I Bought This Horribly Sketchy Chiller on AliExpress

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  • čas přidán 8. 05. 2024
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    We bought a sketchy chiller off of AliExpress and decided to limit test it. Will condensation be the end of this build though?
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    1:23 The Idea
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    7:43 Mounting the Chiller
    8:51 Getting Greasy
    13:41 The Chungus and the Chiller
    16:30 Condensation and Temps
    18:50 Set it to "CPU BURN!"
    20:40 Still Bottlenecking
    22:24 Roundabout. Roundabout.
    25:00 Final Results and Thoughts
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  • @LinusTechTips
    @LinusTechTips  Před 6 měsíci +848

    We all need to take a break sometimes to chill out. This is our roundabout way of saying, after watching us benchmark the game, check out Cities Skylines 2 at: play.citiesskylines.com/LinusTechTips

    • @buyurao5346
      @buyurao5346 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Ok

    • @DarcMagikian
      @DarcMagikian Před 6 měsíci +133

      sure, after they fix the performance issues.

    • @PortocaliusMaximus
      @PortocaliusMaximus Před 6 měsíci +1

      here for the ratio

    • @handspiker1994
      @handspiker1994 Před 6 měsíci +35

      After the game is actually finished.

    • @Ciraks11
      @Ciraks11 Před 6 měsíci +12

      sorry linus but the info on the how the coller works is wrong. what you call a sensig bulb is the filter that removes moisture from the refrigerent. and the cappeleri piping is the expansion valve that regulats the refrigerasjon. the reduksjon in the inner diameter is what creats a reduksjen in the boiling point. (sorry for bad english i am from norway)

  • @SerraMonsoon
    @SerraMonsoon Před 6 měsíci +6878

    Making something that runs cities skylines at a reasonable frame rate is an amazing challenge

    • @hallamalach8186
      @hallamalach8186 Před 6 měsíci +210

      ARK: Survival Ascended has entered the chat

    • @srquack27
      @srquack27 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@hallamalach8186modded minecraft with shaders has entered the battle

    • @NoisyGiraffe
      @NoisyGiraffe Před 6 měsíci +345

      Next Scrapyard Wars: Each team can spend up to $1000 and gets $10 back for each 1 fps they get in Cities skylines 2.

    • @FriendxA
      @FriendxA Před 6 měsíci

      8 years ago maybe@@hallamalach8186

    • @privacyvalued4134
      @privacyvalued4134 Před 6 měsíci +60

      It's the new Crysis. Only Crysis was fun.

  • @allecio
    @allecio Před 6 měsíci +1752

    Sketchy Coolers will always be my favorite tradition.

    • @Staren01
      @Staren01 Před 6 měsíci +57

      Sketch hardware makes for some of the best LTT videos. It's either worse then anyone thought and makes for a hilarious video, or they run across a rare gem that's just cool to see.

    • @jblob5764
      @jblob5764 Před 6 měsíci +12

      at least this one was not quite as sketchy on assembly as usual

    • @ddwwcruz
      @ddwwcruz Před 6 měsíci +4

      ​@@Staren01this one's definitely cool to see that's for sure

    • @eldukedrino
      @eldukedrino Před 6 měsíci +7

      am i crazy or does this cooler actually seem to be not that janky? i mean if they just included the electrical panel that the boys needed to get, this just seems like a very functional solution.
      mind you, that cooler is dumping heat in the room and obviously in a wide open area like their workshop it isn't noticeable, but it would be if you're in a smaller closed area.

    • @mattyboolin
      @mattyboolin Před 6 měsíci +1

      Idk, something about Linus showcasing coolers just seems a little off these days. 🤔🤔

  • @RobTheSquire
    @RobTheSquire Před 6 měsíci +298

    Ask Nerdforge to make a shell to cover the chiller in a style that matches the pc case and it will look fantastic, but that's if you plan on keeping that case equiped with it.

  • @kylevlaming4343
    @kylevlaming4343 Před 6 měsíci +60

    Alex's "I made these nice little L brackets here out of couple L brackets" made me think of Dave the Barbarian's "Dave constructs a homemade megaphone, using only some string, a squirrel, and a megaphone".

    • @Parmetheus
      @Parmetheus Před 6 měsíci +2

      That's a blast from the past

  • @DaboInk84
    @DaboInk84 Před 6 měsíci +603

    The LTT intro! Missed it! If that jingle only gets used for “let’s do stupid cooling stuff in the shop with Linus and Alex” I’d be fine with it.

  • @Kleyguerth
    @Kleyguerth Před 6 měsíci +617

    After watching Technology Connections explaining how a heat pump works for what feels like 30 times, now I get to see LTT explaining it! Great job explaining it in a few minutes!

    • @shaneclark8903
      @shaneclark8903 Před 6 měsíci +59

      This actually caused a bit of a dilemma for me. I already knew about heat pumps thanks to Alec, so I wanted to watch the gameplay, but the "zoomer retention" made me feel guilty.

    • @evildude109
      @evildude109 Před 6 měsíci +19

      And here I was hoping they'd either get him to do it or Linus would dress up in a brown suit to explain it.

    • @OfficialFo
      @OfficialFo Před 6 měsíci +5

      HEATPUMPS!!!

    • @chaitanyakulkarni6416
      @chaitanyakulkarni6416 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Every 15 days i go back snd watch him ramble about heat pumps , iys fun

    • @thecyberquake618
      @thecyberquake618 Před 6 měsíci +15

      And yet I still love technology connections for the different style/humor, and the much more in depth explanations along with the presentation.

  • @johnhammond6248
    @johnhammond6248 Před 6 měsíci +126

    I love videos where linus and alex just hang out and do stuff like this. More content like this please!!

  • @Kadmos.1
    @Kadmos.1 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Thank you, thank you very much, thank you. 15 years ago, I modeled a project in drawing about this type of cooling, and I always looked for someone who could motivate me and I never found anything similar to my ideas.
    However, today, you fulfilled a childhood dream of mine. Eternally grateful for building my dream and showing that it works, one day I will be able to build one. Thank you very much .
    A simple Brazilian, but forever satisfied, Thank you.

  • @dustin8889
    @dustin8889 Před 6 měsíci +614

    I'm gonna be honest, the zoomer retention is one hell of a distraction 🤣

  • @nuc2726
    @nuc2726 Před 6 měsíci +467

    I'm an HVAC Technician. Your explanation of the refrigeration cycle is explained better than all of my coworker's "customer-level explanation."
    Also, that grease or whatever and foam to prevent condensation is genius. I always thought of converting a window AC unit into a CPU cooler, and my idea of preventing condensation was creating a perfectly air-sealed case, pulling it into a vacuum, and then filling it with dry nitrogen haha

    • @TroublesomeOwl
      @TroublesomeOwl Před 6 měsíci +88

      To be fair, i'd love to see a video of that being attempted lol

    • @faustinpippin9208
      @faustinpippin9208 Před 6 měsíci +16

      what if you also cool the inside of the case to negative temp? then you wont have condensation around the cpu block
      but only on the pc case walls and you can easily drain it

    • @TheFalseShepphard
      @TheFalseShepphard Před 6 měsíci

      Great video idea

    • @MekamiEye
      @MekamiEye Před 6 měsíci +2

      I've often thought about an AC cooling for my computer, too, but not to make it really cold, but to bring the heat outside my room, with the AC unit being outside my window. keep the temp of the liquid at about room temp to avoid sweating. Not sure how accurate it would be though.

    • @gakm4931
      @gakm4931 Před 6 měsíci +2

      That would be a fun project. I do wonder what sized cap tube one would use for that.
      I do see possibly issues of short cycling the compressor depending on how you control the system. The system he is using is equivalent to about 1/5 ton (according to ye ol interwebs conversion) so even with a small wondow ac we are above that.
      A larger reservoir would solve that by having a larger volume to cool so we could run fewer cycles but longer ones. With that we could make the unit work like a glycol chiller where the evaporator is placed inside the reservoir.
      As for controlling the temp any off the shelf 120v digital temp controller for a reach in cooler would work.
      What I dont know is pc water cooling so I dont know if we can put a glycol water mix in it. If we can we could cool that well below freezing

  • @tbx1024
    @tbx1024 Před 6 měsíci +116

    You could make a PWM fan control to chiller UART converter to automate the cooling control!
    Super cool project!

    • @Surms41
      @Surms41 Před 6 měsíci +7

      That would be so cool! Using the connector already on the motherboard to internally probe temps. 🙌🙌

    • @Dylan_Lanckman
      @Dylan_Lanckman Před 6 měsíci +5

      that actually sounds like a solid idea!

    • @user-ur4ih8vw8d
      @user-ur4ih8vw8d Před měsícem +2

      But with no documentation it will be a nightmare to figure out the right command needed to set the various commands

  • @lazysputnik5141
    @lazysputnik5141 Před 6 měsíci +18

    Would love to see part 2 where you actually daily drives this but with better configurations!

  • @MATT.04
    @MATT.04 Před 6 měsíci +402

    Im so surprised, this build is actually decent. Somewhere in the beginning it looked like they were going full jank like usually. But this actually turned out as something you could sort of actually use

    • @MATT.04
      @MATT.04 Před 6 měsíci +4

      ​​@@gags730i wasn't talking about the cooler itself being janky. I was talking about the entire build in general. Usually the concept is, alex "prepared" some cooling project, then alex and linus build and a dozen of things go wrong, which they then fix with duct tape and ty-wrap kinda solutions that sort of work. And the final thing is just a heap of garbage that needs lots of adjustments and like doesn't really reliably run at all, but only works because like 3 skilled technicians are paying constant attention to things. This project looked like it headed that way, but they actually managed to create a decent thing

    • @hotwings9382
      @hotwings9382 Před 6 měsíci

      The downfall of this channel is a sight to see 😂

    • @MATT.04
      @MATT.04 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@hotwings9382downfall? Idk where you are looking, but I'm not seeing downfall anywhere. They are still making fun tech content, still getting over a million views on every video, still have sponsors on every video. All i see is a very healthy channel

    • @yeti25934
      @yeti25934 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@MATT.04 to me that's the fun of these videos though. Part "here's why no one bothered making a commercial version of this" and part "how far can we push this ridiculous idea"

    • @MATT.04
      @MATT.04 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@gags730 ​i think the reason for this jank has mostly to do with time. They take a certain amount of time to shoot the project. And then, when faced with problems, they decide to go for the quick and simple solution, rather than a proper one. Which makes sense as they tend to take the whole thing apart as soon as the video is done anyway.
      The goal is to showcase concepts and crazy theoretical ideas, and how they could be made practical, and how they would perform. Their goal is not to build a reliable system that's properly built. They are doing an experiment, not building professional grade infrastructure

  • @gqh007
    @gqh007 Před 6 měsíci +400

    The Alex cooling videos get more and more anxiety inducing. It’s like, instead of Fast and Furious, he’s Lanky and Janky

  • @mouse454
    @mouse454 Před 6 měsíci +48

    There needs to be a part 2 of this video with constant temperature feedback controller installed, problems fixed permanently (sound proofing?) and turned into an actual primary use computer its too good to be an experiment

    • @adamhorn8414
      @adamhorn8414 Před 6 měsíci +8

      They already have a controller installed. It uses pressure to regulate temperature and I would argue that they do not need any more equipment to set that chiller to a specific temperature range using cut out pressure(the COP they were talking about) and the CIP(cut in pressure) that they never discovered on this unit.

    • @NithinJune
      @NithinJune Před 3 měsíci

      paradox interactive can’t afford another video 😭
      their fans hate them (unjustly imo)

  • @Draugrtvv
    @Draugrtvv Před 3 měsíci +2

    The sarcasm in these videos with Alex and Linus makes this the best tech videos out there. Damn i love you guys 😂😂😂

  • @SixFigureMedia
    @SixFigureMedia Před 6 měsíci +803

    Am I crazy or is this the first time in a long time we get an actual animated LTT intro

    • @jmrgamer8473
      @jmrgamer8473 Před 6 měsíci +85

      It’s been awhile.

    • @z30_HUNGARY
      @z30_HUNGARY Před 6 měsíci +102

      Yes, the last one was a long time ago, but if the animated intro plays, depression rates drop to zero :D

    • @JealY666
      @JealY666 Před 6 měsíci +32

      Yeah it's been a whole 3 days since we've had an animated intro!
      (Adam's AMD Ultimate Tech Upgrade)

    • @SixFigureMedia
      @SixFigureMedia Před 6 měsíci +34

      @@JealY666 no I mean like the old school ltt intro

    • @Jerios
      @Jerios Před 6 měsíci +3

      nothing about the intro has changed. it's been the same

  • @TheDude-fy5cm
    @TheDude-fy5cm Před 6 měsíci +60

    As a certified refrigeration technician. The "capillary coil" is actually called a capillary tube and that is acting as the metering device to feed refrigerant at a constant rate. The refrigerant is still in a liquid phase after the capillary tube and it becomes vapor when heat is absorbed from the water. If no heat is absorbed you will have liquid feedback to the compressor which will kill a compressor. Loved the video, just figured I'd chime in

  • @nilamotk
    @nilamotk Před 4 měsíci +4

    Refrigeration guy here.
    Impressed with the explanation of refrig cycle, FYI. Theres no sense bulb, or expansion valve in this system.
    This is "fixed orrifice" and that cap tube is the "metering device" the flow rate is fixed, vs a thermal exansion valve with a sensing bulb, is self adjusting and varries the refrig flow for efficiency.
    The bulb here is a filter drier to remove moisture, otherwise said moisture freezes in the cap tube, plugging it up.

  • @charonjr1701
    @charonjr1701 Před 5 měsíci +1

    It's been a long time since I seen this kind of video from LTT. Liked the format before. Love it now! Much more... Human, far less corporate / money oriented. Nice turn back in time to your early days.

  • @HalfEclipsed
    @HalfEclipsed Před 6 měsíci +124

    I love how in these build videos alex 70% of the time defaults to "we'll just use zip ties"

  • @BINGO-Bob
    @BINGO-Bob Před 6 měsíci +200

    FYI that "sensing bulb" is called a filter drier. it's purpose is to remove contaminants and moisture before feeding through the capillary tube

    • @joshuafiss9750
      @joshuafiss9750 Před 6 měsíci +11

      yeah the capillary tube is the metering device there is no thermal expansion value in that system

    • @HVACRVIDEOS
      @HVACRVIDEOS Před 6 měsíci +25

      Ha ha yeah I cringed just a bit with his refrigeration explanation but I gotta give him props for trying!

    • @Firecul
      @Firecul Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@HVACRVIDEOS You must have an alarm for someone explaining hvac badly 😂

    • @DedmenMiller
      @DedmenMiller Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@HVACRVIDEOSI went to the comments to shout out your channel. And there you are already 😂 Have a good day sir!

  • @redsquirrelftw
    @redsquirrelftw Před 6 měsíci

    I'm adding a wood stove literally next to my server room, so I need to drywall/insulate it and start thinking about hvac now. This would actually be pretty cool to basically cool the whole room. Have two, and have them both run if one can't keep up.

  • @wettuga2762
    @wettuga2762 Před 6 měsíci +3

    The "just jank it" theme has been common in these videos, but this time you should have tried to use those connectors on the controller, so it could self regulate the temperatures. That would have been much more interesting than manual control, and could probably avoid the condensation problem all together.

  • @Wychfyre_
    @Wychfyre_ Před 6 měsíci +329

    This was actually one of the best videos ive seen in a long time. Cant even tell you why, was just really good. The PC was the right amount of janky - functional and successful without being over the top, or the polar opposite of being a total jank-fest.

    • @Bankay89
      @Bankay89 Před 6 měsíci +4

      Same dude. Can't explain it.

    • @Oz7ki
      @Oz7ki Před 6 měsíci +1

      Unexpectedly unexplainable

    • @RainOfAshes
      @RainOfAshes Před 6 měsíci

      Found the zoomers.

    • @bardiafn5966
      @bardiafn5966 Před 6 měsíci +5

      1. Alex
      2. Aliexpress
      3. Chiller

    • @inbetween7470
      @inbetween7470 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Its because of the gameplay on the right

  • @HaymerDav
    @HaymerDav Před 6 měsíci +206

    Chem Eng student here, COP is coefficient of performance; it’s basically just a ratio between useful heating to work. Also, thought Linus’s description of the refrigeration cycle was really good! Wish my lecturers explained it to me like that the first time I was learning about the carnot cycle.

    • @sznikers
      @sznikers Před 6 měsíci +13

      I doubt that what manufacturer meant, ever seen real life chiller with cop of 650? ; )
      They most likely meant cooling power since its supposed to be able to take 600w load, just AliExpress things ^_^

    • @dasrue6983
      @dasrue6983 Před 6 měsíci +12

      In this case it its probably something like COoling Power, COmPressor speed because that seems to be what is being adjusted by that setting

    • @Aybex97
      @Aybex97 Před 6 měsíci +11

      Yeah but that's sketchy, 650 COP is technology from maybe the year 3023, even 6.5 is a lot for such small compressor, and I never heard of changing the COP to change the output power , I think its just controlling the cooling power as 650W sounds close to the 600W advertised, and COP will stay more or less the same, maybe less efficient toward the higher power values.

    • @broad_cat
      @broad_cat Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@sznikers it does, however, make it doubling confusing in a refrigeration context haha. It was my first thought too until the casual 650 lmao. Just AliExpress things indeed.

    • @HaymerDav
      @HaymerDav Před 6 měsíci

      @@Aybex97 I assumed 6.5 personally, happy to be told I’m wrong. However adjusting the power effecting COP isn’t unheard of on small compressors. 6.5 is pretty high for something this size, but then again in my work, and studies I deal with compressors at an industrial scale

  • @tobiekruger3397
    @tobiekruger3397 Před 6 měsíci +2

    hi guys i work with chillers and had a wow idee if you can get a air tight case and pump dry nitrogen in that will solve all your condensation probs and if you use glycol not water you can go to sub 0 we have systems in South Africa running at -30 C° and will not ice up when you use glycol and not water. Dry nitrogen will displace all the moisture in the case so no condensation can form. love your content.

  • @eliasrayan6421
    @eliasrayan6421 Před 6 měsíci +4

    "Why can't our camera have those ?"
    "Alright aewoe awoe geow comn geaow awy"
    Stingy as hell, as any man should be. Got me rolling on the floor.
    At 22:49

  • @wesorrill1864
    @wesorrill1864 Před 6 měsíci +124

    I loved the refrigeration loop explained. It was the closest to correct I've seen in a video like this. The sensing bulb he called out is actually a liquid line filter/dryer, but that's the only thing i saw described incorrectly.

    • @HVACRVIDEOS
      @HVACRVIDEOS Před 6 měsíci +14

      There was a few other inaccuracies but I give him massive credit for his effort!

    • @nathanwildman6404
      @nathanwildman6404 Před 6 měsíci +1

      No expansion valve on a capillary system, pressure drop occurs in the cap tube, skips over the fact that the evaporating liquid refrigerant is what absorbs the heat and skips straight to saying the vapour becomes superheated, etc. He did pretty poorly on this tbh.

    • @CrazyBikerGuy
      @CrazyBikerGuy Před 6 měsíci +2

      ​@@nathanwildman6404the video is right for the majority of viewers. Getting to technical for the majority will mean less continued watch time for them. They have to balance it, they could explain the whole thing in detail but that's going to bore the vast mass of LTT but other channels that are for in depth analysis building would. Surprised they didnt pop up a diagram for for 5 seconds which showed how it worked but for LTT this is just right

    • @wesorrill1864
      @wesorrill1864 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@nathanwildman6404 I'm just glad they tried. Could've skipped it all together and said let's see if this stuff can make it run cooler. And yeah, if they want too in depth it would just bore people, like the guy below said.

    • @Codesed
      @Codesed Před 6 měsíci

      @@HVACRVIDEOS woah its chris!

  • @ruskie8308
    @ruskie8308 Před 6 měsíci +891

    This is hilarious after the disastrous launch of the game due to performance issues, amazing.

    • @Nighthawk20000
      @Nighthawk20000 Před 6 měsíci +124

      Even the menu can benchmark a CPU 😂

    • @TheThirdPrice
      @TheThirdPrice Před 6 měsíci +119

      For real, it even feels like the thrust of this video is that cities skyline is insanely hard on your machine which is... An interesting marketing strategy

    • @user-op8fg3ny3j
      @user-op8fg3ny3j Před 6 měsíci +30

      That's what happens when people keep pre-ordering

    • @ians7184
      @ians7184 Před 6 měsíci +24

      Ya I'm disappointed that they took Paradox as a sponsor at this time.

    • @kristian9268
      @kristian9268 Před 6 měsíci +15

      they fixed the performance with todays patch

  • @DrSuperDave
    @DrSuperDave Před 3 měsíci +2

    Im laughing so hard right now, i was watching the video and until the halfway point of "the idea" I didn't realize there was gameplay, then i read the caption LMFAO.

  • @bebarty
    @bebarty Před 6 měsíci +4

    Linus and Alex always make for a fun video.

  • @oimate351
    @oimate351 Před 6 měsíci +542

    Linus has bestowed upon us the gift of 2 Ltt videos in one day! What a time to be alive!

    • @oimate351
      @oimate351 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Pew Pew pew

    • @MeMe-rh4jy
      @MeMe-rh4jy Před 6 měsíci +6

      Well i think the another one was edited very much

    • @TypausZuendorf
      @TypausZuendorf Před 6 měsíci +9

      Yeah wasn't that the problem...

    • @MysticSmthng
      @MysticSmthng Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@TypausZuendorf Nope actually

    • @TheArmyofWin
      @TheArmyofWin Před 6 měsíci +5

      Everybody hold onto your papers?

  • @GileadMaerlyn
    @GileadMaerlyn Před 6 měsíci +12

    22:36 _"That's a valid city building strategy"_
    It's the one used in France. Roundabouts everywhere.

  • @caleb8495
    @caleb8495 Před 6 měsíci

    Lol I loved the zoomer retention gameplay, but mostly bc I already know how heat pumps work in great detail. So it was a welcome meme and actually useful. I say use it more.

  • @MrFiver1111
    @MrFiver1111 Před 6 měsíci +7

    Linus, you did that CPU insulation amazingly, very quick and proffessional looking 👍

  • @dylanstorts4327
    @dylanstorts4327 Před 6 měsíci +246

    I love these ~30 min videos. I love seeing all the little struggles and wins along the way and also just the guys talking about all the things they had to learn to do to get the project to work. It feels like all your best videos from the past and I hope these vibes stay with this channel! Thanks!!

    • @GlorifiedGremlin
      @GlorifiedGremlin Před 6 měsíci +7

      Yeah I've honestly noticed much way more entertaining videos since Linus stepped down to focus on purely content

    • @PhotonBread
      @PhotonBread Před 6 měsíci +3

      100%

  • @steffenjany
    @steffenjany Před 6 měsíci +305

    The terms COP (coefficient of performance) and EER (energy efficiency ratio) describe the heating and cooling efficiency of air conditioners 😊

    • @juliuss2056
      @juliuss2056 Před 6 měsíci +51

      I feel like Alex should know this, given he is a mechanical engineer. Active cooling is a part of the thermodynamics module taught to mech engineers at my uni at any rate

    • @WouterVerbruggen
      @WouterVerbruggen Před 6 měsíci +12

      And that COP in de vid will have been 6,5 as 650 would be physics breaking high lol

    • @nickcramp630
      @nickcramp630 Před 6 měsíci +24

      The way he explained it was just a basic controller. You can't control COP by "up/down" control. I think Alex knows what COP is but in this application it's not the coefficient of performance as you can't just increase that at the press of a button.

    • @juliuss2056
      @juliuss2056 Před 6 měsíci +8

      @@nickcramp630 I didn't pay attention that closely. Yea that doesn't make any sense. CoP is generally a function of temperature difference and load

    • @AtomicPotato007
      @AtomicPotato007 Před 6 měsíci +3

      I don't think coefficient of performance is logical in this case though. It could be something like cooler/cooling output power in watts.

  • @USEditor
    @USEditor Před 5 měsíci +1

    ▫️This was excellent - riveting, interesting and greatly informative. I’m a Cities: Skylines and SimCity (yup, I still enjoy it) genre fan (no pun intended), too. This post genuinely put into perspective how complicated and intricate computer cooling dynamics work at any size. I had a great “How It’s Made” moment. You guys are awesome, delightfully entertaining, and so “cool” in what you do. Thank!

  • @rjrobert1000
    @rjrobert1000 Před 6 měsíci

    I work in HVAC and made one of these for my personal rig out of a dehumidifier. Chills both my CPU and GPU very well, running a 12700 and 3080. Made a controller from an arduino that reads in and out temps to know when to come on. It also has an additional room temperature sensor and humidity sensor to calculate dew point. This insures none of the components or tubes start condensing. Don't use any radiators and even on heavy gaming on max graphics I hardly see it go over 40 Celsius. The thing is awesome. Even made a display to show readings of the unit on my desk. Was more of a project I did for fun combining everything I enjoy doing and is now a part of my setup.

  • @yikes299
    @yikes299 Před 6 měsíci +170

    Would be fun to see that chiller in a loop cooling both cpu and gpu! :D

    • @bluebird0828
      @bluebird0828 Před 6 měsíci +5

      I agree with you

    • @allblacksvt88
      @allblacksvt88 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Came here to say the Samething

    • @Surms41
      @Surms41 Před 6 měsíci +1

      and a biggg reservoir to keep a gallon of water at freezing to combat heat soak in long power draw situations.
      * apparently will help keeping the AC from cycling as much once they get a temperature probe to cycle the compressor.

    • @chappy2121
      @chappy2121 Před 6 měsíci

      ​​@@Surms41with a suitable controller you can programme the amount of compressor starts, start and off delay.

    • @Surms41
      @Surms41 Před 6 měsíci

      @@chappy2121 I assumed so if they didn't go the jank route. I wonder how long they're gonna run that system before adding safety.

  • @Bombingham
    @Bombingham Před 6 měsíci +16

    3:00 I had to close the right side with my hand to actually listen to linus. Please don't do this in any video ever again

  • @kiarasimone123
    @kiarasimone123 Před 5 měsíci

    Alex smiling is everything 😩 He’s such a heartthrob ❤

  • @jmeik9633
    @jmeik9633 Před 6 měsíci

    Nice explaining im a service technician in the netherlands and work for carrier Refrigeration benelux and you did a great job explaining how a cooling system works!

  • @Artista_Frustrado
    @Artista_Frustrado Před 6 měsíci +67

    i love that this is one of the least sketchy chillers in the channel so far
    also Andy's reaction to the in-game camera is a pretty strong selling point

  • @stelp7617
    @stelp7617 Před 6 měsíci +107

    A phase change chiller that works?! nice! Great video everyone!
    PS: Noticed Alex's Edison hat! Those boys doing some sweet stuff on them hybrid semis.

  • @affektivmusic
    @affektivmusic Před 6 měsíci

    That PSU tilt is genius and such a "why didnt i think of that" moment lol

  • @ListenEverSoClosely
    @ListenEverSoClosely Před 5 měsíci +1

    Fixed orifice metering devices like capillary tubes don’t use a sensing bulb to adjust refrigerant flow. That is not a sensing bulb, it is most likely a filter drier seeing as it’s on the refrigerant liquid line. There is multiple ways we could improve upon this design, one would be an inverter style compressor and ECM style condenser fan that ramp up and down depending on demand

    • @ericschepers9317
      @ericschepers9317 Před 4 měsíci

      As a licensed hvac technician this it true that is a filter dryer

  • @fayyadrahman7947
    @fayyadrahman7947 Před 6 měsíci +133

    Sketchy cooling with Alex is one of the last reminders of good ol' days

    • @isakgustavsen6536
      @isakgustavsen6536 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Alex in the good ol' days? That just makes me feel old😢

    • @benjaminoechsli1941
      @benjaminoechsli1941 Před 6 měsíci +1

      We're in the good ol' days now. Enjoy it! Things are only going to get better. :)

  • @BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines
    @BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines Před 6 měsíci +133

    So this is what i need to stop my 4090 boiling me alive when playing Cities Skylines 2!! Alex, hook me up 😅
    Edit: looks like you need someone to fix your traffic for you too. Just give me a call 😊👍

    • @craftyplayz_
      @craftyplayz_ Před 6 měsíci +3

      Hey biffa :)

    • @twodollarstwenty
      @twodollarstwenty Před 6 měsíci +6

      You should be sweet going into the winter months, think about us poor Australian’s going into Summer!

    • @LinusTechTips
      @LinusTechTips  Před 6 měsíci +36

      The map was from Colossal Order, they used it for performance testing and I want none of the blame for the problems in it haha -AC

    • @marsovac
      @marsovac Před 6 měsíci +1

      you will boil even more with this if you dont put it outside your home. The chiller uses power itself, and the laws of thermodynamic say that the amount of heat in your room will increase by how much your computer + the chiller dump into it. The best way to not boil is to not use high TDP components, or have good airconditioning, or both.

  • @Zenoc2
    @Zenoc2 Před 6 měsíci

    Return of the LTT intro! Y'all should keep it around - it's a free burst of endorphins and feeling at home for long-time viewers.

  • @brunogavelle8298
    @brunogavelle8298 Před měsícem

    Thank you , very intersting video, i will glad to work on this kind of projects, hello from france.

  • @CouchMarine42
    @CouchMarine42 Před 6 měsíci +62

    Would love to see you guys run some of these chillers at just above the dew point. It would be interesting to see you guys set up a system that automatically sets that.

    • @dh2032
      @dh2032 Před 6 měsíci +2

      me to, they look a realy cool add on , if could a little smaller, and a lot more finished, or at least list part needed to finish it to working cooling system, but they did send out extrea parts needed to get it going? 66%, ould looked into why 66%,

  • @FalconLight
    @FalconLight Před 6 měsíci +7

    2:21 HOW DARE YOU! But also, thanks, I was zoning out

  • @Jim29588
    @Jim29588 Před 6 měsíci +5

    That gameplay during was so distracting

  • @donpauliewalnuts3787
    @donpauliewalnuts3787 Před 6 měsíci

    Omg im in shock! Thank so much for using the Linus i made. I know we had some issues with the last model. But i spent countless nights making the perfect LinusDroid 5000 model abd cant believe you featured it in your video. He might start balding soon tho

  • @tarotofbread7720
    @tarotofbread7720 Před 6 měsíci +77

    the UART input is kinda cool.
    you can make a serial port control that (many boards still have a serial header, at least all my b550s still do)
    that means you could in theory hook this into something like AI suite or a similar software assuming you can make a translation layer and said software has an api available

    • @resneptacle
      @resneptacle Před 6 měsíci +8

      Or use any cheap FTDI if no serial headers are available

    • @TehFreek
      @TehFreek Před 6 měsíci +4

      It wouldn't use a bare serial header though, since those use RS-232 voltage levels and UART connections usually run at 3.3 or 5V.

    • @jomeyqmalone
      @jomeyqmalone Před 6 měsíci +6

      I'm pretty sure those Intel Cryo Coolers used UART with usb to serial. Wonder if you could steal the control board out of one of those (though the software might need some tweaking to a accept phase change cooler instead of a TEC)
      Edit: yup, it's a Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART interface in the cryo coolers

    • @IOUaUsername
      @IOUaUsername Před 6 měsíci

      You could just program an Arduino or Rpi Pico to listen to a fan PWM header on the motherboard and control the cooler accordingly. That way it works in any OS but you can also tune the cooling curve in software.

  • @sexdefenderno2
    @sexdefenderno2 Před 6 měsíci +13

    2:53 it's so fucking distracting

  • @TastyPC
    @TastyPC Před 6 měsíci +2

    10:04 I have been summoned!! 👻

  • @Kimmerdinger
    @Kimmerdinger Před 6 měsíci

    10:42 Do you have the plans or files for those sweet L-brackets around, Alex? I just love how you put two and two together.
    Hahahaha thanks for tha laugh 😄

  • @joeyf504327
    @joeyf504327 Před 6 měsíci +8

    Errors in video: 1) That is a capillary chiller. There is no sensing bulb or expansion valve. That would be for a TXV which is not a part of this chiller. 2) The "power" of the compressor controller is the frequency in Hz. It's a mini 3 phase compressor.

  • @Nebb1ns
    @Nebb1ns Před 6 měsíci +63

    man I love an Alex/Linus video. No matter how much preparation and care they take its always so chaotic and janky. So fun to watch.

  • @ExplicableCashew
    @ExplicableCashew Před 6 měsíci

    Words cannot describe the jolt of happiness I felt when Supernova came on. Chills, literal chills

  • @TomwithaDream
    @TomwithaDream Před 6 měsíci

    Excellent short and concise (and correct, no less) description of the A/C cycle.
    And funny "zoomer attention tool" on screen. :)

  • @deejrdee1
    @deejrdee1 Před 6 měsíci +14

    This chiller video is very cool, I like the chill vibes when you two are working together. Unintentional puns aside, this really was very good to see how it all works, and it never once ran into any issues, granted that this was early access so the data could change in the future. I really like the way this game looks, it reminds of SimCity, but more advanced. Thanks for making this video, I'll make sure to take a look when it becomes available.

  • @DaMook82
    @DaMook82 Před 6 měsíci +93

    I have been thinking, how would such a chiller work on a pc. And it works. And i guess with automatic sensors you can program it to stay above the condesation point. Would be ideal for in the summer.

    • @PascalBrax
      @PascalBrax Před 6 měsíci +12

      "Would be ideal for in the summer" yes, unless you live in the same house where this computer+chiller is, that's going to be a hot boi in summer. 🤣

    • @helloukw
      @helloukw Před 6 měsíci

      @@PascalBrax One of the reasons I don't game during summer.

    • @TheExplodingCore
      @TheExplodingCore Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@PascalBrax split AC

    • @kuhluhOG
      @kuhluhOG Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@PascalBrax "just" have long enough pipes
      the chiller is outside the case already anyway

    • @nrtolv
      @nrtolv Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@PascalBrax Use one of those exhaust mounts you have on regular portable AC-units. A chunky hose from the exhaust on the chiller to a mount on your window that also seals all the air gaps. I have a Electrolux portable AC and it have on of those accessories. That way all the cool air stays inside and the warm air goes outside.
      If you then also cool the GPU and therefore cool the ambient temperature inside the case (if everything in there is at around 10 degrees celsius), and have some exhaust fans on the case your computer could potentially double work as an AC in the summer haha

  • @rednecktech00
    @rednecktech00 Před 6 měsíci

    I love this channel been watching since day 1, I think this is my longest watched channel and this is the most extreme Canadian accent yet when they started going OhYeah! it was great like when you hear a hillbilly dragging their "R"s out in every word even the ones without R's.

  • @AmauriEAlcantara
    @AmauriEAlcantara Před 6 měsíci

    I never get tired of seeing these Linus and Alex janky cooling projects.

  • @antivanti
    @antivanti Před 6 měsíci +25

    I always wanted to try to build a hermetically sealed case with pass thru for liquid cooling and fill the case with nitrogen and silica packets to avoid condensation for a 24/7 sub ambient build. Maybe use something fun like vodka for the loop so you can go below freezing. (Pure ethanol freezes at -114C (-173F) but carries less thermal energy so vodka is good mix)

    • @onebacon_
      @onebacon_ Před 3 měsíci +3

      I'm sure there's a reason why no one has done the dry atmosphere yet, but I really do want to see someone try

    • @antivanti
      @antivanti Před 3 měsíci

      @@onebacon_ Exactly

  • @TheDoubleDodo
    @TheDoubleDodo Před 6 měsíci +31

    I spit out my drink when the "gameplay for zoomer attention" appeared. That was too good

    • @raulgalets
      @raulgalets Před 6 měsíci +4

      right? it works tho

    • @Phonoman
      @Phonoman Před 6 měsíci +3

      I hated that part, it actually me that part unwatchable for me and I had to skip. :| Some random flashing shit on the side of my eye really triggered my eyes/brain in a bad/uncomfortable way.

    • @G4M1N6
      @G4M1N6 Před 6 měsíci +2

      i have actual adhd and ironically for me it made the whole part of the video literally unwatchable, i didnt understand a single word of what he explained

  • @mots4390
    @mots4390 Před 6 měsíci +23

    It is a much better idea to just use regular car antifreeze for these situations. The coolant can drop to -40°C and it will still be fine.

    • @captainobvious8665
      @captainobvious8665 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Just have to make sure it won't corrode any of the components. That's the reason there are so many different types of antifreeze - they're based on the material makeup of the components in the vehicle they are to be used in.

    • @chiboreache
      @chiboreache Před 4 měsíci

      i just wanna make my 5950X crap to staph random reboots, so no need for deep freezing

  • @oxfordsparky
    @oxfordsparky Před 6 měsíci

    I would love to add a chiller to my loop that would keep my loop a few degrees below ambient, then you wouldn't have any risk of condensation and the PC would stay nice and cool. Or to step it up you could blow chilled through the case via a fan/radiator in the chiller loop to make the ambient temp within the case lower than outside the case.

  • @FoxxFire
    @FoxxFire Před 6 měsíci +17

    Lol, I love Kyle's expression when he gets absolutely horrified at something Linus is doing or about to do. It is CZcams gold :)

  • @SpencerTech
    @SpencerTech Před 6 měsíci +56

    gameplay for zoomer retention is the funniest but most accurate thing i have seen in an LTT video hahahaha

    • @brando5450
      @brando5450 Před 6 měsíci +4

      Spent a solid 5 minutes struggling to breathe after seeing that part hahah

    • @G0rgar
      @G0rgar Před 6 měsíci +11

      It drove me nuts. Do they get to a point where it's a joke? I was 3 minutes in when I paused it to scroll down to see if anyone else was complaining. they're not. I win the oldest man award today. I might only be 35 years old physically but I'm at least twice that on the inside.

    • @lilconvict8312
      @lilconvict8312 Před 6 měsíci +4

      ​@Gibby4560 Same, I'm 10 seconds into the zoomer retention part and it's driving me crazy.

    • @lanticosu
      @lanticosu Před 6 měsíci +4

      I am 17 and its driving me nuts

    • @EricLab97
      @EricLab97 Před 6 měsíci +6

      I absolutely hated it, while I understand doing it as a bit, it shouldn't be for the whole minute. It was so annoying seeing movement in my peripheral vision.

  • @woffyreal
    @woffyreal Před 6 měsíci

    lmao the gameplay during explanations is amazing

  • @jtb8631
    @jtb8631 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Add glycol to the chiller coolant to prevent freezing. It will also help prevent galvanic corrosion between the different metals in the fittings.

  • @mrkingbeastmediakenth2009
    @mrkingbeastmediakenth2009 Před 6 měsíci +5

    1:15 the og intro is back LET'S GOO

  • @SigniousCA
    @SigniousCA Před 6 měsíci +16

    FINNALY. You guys teased a video on consumer refrigeration cycle cooling years ago and I've been waiting so long.

  • @microcolonel
    @microcolonel Před 6 měsíci

    Sweet board from ASRock, my kind of thing. SuperLube w/ Syncolon is safe on skin, and even safe for food handling equipment, perfectly fine to handle it with bare hands even if you're about to dig for gold.

  • @c.f.1133
    @c.f.1133 Před 5 měsíci

    8 years in the US Army and 24 years in manufacturing: The smile and "this is going to be fun" at 3:27 is the most scary - and relatable - thing in this video for me.

  • @Darkerfoxtech
    @Darkerfoxtech Před 6 měsíci +20

    "Those skyscrapers you added killed traffic" Linus is as qualified as a normal city planner then.

  • @Nirwanaa
    @Nirwanaa Před 6 měsíci +6

    6:17 his intrusive thoughts won 💀

  • @harshbarj
    @harshbarj Před 6 měsíci

    I visited the listing for the item and it says 1 item sold XD. Way to go Linus! You are 100% of their user base.

  • @macamanpirate562
    @macamanpirate562 Před 6 měsíci

    Linus you need a Hvac guy if you keep doing these cooling projects 😂 y’all make my day when I see you guys making some of these ideas work Linus you’re research on vapor compression is not bad keep looking into it if you’re wanting to improve you’re home system

  • @ghomerhust
    @ghomerhust Před 6 měsíci +73

    haha that was so funny seeing andy go geek over all the camera settings in the game. "why cant our camera do that?!"
    game looks really epic, and that chiller seems to really do what they claim it's gonna do! badass

    • @Samqdf
      @Samqdf Před 6 měsíci +1

      I thought it was part where he puts his hands in the air as he walks off was particularly funny 😄

  • @hubertnnn
    @hubertnnn Před 6 měsíci +1

    Linus: We are GPU bound
    Also Linus: Playing a game on high details in 4k instead of reducing it to 720p for the test.

  • @metallurgico
    @metallurgico Před 6 měsíci

    i love those videos with Linus + one of the team

  • @Pyroning
    @Pyroning Před 6 měsíci +3

    The zoomer retention bit was quite funny but wow is it distracting, pure suffering getting through it while trying to listen to Linus

  • @button-puncher
    @button-puncher Před 6 měsíci +10

    It probably uses a common NTC 10k thermistor for temperature sensing. (negative temperature coefficient, 10k ohm) Lots of fans controllers use them.
    You can also get aquarium chillers that'll do the same thing but are self contained with a pump. You'd have to use your own PID controller to get the temps that low.

  • @cameronphillips789
    @cameronphillips789 Před 6 měsíci

    I was so excited to see the intro back on this one.

  • @jdmaxi187
    @jdmaxi187 Před 6 měsíci

    COP stands for coefficient of performance. It is the factor of cooling power versus power draw. So a COP of 4, means the cooling power output is 4 times the electrical (work) power needed.

  • @SwolePapi15
    @SwolePapi15 Před 6 měsíci +8

    For an Alex jank cooling build this was probably the most well done one so far. Love these videos.

  • @ZSA929
    @ZSA929 Před 6 měsíci +10

    I genuinely love the video's where Alex and Linus start of with a somewhat logical plan/build and it slowly devolves into the jankiest thing I've seen, but works out lmao. The moment I see glue, tape and AliExpress products my attention is unshakeable 😂😂😂

  • @ELGUAPOMADE
    @ELGUAPOMADE Před 5 měsíci

    So that needs to be in tangent with the passive ambient video with the tubes built in the floor or and walls room. Make sections clear in visible areas in the space. Then turn on black light!

  • @CWYoutube12
    @CWYoutube12 Před 6 měsíci

    I feel so called out for the video game footage during the explanation, but god did it work

  • @pigeondriver8992
    @pigeondriver8992 Před 6 měsíci +47

    Beamng is also very good for CPU benchmarks, it's very "core count intensive"...

    • @durillongaming
      @durillongaming Před 6 měsíci +5

      agreed, i have a 13900h and spawning more than 15 ai cars brings my laptop to skin vaporizing temps

    • @joshjlmgproductions3313
      @joshjlmgproductions3313 Před 6 měsíci +4

      Yeah, I was thinking about making an LTT forum post about that. Beam's super easy to setup as a CPU stressor: Each vehicle uses 1 thread. If you want more load per thread, use bigger vehicles.
      Or you could also just run the built-in benchmark and see what score you get.

    • @DudokX
      @DudokX Před 6 měsíci

      Distant Worlds 2 is the best I've seen yet. if they get a good late game save and disable the CPU usage limiter, it will pull 100% cpu usage no problem

    • @pigeondriver8992
      @pigeondriver8992 Před 6 měsíci

      @@joshjlmgproductions3313 are you sure it's not 2 threads per car? My 4690S ican't do more than 4 cars...

    • @joshjlmgproductions3313
      @joshjlmgproductions3313 Před 6 měsíci

      @@pigeondriver8992 I have a 3950X and have seen how the game utilizes each thread. Both my previous i7-7700 and my friend's 4790K would run 5 - 7 cars before being extremely slow. Windows itself will use 1 or 2 threads, and DX11 also runs on its own thread (which often ends up being the bottleneck).

  • @w4nn4cryp79
    @w4nn4cryp79 Před 6 měsíci +59

    I just have to say this has to be one of my favourite LTT videos of all time. Just insanely fun to watch and the Alex-Linus-synergy just never fails to amaze lol
    edit: spelling

  • @Boatfisher21
    @Boatfisher21 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Alex is making us Newfoundlanders really proud , using “ chummy “ as a term often, and “Red greening” everything he gets his hands on , a true islander 😂😀

  • @PsRohrbaugh
    @PsRohrbaugh Před 6 měsíci +12

    Linus: I felt you should use o phase change chiller(s) like this for your home pool water cooling system. Just find a unit with water on both the hot and cold side. Chilled water for your PCs, with hot water for your pool.