could i run a computer inside a running refrigerator to keep it nice and cold with no fans and stuff? and keep my beer there too? it sounds awesome

No. A refrigerator would burn out. They keep things cool. They do not cool hot things.

Plus condensation would anal rape you.

well it wouldnt burn out the fridge, how ever yes condensation would kill the machine

if its some made in china shitty minifridge the compressor would always be under full load. I imagine it wouldnt last.

It doesn't matter what kind of refrigerator you use. The heat from the computer will burn out the compressor by running it continuously. Fridges are meant to keep cold things cold. They do this by occasionally running the compressor when the temperature rises too much because you opened the door, heat leaked in, etc. Several hundred watts of heat being dissipated inside continuously = goodbye fridge.

I still maintain having a PC submerged in mineral oil inside a freezer would work. The mineral oil would stop the PC from collecting condensation and you could run the wires to the optical drive to outside the fridge. Then duct tape the crack closed.

One would of course leave the PC in the freezer over night with it turned off so the oil has ample time to cool. Then boot it up and start over clocking. It might blow your freezer out, but it wouldn't do it automatically.

Would be a good day project for someone who has an extra PC they are not using.

Just a thought....

Simply would not work. A decent modern home computer puts out heat in the area of 200-300 watts or more. Not a chance in hell that even a big consumer freezer can match that, nowhere near, even if its running at full tilt. And as previously said the compressors in consumer fridges/freezers aren't designed to run constantly and would fail before long. Besides some of the big ones are nearly as noisy as a few casefans anyway. And it would be cheaper to install watercooling on the machine too.

From a practical level its stupid, but come on, don't you think it would be fun to try for a couple hours? Having it in a freezer for 2-3 hours is not going to cause much damage to the compressor.

Everyone saying that the compressor would blow is full of shit. Yes, its' a fairly small compressor, but it won't blow. On normal use a compressor will last for YEARS! A heavier load isn't going to put it out of it's misery in just a matter of a few months. Just look at compressors for AC on big buildings. The building isn't built to hold in cold air like a refrigerator, thus the compressors are working to keep it cool. Same with small Air Conditioners.

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1. Go leave your freezer door open for a day or more with nothing in it, with it turned to its coldest setting.

2. Tell us how much it cost for you to replace.

AC system in houses are VERY different from those in refrigerators. Well, they work the same in principle. But the AC system in a house has a HUGE compressor along with a HUGE cooling system. And they don't run all day. They switch on and off to maintain temperature, JUST LIKE A REFRIGERATOR. No AC system runs 24/7 except maybe massive building cooling systems that cost millions of dollars. Car AC systems are just the same. They switch on and off with a solenoid/clutch.

Running a AC Compressor all day puts a lot of stress on the system. It is simply just a bad idea.