hypothetical computer

[philbar71]

^ i hope he is. i was laughing when i saw that build. LOL!

 

[BongWizard]

i know what i'd get if i had all the money and time i wanted

Core i7 965, Gigabyte EX58-EXTREME, 6GB OCZ Platinum PC3-16000, 2x Sapphire Radeon HD4870X2 for QuadFire, 3 eVGA GeForce GTX 280s (so I can swap between nv and ati cards from time to time... just for fun), Fusion-IO ioDrive for the OS (800MB/s!!!), 3x 300GB WD Velociraptor for storage in RAID5, Enermax Galaxy 1000W PSU, LG BluRay Burner... then I'd build myself a custom 4 stage cascade with some clever tubing arrangements so i can use it as a single stage to -50C 24/7, then open a couple valves, close a couple others and go down to -160C (at least) for some intense benchmarks

 

[NosBoost300]

welp bongwizard said everything i wanted... fusion io ftw!!!!!

4 stage kaskade.. mm mmmm it'd be loud as **** using that.. be like sitting next to a frige all **** day...

 

[dario03]

Just get long cords and keep the computer in another room.

 

[NosBoost300]

hahahaha 50 hdmi cable
everything else can just have strong wireless range

 

[aspire]

then I'd build myself a custom 4 stage cascade with some clever tubing arrangements so i can use it as a single stage to -50C 24/7, then open a couple valves, close a couple others and go down to -160C (at least) for some intense benchmarks

I don't believe anyone has ever made a 4 stage cascade for cpu cooling...

There just is no reason. A 3 stage will keep a chip colder than it will even boot up at...

 

[baron5]

i'd buy one of those really small computers someone posted, spaces cubes or wateva, then chuck it in the bin

 

[veg1992]

This CPU

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 965 3.2GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

This motherboard

Newegg.com - DFI LP JR 790GX-M2RS AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

This Ram

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

This Graphics card

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100243TXSR Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

And this other Graphics card for all the Dual GPU goodness

Newegg.com - EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

With this MONSTER PSU

Newegg.com - DYNAPOWER USA AD-20SX.15A1 200W SFX Micro ATX 12V Power Supply - Power Supplies

lol, that's hilarious

 

[BongWizard]

I don't believe anyone has ever made a 4 stage cascade for cpu cooling...

There just is no reason. A 3 stage will keep a chip colder than it will even boot up at...

Cold_ice -> 4 stage cascade - XtremeSystems Forums

down to -161.6°C with methane!

could just whack the thing in a sound proofed box and cut a little hole for the first stage condenser

and remember... a CPU will boot on ln2, and that evaporates at 77.36K (-195.79°C)... a three stage usually goes to -127.8°C with tetrafluoromethane (R14), but i suppose you could build a methane condenser in 3 stages... it would be wicked loud tho

 

[aspire]

and remember... a CPU will boot on ln2, and that evaporates at 77.36K (-195.79°C)... a three stage usually goes to -127.8°C with tetrafluoromethane (R14), but i suppose you could build a methane condenser in 3 stages... it would be wicked loud tho

Not all CPU's will boot that cold. Most Core 2 achietecture chips won't boot at temps lower than -160C. And some chips temps need to be even higher.

Older processors were more tolerant of cold temps. Hence the reason why you see 7+ghz P4's...