Off-The-Rack Liquid-Cooled PC Case

hummer357 writes: "A Korean company is making a computer case with a nifty liquid-cooling system (for psu, video and processor) that doesn't use any fans or motors. The CalmPC. Here's a review. Maybe this is the thing we have been waiting for ... finally silence on the desktop. Too bad the supplied case is extremely ugly"

Comments

CPU Specs: Under 1Ghz only?

[aredubya74]

Seems pretty bloody limiting to me, given the large number of readily available >1Ghz CPUs nowadays. If you're looking for an ultra quiet system with a VIA C3, perhaps their 933Mhz model. These suckers run cool, and generally can use an extremely quiet fan.

If you want something for the higher-end CPUs, Koolance has had a pre-built waterblock tower case for a few months now. Try one of those.

Just got mine in

[slashdot.org]

a couple of days ago.

I didn't have a problem with the max. of a 1Ghz PIII processor,- this puppy is going in my AV rack, so all I care about is noise. (or lack of)

However, it is but-ugly, and since I saw the same enclosure for sale in the non-Calm-PC version, I had hoped that I could rip out the cooling system and place it in an other enclosure.

Well, it seems to be possible,- the PS has normal dimensions. The rest of the cooling system isn't all that crazy either. BUT, the cooling elements are mounted on the side panel of the enclosure. The thing is that this is a customized side panel. It's about twice as thick as the original one.

This got me a little worried about heat distribution if I mounted the elements on a surface that does not have the same 'body' as this panel. So now I'm thinking, maybe I'll keep the original construction, cut off some of it, and fit the entire thing in an other enclosure.

I had hoped to creat a horizontal enclosure, but I'm worried that cooling system might not work if the elements aren't mounted in the right orientation.

Anyways, waiting for my solid-state disk and CPU to arrive so I can start playing around with it. I'll post my findings. :o)

Never in my server room

[ruvreve]

How are you suppose to impress non-techies with your server room, when it sounds nothing like a 747 preparing to take off?

Efficiency

[3ryon]

If I could just figure out a way to let it dump it's excess heat into the cold water line that feeds my water heater, the case would pay for itself! But why stop there? We could run pipes all over the house (to the refridgerator, the Air Conditioner, etc) and dump their excess heat into the cold water line...we may not need a hot water heater at all.

Ok, it's a loony idea, but I have to find some reason to justify a water cooled PC to my wife.