The cost of a world record gaming system

It's a great hobby if you can afford it.
 
Op forgot to mention that he was most likely sponsored by a few groups, and didn't have to buy any HW himself, as most professional overclocks are sponsored nowedays.
 
Too bad he doesn't have a case for that thing from looking at the pic. Hello dust! Goodbye components :D
 
Probably wont ever get a girlfriend though :) Unless being the best overclocker can be turned into a pickup line :D
 
The key is the liquid nitro! I assume a special thermal glue is used to snap the cooling mechanism to the cpu or is it rim sealed and poure/pumped directly onto cpu's heatsink contact?
 
I assume these competitions only allow off-the-shelf desktop components, as obviously there's components and methods used in enterprise and supercomputing that makes all this "omg! look at my superpi score" type system look a little amateurish and lame.
 
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antowan said:
I assume a special thermal glue is used to snap the cooling mechanism to the cpu or is it rim sealed and poure/pumped directly onto cpu's heatsink contact?
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It's literally a 'pot' that gets placed on top of the cpu and filled with liquid nitrogen and it's held in place the same way a heatsink would be. There is no direct contact between the cpu & liquid nitrogen as the 'pot' gets cold enough to cool the cpu casing down.

Some images: https://www.google.co.za/search?q=l...SYhQekwvGVDQ&ved=0CDgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1587&bih=912
 
ponder said:
It's literally a 'pot' that gets placed on top of the cpu and filled with liquid nitrogen and it's held in place the same way a heatsink would be. There is no direct contact between the cpu & liquid nitrogen as the 'pot' gets cold enough to cool the cpu casing down.

Some images: https://www.google.co.za/search?q=l...SYhQekwvGVDQ&ved=0CDgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1587&bih=912
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Wouldn't it be more efficient if the liquid was directly ontop of the cpu? Or would it buckle the metal?
 
antowan said:
Wouldn't it be more efficient if the liquid was directly ontop of the cpu? Or would it buckle the metal?
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Liquid Nitrogen would destroy the CPU if applied directly. That's some seriously dangerous stuff there and I would think twice about playing with it.
 
antowan said:
Wouldn't it be more efficient if the liquid was directly ontop of the cpu? Or would it buckle the metal?
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Not sure what would happen to the cpu under direct contact but for starters it's not practical at all. First you would have to create a seal between the surfaces and I doubt rubber/silicone etc would work at those temps. Secondly you have to insulate the area surrounding the cpu else you are gonna get ice forming there from air condensation (think of the draught taps at you local pub). The thick base of the 'pots' also act as a temperature regulator (think thick base pot on stove for cooking) allowing for a more constant temp which is apparently also important.

http://www.overclockers.com/an-introduction-to-extreme-cooling/

The storage device for liquid nitrogen is called a dewar, and may be pressurized for easy dispensing, or unpressurized on the smaller dewars, which can easily be poured into a thermos. In most situations a thermometer is essential when cooling with LN2, since maintaining a constant temperature is vital when a cold bug (the temperature at which a component no longer operates – this can vary widely even between seemingly identical CPUs) is present. Because of this, having a pot with more surface area and mass makes maintaining a constant temperature much easier.
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See the rest of that link for pics and more wacky cooling info.
 
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