Thanks for the explanation rbeize, sounds alot better when someone who knows what there talking about explains it, nice to see I was almost there though.

Rabid I traded a gts 250 for it, he had it listed for 70 bucks cash

reggiesanchez

Thanks for the explanation rbeize, sounds alot better when someone who knows what there talking about explains it, nice to see I was almost there though.

Rabid I traded a gts 250 for it, he had it listed for 70 bucks cash

Yea, thanks Rbeize, what you said is really helpful.
 
Reg, $70; that's a damn good deal for that board.

Just got it set up on air, got 4ghz on e5300 in 3 boots

reggiesanchez

Just got it set up on air, got 4ghz on e5300 in 3 boots

Nice. I got my e5200 set up on my DFI LP UT P35 T2RS last night, and i'm hoping i can get in some work with it tonight.

xxrabid93

reggiesanchez

Just got it set up on air, got 4ghz on e5300 in 3 boots

Nice. I got my e5200 set up on my DFI LP UT P35 T2RS last night, and i'm hoping i can get in some work with it tonight.

LOL, sounds like a familiar CPU.

Currently looking for a cheap AC unit on Craigslist, I figured now would be as good as time as ever with summer just ending. I only have $80, hopefully I'll be able to score something. I know we have a igloo cooler in our garage, not sure if my dad will let me hack it up though .

Have any of you tried running your chillers outside during the winter? I was wondering if they still worked, I know that the gases they use rely on certain ambient temperatures in order for the gas to change phases properly. I was curious to see if they still worked, It would be nice to be able to get evap that much colder.

Rudster816

Currently looking for a cheap AC unit on Craigslist, I figured now would be as good as time as ever with summer just ending. I only have $80, hopefully I'll be able to score something. I know we have a igloo cooler in our garage, not sure if my dad will let me hack it up though .

Have any of you tried running your chillers outside during the winter? I was wondering if they still worked, I know that the gases they use rely on certain ambient temperatures in order for the gas to change phases properly. I was curious to see if they still worked, It would be nice to be able to get evap that much colder.

I'm going to give it a shot, or at least rig something up to help continuously maintain -20C with 2 fermi's at 100% load.  Now I have to wait a little bit between bench runs to get the chiller back up.  Before with my 2 295's it was bench at will....not with the heat of the fermi's.  It's amazing they don't melt the pci-e slot, LOL!

I can't wait for winter

Thats why I only had a 470 for 2 days, that was a terrible card it idled at 70 degrees on air. I didnt even feel like going through it trying to chill that card. the 480s however well those look like they might be a little more fun.

Rudster816

Currently looking for a cheap AC unit on Craigslist, I figured now would be as good as time as ever with summer just ending. I only have $80, hopefully I'll be able to score something. I know we have a igloo cooler in our garage, not sure if my dad will let me hack it up though .

Have any of you tried running your chillers outside during the winter? I was wondering if they still worked, I know that the gases they use rely on certain ambient temperatures in order for the gas to change phases properly. I was curious to see if they still worked, It would be nice to be able to get evap that much colder.

No its a very bad idea to run a refrigeration system at that low of a condensing temperature.
typically units that are run in the winter use a "head pressure control" essentially it just shuts off the condensor fan to allow the condensing temperature/pressure to rise to an acceptable level.

The problem is that at low temp,  lower pressure is required for the refrigerant to condense from vapor into the liquid,
this in turn will massively reduce the cooling capacity of a unit, as you have now decreased the actual amount of refrigerant traveling through the metering device(captube,txv, etc...)

this will result in poor metering,reduced capacity, and possibly overheating of the compressor, remember the compressor is cooled by the returning evaporated refrigerant vapor, decrease that and BAD things happen.

and NO, running the unit outside in the winter will not yield lower temperatures, because ...again you have reduced the liquid refrigerant pressure.

I hope I explained this properly, I haven't had my cup of coffee yet and am kinda sleepy still.

I dont think just having the condenser outside would do anything, would it? Because I know the colder the condenser is, the colder the evaporator will get.