PC in a Fridge (first Post)
First off, Hi im Vez and im new to these forums.:D
I aint done much modding but decided to start with this 1. works well 8)
What i want to do for my next 1 is mount a pc in a fridge and maybe add a few neons and generally disguise the fact its a fridge to make it more appealing to the eye:D
Ive already removed the door as i plan to replace the front with a perspect cover so you can see the inside.
Here`s the fridge i sourced for the job
Feel free to drop any suggestions or feedback as its all welcomed8)
Re: PC in a Fridge (first Post)
Make it a working frige. That way you would have auto drink and computer cooling ;):)
-maximan1
Re: PC in a Fridge (first Post)
Don't under any circumstances make it a working fridge.
that would potentially be a VERY VERY bad idea.
unless you have a way to deal with condensation? a little bit of condensation could turn an awesome pc into refrigerated smoke.
but as a case I am interested in seeing where you go with this.
Re: PC in a Fridge (first Post)
I can see a few problems with this mod.
a. What are you going to do stop condensation forming on the mother board and ram and power supply which will kill the compoents.
Maybe you could build the PC in a perspex box and put it in the fridge. Use really thin prespex so the air in the box stays cooled but not to much condensation goes in. The prespex box would have to be air tight to stop the condensation but that kinda falls down on its self with how are you going to get the power vga cables out etc.
b. Secondly how are you going to route cables into the fridge as drilling a fat hole in the side of it isn't great when it comes to keeping the cool air in. This can lead to the fridge's motor burning out.
You could use really tight gromits on the holes to stop to much heat etc escaping as well as putting some insulation foam around where the cables leave the PC
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Maybe you could ditch the fridge motor all together and just use it as an enclousre but the problems with fridges have great insulation so you are going to have to drill big great holes to get the Heat out.
To solve this you could take the whole back of it off or what ever side will be next to a wall. as well as the motor and replace it with mesh and fans and holes for plugs and what ever else. I think this is the best solution. Or you could take the floor out of it and put mesh in as well as ditching the fridge motor.
By now you can probably tell there is nothing on TV right now.
Hope all this helps
EDIT: Dam right after posting this I noticed some had posted while I was wrighting noticed the condensation problem. At least I have a few suggestions hope they help.
Re: PC in a Fridge (first Post)
I agree with the above, I hope the fridge is not actually going to be active. PCs make a lot of heat, generally fridges are made to keep cold things cold. The fridge motor would be running constantly and burn out in a very short space of time.
If you aren't going to have the fridge on, make sure that when the door opens the light comes on, and when it shuts it turns off. That would be fun.
Is that a suspended motherboard to the top right of the main pic?
Re: PC in a Fridge (first Post)
Please forgive me for sounding like a cabbage but if the air in the fridge was circulated properly then condensation would'nt build up would it?
Re: PC in a Fridge (first Post)
wouldnt putting like say a clear coat of paint protect the motherboard.....you would definately want to coat all the components wiht several layers....make sure you go it all
or is clear coat conductive?
Re: PC in a Fridge (first Post)
I didn't know it was safe to paint a mother board. Figuered it would just destory it some how. Hmm some paints would be conductive. Also coating you would have to coat everything in paint even the heat sinks otherirse they rust. This would make them less efficent and condensation would form between the heatsink and the cpu when the computer was off. And when you turned it on. ZAP dead computer. Unless you wanted to paint you cpu but that would kill it anyway I presume.
Also if you circulated fresh air into a fridge the cold air would just come out and the firdge and the motor will burn out as it is trying to cool down the world.
This is getting silly
Unless you disconect the fridge motor and put in some ventilation. This case will not work. Condensation will kill it.
Re: PC in a Fridge (first Post)
i would say try google-ing something along thses lines... ive heard of this kind of mod mod before
ok...so i found this
http://www.overclockers.com/articles975/
havent taken time to read through it....just looked pretty similar
Re: PC in a Fridge (first Post)
heh, my parents have that fridge but its black. They get pretty cold. If you were to keep it all intact and just wrap your parts in like some type of air tight box, you'd have a pretty cold pc without the worry of condinsation. :)