DICE helps?

[Toxcity]

This subject started on the Competition thread.. Ham and I decided it is too off topic. So i started the thread here.

My question is how does Co2 help cool chips?

I found this subject uber interesting and wanted to learn more and maybe do it myself.

Cheers guys!

 

[Ham]

Righty ho.

Dry ice is solid CO2. Its compressed and cooled from a gas too a solid. Too remain as a solid it needs too be kept cool. And therefore, at room temperature it starts changing phase from a solid too a gas (sublimates). To achive this it needs heat. Wich it will take form any availbie source. Ususaly the surroundings. But using special containers known as slugs, its used too cool cpus too rediculously low temps.

Ill dig out a PT chart wich will show some of the latent temps....

 

[Toxcity]

Nice reply there Ham.

How old are you again?

 

[Ham]

Thats one of kingpins slugs.

Some dice form a google image search...

I can't find a P-T chart for co2.

& Im 18.

 

[Toxcity]

Bloody hell that stuff is impressive..

And for an 18 year old you sure know alot!

May have to get into this kinda cooling later in life!

Ham, do you have any experience in this kind of cooling?

 

[Ham]

Lol, i just spend too much time reading PC stuff .

Ive never dabbled in this kind of stuff (...yet).Its quite costly and the risk to hardware is huge. Gonna concentrate on my phase before i try anything like this myself.

 

[PV5150]

A very very basic insight

Or a little more in-depth

 

[Ham]

Why oh why didn't i check wikipedia...

Nice find Pvs

 

[PV5150]

Not a problem mate...I'm a science and mathematics nut.

 

[Joe]

EDIT :: nevermind covered by prev posts

 

[limqareb]

i always thought it was -30 :/

 

[llwyd]

i always thought it was -30 :/

lol if it were you would have a hell of a lot of trouble walking in the arctic. I've been in -30 and my eyelashes froze haha. CO2 freezes around the -80*C mark i think

 

[limqareb]

lol if it were you would have a hell of a lot of trouble walking in the arctic. I've been in -30 and my eyelashes froze haha. CO2 freezes around the -80*C mark i think

ok got ya

 

[K404]

If anyones thinking of messing with Dice, gimme a shout I can help with tips an tricks for benching with it

 

[Toxcity]

PV thanks for the insight!

Fooking intresting!

Now K404, all I can say is WOW! I hope you are posting the results on here for us to oogle over!

 

[llwyd]

Measure twice, cut once = Insulate twice, freeze once

The thought of covering my stuff in nail polish / lacquer would be my biggest concern. Irrational i know

 

[Ham]

Very nice setup there!

You work for/in league with EP K404? Also why so many drives on a bench rig?

 

[NoL]

I've done a lot of dice benching. Dice gives around -60C to -75C base temp on a good well made pot, preferably a solid pot. Overall it evaporates slower then ln2, and is warmer, so is a good intro into ln2,or just for all time benching. Many benchers use dice on video cards as well though its not as easy to control temperature wise, as your adding pellet or ground up dry ice.

Both require refilling of course as you bench.

Don't pick it up with your bare hands either or ull get burned. So in recap, wear gloves, buy a nice aluminum dry ice pot, use a shot to a shot and a half of acetone or vodka in the base of thepot to improve surface area, and insulate properly.

 

[K404]

Very nice setup there!

You work for/in league with EP K404? Also why so many drives on a bench rig?

Cheers Yea, i`m on the EP bench team. The drives are a single for 24/7 and a 3-way RAID0 for PCMark and CustomPC. (also sometimes for a 2nd 24/7 and gaming boot for fassssttt load times

I've done a lot of dice benching. Dice gives around -60C to -75C base temp on a good well made pot, preferably a solid pot. Overall it evaporates slower then ln2, and is warmer, so is a good intro into ln2,or just for all time benching. Many benchers use dice on video cards as well though its not as easy to control temperature wise, as your adding pellet or ground up dry ice.

Both require refilling of course as you bench.

Don't pick it up with your bare hands either or ull get burned. So in recap, wear gloves, buy a nice aluminum dry ice pot, use a shot to a shot and a half of acetone or vodka in the base of thepot to improve surface area, and insulate properly.

i`d go for Copper over aluminium if the moneys there, and you forgot to mention ventilation

I dont bother with gloves, I use a small cooks kitchen scoop and the card funnel shown in my pic and its sooo easy to work with

 

[NoL]

Yes ventilation, have a window

As for copper vs aluminum, under -90C its not worth the copper unless your really out for it.