mini-itx refrigerator????

**acornstu** · 10-30-2003, 02:26 PM

i was thinking of building a mini itx, but with my knowledge, time, and skill. i decided not to try it, but i still want it to look cool and funtion. i have a mini fridge about 3 foot deep and 4 tall and thought "why not put a comp in it and keep it cool??"

what do you guys think???????

**Custommx3** · 10-30-2003, 02:33 PM

moisture could be a problem wouldnt u think?

**bgoodman** · 10-30-2003, 02:34 PM

it's been done

**fluffy2097** · 10-30-2003, 02:40 PM

Fill it with beer as well as the computer. It helps lower the temp of your system. Regular works better then lite beer.

**acornstu** · 10-30-2003, 03:30 PM

if i could just shrink wrap or something i dunno moisture would be the only problem, and also where to stash my oh so loved bottles of jack

**mugu** · 10-30-2003, 05:45 PM

For a carputer why would you need anything other than air cooling? With cooling methods like peltier, condensation can be a serious problem, and alot of silicone sealent has to be employed (atleast for the last setup ive played with). Plus running the compressor seems like a wasteful drain on your power.

**R3l0ad** · 10-30-2003, 05:55 PM

Well you could find a small de-humidifier and put it in there and cut an exhaust into the fridge... thats what we were going to do when we thought about that as a case idea!!

**Jizzler** · 11-01-2003, 03:19 PM

Condenstation really isn't a big problem like with peltier, ice water, etc. It happens because the peltier or waterblock is colder than the surrounding air temperature. In a fridge the computer would be warm. Moisture in the air could

I wouldn't do though for other reasons. It's big, uses a lot of power, not very effective at cooling (the computer continously generates heat - fridge isn't designed for this) and because of the last point, it would have a low realibility because the compressor would be running probably the whole time.

If you have the space for a mini-fridge, you also have the space an mATX/ATX mini/mid case

**acornstu** · 11-03-2003, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by mugu

For a carputer why would you need anything other than air cooling? With cooling methods like peltier, condensation can be a serious problem, and alot of silicone sealent has to be employed (atleast for the last setup ive played with). Plus running the compressor seems like a wasteful drain on your power.

no, sorry this one is in home

**acornstu** · 11-03-2003, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by R3l0ad

Well you could find a small de-humidifier and put it in there and cut an exhaust into the fridge... thats what we were going to do when we thought about that as a case idea!!

ha ha!!! so, i'm not that crazy?? or we both are