Re: Computer Outside In Winter?
Using a mini fridge is not out of the question, as it has been done by me and a friend off an awe-inspiring ordeal during winter. Our heater went out in the middle of winter, so our house got really cold...around 40-45 degrees at night. The improvement in performance with the 9 fans i had in my computer was amazing. I was benchmarking better than I ever had before. So after much research, my friend and I decided to construct our own version of what could work. We had to modify his mini fridge (which he still keeps stuff in) and case to do this. We simply stuck a usb driven vaccum (that has the blow option as well) onto the end of a hose, and ported a hole in the side of the fridge. We stuck the vaccum in the fridge, and fed the hose and usb cable in. Then we turned the fridge to the warmest setting so it wouldnt create condensation. We then fed the tube into the case through the PCI slot all the way to the front, positioned upward as to not let any possible water that may have formed to not create a fish tank. This dropped the temp to a perfect level, and we just let the fans do the rest of the work. It was a fun project, and actually worked pretty well. Its always funny to see a hose going from a fridge to a computer!
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