese]

No, you have a cooling system, like you get in a freezer, to regulate the temperature of the ice (Y)

So what you're proposing is basically like phase change cooling?

[primexx]

If it would work someone else would have thought of it a long time ago...

[Mango]

i have a tube running from my airconditioner into the computer case to cool my pc. =]

keeps me and the pc cool in summer