If I ever had to choose a way to cool an overclocked gaming PC, I’d go with this winter air method over liquid cooling every time. Not just because it’s audacious, but also because I enjoy looking like white trash.
The setup is more or less a dryer exhaust working in reverse. The sub-zero outside air is sucked in through a filtered inlet attached to a window insert. On the other side of that insert it’s then run through dryer duct into the PC where it keeps the machine running at suitable temperatures. The “spec” also calls for a damper to be installed somewhere, but the guys at Hack A Day aren’t quite sure where the creator implemented it (they recommend a servo-controlled damper).
I’m sure those of you in NYC will have plenty of time to try this out tomorrow. [Hack A Day]
Andreas Koepke
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 6:34 PMYeah, I will do that on my PC tomorrow. Forecast is for a max of 33c here in Perth. Should do wonders for the machine :P
Steve
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 9:12 PMDefine ‘filtered air inlet’, there’s a reason why fan-cooled towers are designed to be used inside. There aren’t the usual suspects: pathogens, debris, insects etc flying around. And what if a raccoon muscles its way in.
Captain Pajama Shark
Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 1:27 PMDamn muscley Racoons.
Always trying to get in and mess my shit up.