WEBVTT

00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:06.080
heat is the constant nemesis of any computer

00:00:03.919 --> 00:00:11.200
enthusiast and between custom water loops RGB fans and beefy tower style

00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:16.480
heat sinks a massive industry is sprung up around keeping your precious

00:00:12.559 --> 00:00:19.199
components as cool as possible

00:00:16.480 --> 00:00:22.640
not a problem for me but is all this effort for nothing i

00:00:21.359 --> 00:00:27.599
mean nearly all of us have a refrigerator in our homes to reliably

00:00:25.439 --> 00:00:31.840
create a cold environment so we don't get food poisoning from our leftover

00:00:29.439 --> 00:00:36.239
frito pie so why can't we just stick our computers in the fridge and forego all

00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:38.879
of these expensive cooling gadgets well other than the fact that your cables

00:00:37.600 --> 00:00:43.280
will stick out of the fridge and cause you to lose cold air embarrassing there

00:00:41.600 --> 00:00:47.039
are actually some pretty big issues with the idea the first thing to remember is

00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:51.280
that a refrigerator is designed to remove heat from food and then turn off

00:00:49.760 --> 00:00:56.960
its own compressor once everything inside gets down to a cold enough temperature relying on insulation to

00:00:55.280 --> 00:01:00.399
keep things cold for a while before it has to kick back on although the fridge

00:00:58.879 --> 00:01:04.239
might have to work harder if you put in a bunch of thanksgiving turkey that's at

00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:08.000
room temperature it can still handle the task since the turkey isn't going to be

00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:11.680
continually spitting out tons of heat computer components on the other hand

00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:15.840
generate lots of heat especially when you're running dew maternal at 8k or

00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:19.439
unzipping all that RAM you downloaded in even the best case scenario a

00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:23.439
refrigerator's compressor won't be able to remove all that continuous heat

00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:27.840
quickly enough meaning the inside of the fridge could actually become warm and at

00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:32.320
worst you could end up damaging the fridge as the compressor constantly

00:01:29.600 --> 00:01:36.000
strains to cool things down on top of that you'd run a high risk of actually

00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:39.360
wrecking your components suppose you leave a pc inside a fridge for long

00:01:37.759 --> 00:01:43.759
enough for the component surfaces to cool off any moisture inside your

00:01:41.520 --> 00:01:48.320
refrigerator could then condense on your components just as it condenses on a

00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:52.799
cold drink on a hot humid day that certainly looks super refreshing in a

00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:57.680
soda commercial but pc components don't drink soda that's a free tech tip right

00:01:55.280 --> 00:02:01.680
there if your pc components get wet they could short out and suffice it to say

00:01:59.600 --> 00:02:06.320
that your crazy experiment to prolong the life of your electronics would come

00:02:03.600 --> 00:02:10.080
to an ironic tragic end and if you put your pc in a fridge that you open

00:02:08.080 --> 00:02:15.120
regularly this risk would be even greater as you'd probably introduce more

00:02:11.920 --> 00:02:17.120
warm moist air every time you open it

00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:20.239
disgusting but why don't radiators and water coolers that are designed for

00:02:18.720 --> 00:02:24.720
computer parts suffer from the same problems well although these solutions

00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:30.160
market themselves with cool names like primo chill and twin frozer

00:02:28.160 --> 00:02:33.840
your components are still much warmer than ambient even if you have an awesome

00:02:32.319 --> 00:02:39.120
cooler that keeps your high performance CPU and GPU below 60 degrees celsius

00:02:36.640 --> 00:02:42.640
under load that's still going to be much warmer than the ambient room temperature

00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:46.239
unless you're living in a walk-in barbecue in which case i think you have

00:02:44.480 --> 00:02:50.480
more immediate problems to worry about remember a component that's hot to the

00:02:48.400 --> 00:02:55.440
touch can still be cool enough to function with no issues you just don't

00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:58.720
want them to be literally frozen just let it go

00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:02.319
on top of that computer cooling products are designed better for continuous

00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:07.440
active heat exchange than a home refrigerator is heat pipes water pumps

00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:11.440
and fans operate the entire time your computer is powered on to draw heat away

00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:15.680
from your components and ultimately dispel it into open space without

00:03:13.599 --> 00:03:20.239
breaking down your cooler contrast that with a fridge that instead relies on

00:03:17.599 --> 00:03:24.800
insulation to keep heat from getting in as well as a compressor that's not

00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:30.159
designed to be running all the time otherwise you'd have to go catch it

00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:33.680
now all this isn't to say there aren't exotic cooling solutions that a

00:03:31.920 --> 00:03:37.760
refrigerator like that can cool electronics properly some enthusiasts

00:03:35.680 --> 00:03:41.680
have invested in expensive phase change cooling systems that operate using

00:03:39.519 --> 00:03:45.680
similar principles to a fridge and air conditioners that help cool data centers

00:03:43.680 --> 00:03:49.760
also use evaporating liquid to keep all those servers from overheating but as

00:03:47.840 --> 00:03:53.440
far as trying to stick your pc inside your mini fridge you're much better off

00:03:51.840 --> 00:04:00.480
just using it to stop your bologna sandwiches from spoiling and if they do

00:03:56.560 --> 00:04:02.400
make a better sandwich baloney john

00:04:00.480 --> 00:04:06.799
speaking of better things you should play a better game like today's sponsor

00:04:04.799 --> 00:04:12.640
world of tanks they're a free to play multiplayer game for pc mac and mobile

00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:14.640
and by free to play we mean free to win

00:04:12.640 --> 00:04:18.720
meaning battles are decided based on skill not how much money you have to

00:04:16.560 --> 00:04:23.280
spend on dlc the game features over 550 historically

00:04:21.440 --> 00:04:28.000
accurate war machines from the mid 20th century we're talking shermans

00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:31.520
churchills tigers and lots more there are 40 battle arenas for you to check

00:04:29.680 --> 00:04:35.280
out featuring historic locations from all over the world you can either play

00:04:33.120 --> 00:04:40.560
on your own or join a hundred million players worldwide master the art of

00:04:37.680 --> 00:04:44.720
armored combat join team clashes and climb the leaderboard on your way to

00:04:42.320 --> 00:04:50.880
glory click the link below to roll out today and use the invite code taketastic

00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:52.800
to get a t127 500 gold and a week of

00:04:50.880 --> 00:04:56.160
premium access well that's it for this one guys thanks for watching like the

00:04:54.240 --> 00:05:00.400
video dislike the video according to your wants and desires check out our

00:04:58.400 --> 00:05:04.240
other videos and comment below with video suggestions

00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:07.199
and also don't forget to subscribe and follow