{"video_id":"x4sS_piqQzY","title":"Can You Actually Put Your PC In A Fridge?","channel":"Techquickie","show":"Techquickie","published_at":"2021-05-05T14:58:16Z","duration_s":306,"segments":[{"start_s":0.16,"end_s":6.08,"text":"heat is the constant nemesis of any computer","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":3.919,"end_s":11.2,"text":"enthusiast and between custom water loops RGB fans and beefy tower style","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.8,"end_s":16.48,"text":"heat sinks a massive industry is sprung up around keeping your precious","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":12.559,"end_s":19.199,"text":"components as cool as possible","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":16.48,"end_s":22.64,"text":"not a problem for me but is all this effort for nothing i","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":21.359,"end_s":27.599,"text":"mean nearly all of us have a refrigerator in our homes to 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everything inside gets down to a cold enough temperature relying on insulation to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":55.28,"end_s":60.399,"text":"keep things cold for a while before it has to kick back on although the fridge","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":58.879,"end_s":64.239,"text":"might have to work harder if you put in a bunch of thanksgiving turkey that's at","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":62.0,"end_s":68.0,"text":"room temperature it can still handle the task since the turkey isn't going to be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":65.92,"end_s":71.68,"text":"continually spitting out tons of heat computer components on the other hand","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":69.68,"end_s":75.84,"text":"generate lots of heat especially when you're running dew maternal at 8k or","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":73.76,"end_s":79.439,"text":"unzipping all that RAM you downloaded in even the best case scenario 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phase change cooling systems that operate using","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":219.519,"end_s":225.68,"text":"similar principles to a fridge and air conditioners that help cool data centers","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":223.68,"end_s":229.76,"text":"also use evaporating liquid to keep all those servers from overheating but as","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":227.84,"end_s":233.44,"text":"far as trying to stick your pc inside your mini fridge you're much better off","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":231.84,"end_s":240.48,"text":"just using it to stop your bologna sandwiches from spoiling and if they do","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":236.56,"end_s":242.4,"text":"make a better sandwich baloney john","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":240.48,"end_s":246.799,"text":"speaking of better things you should play a better game like today's sponsor","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":244.799,"end_s":252.64,"text":"world of tanks 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follow","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"heat is the constant nemesis of any computer enthusiast and between custom water loops RGB fans and beefy tower style heat sinks a massive industry is sprung up around keeping your precious components as cool as possible not a problem for me but is all this effort for nothing i mean nearly all of us have a refrigerator in our homes to reliably create a cold environment so we don't get food poisoning from our leftover frito pie so why can't we just stick our computers in the fridge and forego all of these expensive cooling gadgets well other than the fact that your cables will stick out of the fridge and cause you to lose cold air embarrassing there are actually some pretty big issues with the idea the first thing to remember is that a refrigerator is designed to remove heat from food and then turn off its own compressor once everything inside gets down to a cold enough temperature relying on insulation to keep things cold for a while before it has to kick back on although the fridge might have to work harder if you put in a bunch of thanksgiving turkey that's at room temperature it can still handle the task since the turkey isn't going to be continually spitting out tons of heat computer components on the other hand generate lots of heat especially when you're running dew maternal at 8k or unzipping all that RAM you downloaded in even the best case scenario a refrigerator's compressor won't be able to remove all that continuous heat quickly enough meaning the inside of the fridge could actually become warm and at worst you could end up damaging the fridge as the compressor constantly strains to cool things down on top of that you'd run a high risk of actually wrecking your components suppose you leave a pc inside a fridge for long enough for the component surfaces to cool off any moisture inside your refrigerator could then condense on your components just as it condenses on a cold drink on a hot humid day that certainly looks super refreshing in a soda commercial but pc components don't drink soda that's a free tech tip right there if your pc components get wet they could short out and suffice it to say that your crazy experiment to prolong the life of your electronics would come to an ironic tragic end and if you put your pc in a fridge that you open regularly this risk would be even greater as you'd probably introduce more warm moist air every time you open it disgusting but why don't radiators and water coolers that are designed for computer parts suffer from the same problems well although these solutions market themselves with cool names like primo chill and twin frozer your components are still much warmer than ambient even if you have an awesome cooler that keeps your high performance CPU and GPU below 60 degrees celsius under load that's still going to be much warmer than the ambient room temperature unless you're living in a walk-in barbecue in which case i think you have more immediate problems to worry about remember a component that's hot to the touch can still be cool enough to function with no issues you just don't want them to be literally frozen just let it go on top of that computer cooling products are designed better for continuous active heat exchange than a home refrigerator is heat pipes water pumps and fans operate the entire time your computer is powered on to draw heat away from your components and ultimately dispel it into open space without breaking down your cooler contrast that with a fridge that instead relies on insulation to keep heat from getting in as well as a compressor that's not designed to be running all the time otherwise you'd have to go catch it now all this isn't to say there aren't exotic cooling solutions that a refrigerator like that can cool electronics properly some enthusiasts have invested in expensive phase change cooling systems that operate using similar principles to a fridge and air conditioners that help cool data centers also use evaporating liquid to keep all those servers from overheating but as far as trying to stick your pc inside your mini fridge you're much better off just using it to stop your bologna sandwiches from spoiling and if they do make a better sandwich baloney john speaking of better things you should play a better game like today's sponsor world of tanks they're a free to play multiplayer game for pc mac and mobile and by free to play we mean free to win meaning battles are decided based on skill not how much money you have to spend on dlc the game features over 550 historically accurate war machines from the mid 20th century we're talking shermans churchills tigers and lots more there are 40 battle arenas for you to check out featuring historic locations from all over the world you can either play on your own or join a hundred million players worldwide master the art of armored combat join team clashes and climb the leaderboard on your way to glory click the link below 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