10 unusual cooling systems

Every year, manufacturers of computer microarrays are trying to reduce the production process, improve technology, apply new materials. We have already discussed this issue in detail. As you remember, one of the main problems that engineers struggle with is increased heat generation. Simply put, heating.

When heating became a real problem of computer technology, engineers began to develop various cooling systems. In the beginning, these were small aluminum radiators, then coolers were added to the design. Over time, cooling technologies have become increasingly complex as more and more high-performance systems are released. Of course, you will deny, saying that the standard "boxed" coolers have not changed much since their appearance. But we are talking about the most advanced technologies on our site, and they require very non-standard approaches. Such non-standard cooling systems are presented a lot, both by big companies, and by simple fans of modding and overclocking.

Orgasmatron from aodqw97

The system called Orgasmatron is quite original. The collector aodqw97 created it completely "from scratch" back in 2005.

On the front panel of the computer you can see the original reset and turn-on buttons, and to the right of them a special toggle switch turns on / off the cooling of hard drives. The body itself is made of acrylic, and the tubes are sensitive to ultraviolet light, they glow in the dark with appropriate backlighting.

Sledgehammer by TommyTech

This water cooling system is called Sledgehammer, while it contains a rather original cylindrical tank, mounted on the side of the 4U rack enclosure. The reservoir is not filled to the maximum, so when the system works, a beautiful bubble effect appears. On the front panel there is a panel for adjusting the speed of the fans and the speed of the pump. This system cools the CPU, GPU and chipset. Quite enough, to my credit.

Whimsical heat exchanger from syman_leeds_uk

Before us is a water cooling system with a radiator, which can be called unusual. A round sheet of metal with copper pipes was attached to the wall-all this was done by one's own hands. A very large area of metal allows it to dissipate heat into the air without the help of fans, which reduces the overall noise level.
A large cylinder on a background that looks like a water heater is actually a computer. A good way to save on heating in winter. The only question is - what to do in the summer?

Green cooling from PCGH Extreme

The system in the photo uses a cylindrical inner tank filled with green liquid. Thanks to the bubbles, a jelly-like effect is created. In any case, the system looks very stylish.

Hundreds of tubes from silviarb20det

The photo shows a system of one of the water-cooled modders. The number of tubes is amazing. When you modernize something, it's not easy to cope with the tubes.

A huge number of fans from rubin1456

Before us though and not system of water cooling, but original enough case consisting of huge number of 120-mm fans. The system is cooled not only from the rear and from the front, but also from all sides, including the bottom!
Of course, you can not even dream about an optimized air flow in such a system. Does it effectively cool? Hardly. But who cares about this, just another crazy modder decided to stand out from the crowd. Well, he did it!

Submersible computer from Puget Systems

Puget Systems sells submersible computer systems as ready-made, and simply "body-aquarium". Inside, the motherboard and all components are mounted, with the exception of hard drives, after which the case is poured with oil, which Puget puts into the package. And you get your own liquid-cooled submersible system. It remains to run the fish.

Project Monolith from rainwulf

The system depicted in the photo is collected by rainwulf from the site overclockers.com.au and named Project Monolith. The system is completely built "from scratch": from the body and up to the tubes. Of all the systems that we covered in this review, the rainwulf model can be called the most insane. Even the power supply unit has water cooling! Rainwulf has fully described the whole process of manufacturing and assembly, with which you can see here .

Look at what rainwulf did with the video card. You can notice the amazing attention to all the details. All this had to be carefully planned.

An unusual cooling system surprised us, Apple, releasing a new model of its workstation - Mac Pro. The whole body of the station is an aluminum cylinder, reminiscent of an airplane turbine. Inside, all components are tied around an unusual triangular radiator.

This non-standard layout allowed Apple to accommodate such a powerful stuffing in a small and very stylish package. What is most surprising is that the workstation cooling system works very quietly and does not irritate the hearing.

Another cooling system has been assembled for a long time, but it deserves attention. If only because its author has tried very hard. It's difficult to call such a layout successful, but it works, and it's a fact.

Unusual cooling systems from enthusiasts surprise with their complexity, considering that this is all "hand made". But still, you will agree, it is a pity not to use such a quantity of "free" heat. This question was taken up by engineers from IBM. Their Sequoia supercomputer, deployed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States, generates a lot of heat. The developers decided to use this heat and installed a very complex cooling system. This allowed to heat the whole building of the institute in the cold season.