keboman
01-14-2012, 11:52 AM
Hi all,
With winter finally here in the Mid-west I've been considering moving forward on a project.
I'm looking at getting an ATX bench like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/MYOPENPC-Transparent-Computer-Mainboards-compatible/dp/B003CTR3ME/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1326570462&sr=8-3
A large cooler:
http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-70-Quart-Xtreme-Cooler-Blue/dp/B000G64I1A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1326570536&sr=8-3
My idea is to use a couple of radiators to bring in the outside air from a window above and simply cool the air in the cooler. Monoprice would give me cheap cables so I could simply drill a hole and plastic foam fill it with the cables inside. Desiccant tray underneath the bench and a humidity meter would be good too ;)
Internal water-cooling could be added in to the cooler eventually as well and hopefully condensation would be minimized. I think it would be expandable to using a water-chiller eventually as well.
Anyone else considered doing this?
With winter finally here in the Mid-west I've been considering moving forward on a project.
I'm looking at getting an ATX bench like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/MYOPENPC-Transparent-Computer-Mainboards-compatible/dp/B003CTR3ME/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1326570462&sr=8-3
A large cooler:
http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-70-Quart-Xtreme-Cooler-Blue/dp/B000G64I1A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1326570536&sr=8-3
My idea is to use a couple of radiators to bring in the outside air from a window above and simply cool the air in the cooler. Monoprice would give me cheap cables so I could simply drill a hole and plastic foam fill it with the cables inside. Desiccant tray underneath the bench and a humidity meter would be good too ;)
Internal water-cooling could be added in to the cooler eventually as well and hopefully condensation would be minimized. I think it would be expandable to using a water-chiller eventually as well.
Anyone else considered doing this?