Wendell, This may be up your ally. I had an inspired Idea from the guy who got his 6800k up to (was it 6GhZ or 8?) using liquid nitrogen. The idea starts with the coolant using R-12 into a system that was designed for R134-a. This is because R-12 requires less compression to reach the same temps. A R134-a system would compress more, thus making the system colder. This would obviously be a VERY enthusiast thing to do because it would require an air compressor, and possibly a generator. But do you think it could be done by modding a liquid unit using high compression fittings and hoses and a standard water block? It is obviously not a system anyone would use daily, but it would be fun to think about. Tell me what you think.
maybe you can even dunk the whole board in mineral oil to avoid the water condensation
http://www.techpowerup.com/187768/amd-a10-6800k-overclocked-to-8-2-ghz-breaks-and-sets-world-record.html
8.2 ghz
I don't think running refrigerant straight to a cpu would do much good. There will be just too much condensation and you need an EPA license to handle refrigerant.
edit: I picked up some chillers at work today and they are stupid simple refrigeration systems that use a capillary tube to meter the refrigerant. These little machines will go to -24*c with 134a
no, actuallly you can buy a can of that "fix your cars ac" stuff which is a Freon alternative
true, I thought about that after I posted but it is illegal to use it for anything other than its intended use.
If you look at a p/t chart youll see r12 need to be at 19 in/hg (a vacuum) to reach -60 degrees F and that would take one hefty comp to reach those temps.
Dumping liquid nitrogen down a tube is a really simple way to cool a cpu, what you (op) wanna go for is way more complicated. But making a home made chiller is way easier and can almost be done with scrap, I have been wanting to do one with senior tech at my shop since he showed me how simple some of the high dollar machines really are.
I'd recommend wrapping it instead in some flexible silicone and either heat-shrinking it into place, or taping it down. Typically people just insulate the thing that they don't want to condensate, and that usually does the trick. In this case, flexible silicone is an exceptionally poor conductor of heat, so it should keep the loop running cool and prevent the phase change occurring before reaching the cold-plate. Although if I were contemplating multiple components with a phase changer, I would consider running the loop in parallel instead of serial, that way you can ensure that the refrigerant will be liquid when it reaches the cold-plate. If you are particularly careful, and you don't mind running the risk of messing up your board, you can actually pour the equivalent of a thermally isolating cork with silicon.
Who is going to report you for using it? many stores just sell generic cooolant right next to it with no recommended use printed on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWKG4F8ANu4
I used to talk to this guy on a weekly basis. His poorly made rig only gets him about 29c from reusing a refrigerator. We both agree it would be easier to use a delided cpu, a tube of silicon cauk, and a 150w (or higher) peltier along with a really good cpu or gpu cooler.
plus in the end the project would cost more like $50 instead of $200-300