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Old 09-23-2008, 08:17 PM
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Tt XPRESSAR RCS1000: Micro-Refrigeration Case

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=15541&page=1

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<snip> ... Touted as the world's first DC-inverter-type micro-refrigeration cooling system, the XPRESSAR works by having a simple condenser - with fan - mounted where the chassis' rear fan would normally go. This connects to an expansion valve from where cooled liquid passes up to the all-copper CPU plate.

The liquid moves on into a reduced-sized compressor - eating up 50W, according to Thermaltake - before returning to the condenser to start the process again. We've seen variations on this theme before, but not from a traditional chassis company, and not with a straight-DC-type compressor, either. ... <snip>
Take a look at the second page for the case. She is a beaut!

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Old 09-24-2008, 07:15 PM
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Re: Tt XPRESSAR RCS1000: Micro-Refrigeration Case

If you read the comments people made over there it got a ‘Frosty” Reception at best. I tend to agree that it’s a bit over the top and impractical.

The case looks okay and if you want to have something to impresses your geek friends and the make believe Girl Friend this would do the trick.
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Old 09-24-2008, 08:35 PM
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Re: Tt XPRESSAR RCS1000: Micro-Refrigeration Case

Man, hindsight I woulda stayed with the make believe gf. Then I could afford cool toys like this. Cripes, I been married twice, and this one just hit 11 years, last March.

Why didnt any of you fill me in on the minimum requirments to marry a red head? (I'm sure my wife has a zillion one-liners qued - like me needing more memory, a slimmer case, and why do I still use a floppy....)

As to the case, for some reason I recall 'fridge motors having to be mounted on some serious gauge coil springs to keep the things from vibrating through the floor. Is that not the case anymore? I keep visualizing a nice silent room, then that tell-tale sign that the condenser (or is it evaporator?) kicking in and that rattle from my case.....
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Old 09-26-2008, 01:45 PM
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Re: Tt XPRESSAR RCS1000: Micro-Refrigeration Case

In the refrigeration case I built a few years back, the fans made more noise than the compressor....although I never got around to slowing them down to practical levels. I would think a high-quality rubber pad would be enough to absorb a significant amount of vibration-related noise. I don't believe the compressors in the old Vapochill cases were mounted on springs
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Re: Tt XPRESSAR RCS1000: Micro-Refrigeration Case

Tt pretty much has the ugly case market cornered
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