Digital Storm Unveils Sub-Zero Liquid Cooling System
Digital Storm Unveils Sub-Zero Liquid Cooling System
Posted 11/23/2010 at 6:36am
| by Paul Lilly
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How do you an overclock an Intel Core i7 980X processor to 4.6GHz with an idle temperature below zero degrees Celsius? Most people don't, but boutique system builder Digital Storm does with its new Sub-Zero Liquid Chilled System.
"The R&D conducted on this liquid chilled system has been the most labor intensive, but rewarding initiatives ever attempted by our engineers," said Rajeev Kuruppu, Digital Storm's Director of Product Development. "With constant innovation happening in the hardware space, the demands on our engineers to design systems that optimize these components are unyielding. The Hailstorm gaming computer with the new Sub-Zero Liquid Chilled System fully maximizes the potential for each component like no other system we've ever built."
The Sub-Zero is made up of a series of TEC peltier coolers working in tandem with other liquid cooling components. Freezing liquid is delivered to the CPU, making ultra chilly temperatures (and high overclocks) possible.
As always, you have to pay to play, and a base configuration for rigs utilizing the new cooling solution start at $3,900.
Image Credit: Digital Storm
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WardTheSteak
November 30, 2010 at 10:18pm
They have a sort of seal onthe blocks to deal with condensation. The info is in the forums. Temps are below 0 degrees celcius idle, and you're looking at around 32 degrees full load.
LGA1156
November 23, 2010 at 7:17pm
I think they are cooling the Radiator, remember that temps are based on the heat exchange at the radiator and its ability to cool... or using a phase changer on the cpu itself
misha573
November 23, 2010 at 8:56am
If they are having sub-zero temps (idle) and if so at most max teens early twenties full load and if those pics in the article are the real internal, I have one word (and question): condensation?
How has condensation been dealt with? I'm not seeing the typical insulative acrobatics customary for sub-zero temps.
What liquid are they using as well to deliver sub-zeros?
kiaghi7
November 23, 2010 at 3:31pm
The picture is simply a stock photo...
and no, condensation has not been dealt with in such a rig as imaged for sub-zero temperatures.
What they are almost certianly going to focus on is CPU only anyway, and even if a GPU option is in the works, it would be isolated, because the more places that are cold enough to allow for condensation, the more will be a potential point of failure, and thus will eventually fail.
Anyone working on a sub-zero rig might just as well graduate to liquid N2 and call it a day... They aren't building an "every day" use computer anyway.
Biceps
November 23, 2010 at 10:38am
No cold-beer-can look on those tubes, either. If that is a refrigerated rig, condensation should be an issue. Perhaps they seal the case and create a vacuum? Is there a de-humidifier in the case? Questions, questions.
Jelson
November 23, 2010 at 1:30pm
One drop of water,........I'm guessing they found some way to take care of that. After all, if it's really running that cold, they would of seen that in there test runs. I'm hoping it's fine, because I've bin waiting for them to finish this system.
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