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    Default Air conditioned cases

    Anybody have one? Anyone ever use one? Have a friend that has one? has anyone ever actually seen one?

    I was considering it but all the reviews I have found are just adverts for the product.
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    Default Re: Air conditioned cases

    are you talking buying a refrigeration unit or water cooling blowing cold air in the case? i would soon get a really nice w/c setup then cool my case.
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    Default Re: Air conditioned cases

    Wherever I look, it seems that people are saying something on the lines of "Good concept, but just doesn't work, yet".

    I would just stick to water cooling. Its guaranteed to cool efficiently, aside from those cheap kits. If you want to spend as little as possible without losing quality or efficiency, I would just look into Swiftech. They have some pretty nice kits for under $150.

    Now if you don't like water cooling, theres another option. The Ionic Breeze mod. A little pricey, especially if you need to get a case that will work. But I think it was something like... 325CFM at 0dba?

    http://inventgeek.com/Projects/IonCooler/Overview.aspx
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    yeah I was going to ask the same question. A smaller air conditioner without (if even possible) chemicals and only utilizing electricity, which I'm no electrical/air person so I wouldn't know.

    But if it could be done with just electricity it'd probably be in every computer . . .
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    Default Re: Air conditioned cases

    The problem with modern AC is that it builds up condensation. It's designed to keep things at a certain humidity range as well as temp and that almost always equates to small amounts of water buildup. On electronics that is deadly, as we all know.

    Unless you know how to build your own custom mini-hvac setup properly, the chance for actually getting an A/C computer running for long periods is minimal.

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    Default Re: Air conditioned cases

    In case, you haven't seen this thread

    Here's someone who used Nature's air conditioner - Wisconsin Winter

    IIRC, TGS used a VapoChill phase change cooler in his R2D2 mod (and finally pulled it due to problems.)

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    i think once i get my refrigeration license (will take 4 more years) i'd like to try to make my own two stage phase change cooler.

    here is a guy who made two 2 stage's for video card and cpu.
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    Default Re: Air conditioned cases

    no no no... I am talking about a regular case... sold as a complete item... with an a/c unit.

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    I remembered I saw this case, the one from xoxide, on ppcs..
    but there they have some reviews.. real ones, with inner shots, tests.. and stuff
    Could be interesting, but I think it needs a bigger TEC, not just a 120W one.

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