Modder Uses Desktop Ice Maker to Supercool RTX 3060
Modders and PC enthusiasts have always played around with ridiculous cooling methods, but using a countertop ice maker is certainly novel. A modder took this kitchen appliance and plumbed an RTX 3060 into it to pump chilled water to the GPU and back again, creating an effective cooling solution for this older graphics card.
YouTuber TrashBench modified the ice maker to keep its compressor running continuously. In its default configuration, it would run until ice was created, then turn off again. It was all controlled by a thermostat, so TrashBench pulled that out and replaced it with one that would allow the compressor to run without interruption.
Sure, that's probably not great for the compressor long term. But the GPU performance gains are worth it.
With the pump submerged in cold water and the tubing running from the GPU block over the evaporator, through the submerged pump, and back again,...
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