Question about shop vac cooling method

UncleSlam · **Posted:** Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:48 pm

I'm trying to figure out how the shop vac cooling method for a CPU works. Anyone happen to know how to set it up and how it works, and how well it works? Is it possible to go subzero? Does the shop vac create any sort of vacuum directly on top of the CPU heatsink?

having an argument

Topsecret66 · **Joined:** Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:09 pm **Posts:** 1366

Subzero with just a shopvac?
And vacuum?

I highly doubt this

Phonix · **Posted:** Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:39 pm

Hmmm I never heard of this, (although I'm looking it up now) but I think I'd much rather a hot chip than a screaming shop vac.....

ronedogg · **Joined:** Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:23 am **Posts:** 887

lmao.
your power bill would love that. lol
not to mention the noise lol
just go water cooling its alot more quiet

i can see it cooling. but defiantly not sub zero temps.
best u will get is ambient air temps or abit less

Flama22 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:40 am

ronedogg wrote:

best u will get is ambient air temps or abit less

Unless there's something I'm missing with this "trick" other than having the shopvac suck/blow the heat away very quickly, the best you could do is ambient temperature, which ironically would be higher than usual because you now have a shopvac running.

UncleSlam · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:20 pm

Thanks.

At the time of posting that I was trying to get through my friend's thick skull the fact that a vacuum isn't necessarily the total absence of air and/or matter, but is basically anything that has a lower-than-atmosphereic pressure.

edit: He also was arguing with me on how liquid cooling works and why you mix some chemicals in, etc.

Argh.

Flama22 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:59 pm

A vacuum (the relitive absense of a gas, not the appliance) is actually terrible for heat conduction. The walls of a Thermos are actually so thick because they have a vacuum layer inbetween the inner and outter walls.

Topsecret66 · **Joined:** Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:09 pm **Posts:** 1366

Tell your friend to not touch electronics and household appliances.

Monkeydee · **Posted:** Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:25 am

i agree with Topsecret

Quote:

edit: He also was arguing with me on how liquid cooling works and why you mix some chemicals in, etc.

this should be good...

Denty · **Posted:** Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:38 am

so i mix gasoline with chlorine for cooling?

AlexOtter · **Posted:** Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:35 pm

Straight dihydrogen monoxide. Harmful if you breathe it in, but it's excellent for cooling, not to mention readily available.

ronedogg · **Joined:** Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:23 am **Posts:** 887

Flama22 wrote:

ronedogg wrote:

best u will get is ambient air temps or abit less

Unless there's something I'm missing with this "trick" other than having the shopvac suck/blow the heat away very quickly, the best you could do is ambient temperature, which ironically would be higher than usual because you now have a shopvac running.

haha yeah true. the big ass shop vac would generate quite abit of heat its self

ronedogg · **Joined:** Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:23 am **Posts:** 887

yeah tell your buddy he should never ever ever touch a pc or any electrical components. at all.... lol

ask him what chemicals to add to water cooling im curious to what the real pc medic says ... lmao

p.s thanks for teh good laugh

CMDR Steve-O · **Posted:** Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:46 am

AlexOtter wrote:

Straight dihydrogen monoxide. Harmful if you breathe it in, but it's excellent for cooling, not to mention readily available.

Dihydrogen Monoxide, the silent killer!

Flama22 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:54 am

Technically don't you mix some chemicals into the distilled water for H2O cooling like anti-algae drops? You don't *really* need it for cooling but it helps over time. If that's what he was referring to than I'd say give him half credit.

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