EVGATech_DaveB
Well, it should always have a lid, doesn't mean I haven't seen pics of people leaving it open lol, and I would imagine it would still get fairly cold.
Since you keep it just above the dew point, is it controlled by a thermostat, or some type external controller? If you go to Sears and get one of the BIG units, like 16k BTU (biggest window size I have seen there) and used that, how far below zero do you think you could get and would it be sustainable, or would that be running quickly into the same issues you have run into with Phase in the past?
I have thought off and on about running a chiller, so now is as good a time as any to ask questions 
If you look in my Mods Rigs Pic of the Chiller, you will see that there is an adjustable mechanical thermostat (top left on top of the Condenser) I have wired into the circuitry that cycles the compressor to control the temperature.
The original A/C control panel (Bottom left in the Pic) is still used to start/stop and adjust Condenser Fan Speeds.
As I mentioned before in the previous post, There's not a problem of getting sub-zero and maintaining those temps under load, It's just going through all the necessary preparation (ESPECIALLY with Full Cover Water Blocks) to insulate all the hoses and Graphics Card PCB's that becomes a PITA, Which is why I run just above the Dew Point temps in my Home Central A/C Controlled Benching Room!
Even when I was using Phase Change Cooling on ONLY the GPU on my previous Nvidia Titan X and EVGA 980 Ti Classified, I still eventually after long operating periods had water/condensation issues around the Evaporator Housing where I had to dismantle it from the Card to remove water build-up.