Faster CPU speed on cold computers

[cwhitlow]

I was watching a T.V. show where they took a computer, then opened it up and lied it on its side. Then they took some liquid nitrogen and put it in a styrofome cup. They held the cup over the proccessor. They put the cup into a metal container on the proccessor. It cooled the proccessor really fast. With just the fan as support it was originally 1.8 ghz. When the put the cup over it without the fan turned on it went to 3 ghz.When it reached that Windows XP was unstable, but when it was at 2.9 ghz it was very stable. It not only made the processor, but it mad the the graphics card and a few other components go fsster. So, it's much better to have your computer in a colder enviornment then in a warm one.

 

[Lewis]

I was watching a T.V. show where they took a computer, then opened it up and lied it on its side. Then they took some liquid nitrogen and put it in a styrofome cup. They held the cup over the proccessor. They put the cup into a metal container on the proccessor. It cooled the proccessor really fast. With just the fan as support it was originally 1.8 ghz. When the put the cup over it without the fan turned on it went to 3 ghz.When it reached that Windows XP was unstable, but when it was at 2.9 ghz it was very stable. It not only made the processor, but it mad the the graphics card and a few other components go fsster. So, it's much better to have your computer in a colder enviornment then in a warm one.

Heat is a enemy of computer components, and the CPU even more so.

 

[Vic C.]

The same principle is employed in a technology calld super conducting. Trains in Japan move over an electromagnetic field and are aided by supercooling the magnets' coils, which increase their efficiency by reducing their resistance to zero.

cost saving: Since the magnet is operated with the wire at superconducting temperatures, the resistance of the coils is zero and no energy is lost to heating the coils. For superconducting magnets, a small power supply is sufficient to initiate the flow of current.

http://www.physicscentral.com/action/ac ... print.html

Anyways, there is an interesting way of cooling a cpu that requires no moving parts; thermoelectric cooling, which ueses thermal coupling techniques.

Thermoelectric coolers are also used to cool computer components to aid overclocking. In this application, they are competitive with liquid cooling devices.

http://www.answers.com/topic/thermoelectric-cooling

Did I say, no moving parts??? :-D

It works, but I haven't purchsed one since 1998. It is still in use today. It is a AMD 200mhz chip that I run an old backup utility on that actually requires a lower speed cpu. Though I have run this utility on a 1.100 ghz chip, I'm going to use this older chip 'til the motherboard fails. LOL

I'm such a throwback sometimes. :

 

[cwhitlow]

That's pretty interesting. I'd like that for my computer. So, how much are they.

 

[Vic C.]

Here's one... it cost $90.00... :o I paid $65 for mine back in 98, so that's not that bad, I guess. Considering the price of a good 2+ or 3 Ghz chip, I guess it's good insurance, especially if you game and overclock... none of what I do anymore.

Search google for "Thermoelectric coolers for cpu", you'll find more prices.

 

[cwhitlow]

Thanks, but I think that if it is really nessessary I'll get it.