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Active cooling tends to have the challenge of controlling condensation, and then of course now you are drawing even MORE power from the wall.

• mrtranscendence 4y ago
  I've seen YouTube videos of overclockers employing refrigeration techniques (or coolants like liquid nitrogen), and it does seem like condensation is a major issue. Maybe that's not as much of a problem at more reasonable temperatures? But yeah, I'd be just as or more concerned about the amount of power it would take to run a freezer like that ... I'm already drawing as much as 850 watts for my PC, with a max of a couple hundred watts for my OLED TV and speakers, and don't forget the modem and router, and a lamp to top it all off; would a powerful enough mini freezer to cool my PC even fit on the circuit? Actually, it's even worse because I've got an air purifier running there too ... but I could move that, I suppose.
  • Ekaros 4y ago
    Cascade cooling is a fun thing. The next step after water cooling before getting to liquid nitrogen... Still, I wouldn't really go for that. Knowing how noisy the average compressor and fan for that size is. I much prefer my nearly silent fan cooled machine...
    • EricE 4y ago
      If you are going to go extreme enough to have a compressor and fan, you can always put them in another room :p