What happens when you freeze a graphics card in ice? A YouTuber wanted to find out and is surprised that the GPU still works.
The YouTuber mryeester started a special experiment: he placed a graphics card in a block of ice and wanted to find out if the frozen GPU could still be used.
The result even surprised the YouTuber. The graphics card actually still works. We have linked the video for you below in the post if you want to see for yourself.
Nvidia graphics card in the freezer with tap water
What did he do? The YouTuber filled a basin with water and placed his graphics card in it. Before that, he connected a PCIe riser cable and a video cable to the GPU before he put the graphics card in the freezer.
He explains himself that he used regular tap water and not distilled water. He also did not apply any additional tricks or gimmicks.
By the way, Mryeester uses a very cheap, somewhat older graphics card. The GeForce 8400 GS is from 2007 and usually costs no more than 25 euros. We have embedded the video from Mryeester here for you:
Graphics card runs at about 7 FPS in an ice cloak
Does the graphics card still work? When he connects the graphics card in the ice block to the motherboard and monitor, he is quite astonished when the graphics card actually still runs:
He not only gets an output image but can also easily start the operating system and then use a benchmarking tool. The 4 – 7 FPS are not necessarily impressive, but that could simply be due to the age of the graphics card. After all, it is 17 years old.
He hasn’t made a third video yet to see if the graphics card survived the thawing.
More ideas for cooling: A gamer has come up with a similar idea to cool his gaming PC. But instead of packing his graphics card in ice, he placed his gaming PC in the icy air. However, this “solution” is heavily debated. Does the cold air harm the gaming system or is it irrelevant? Read it on MeinMMO: A user’s gaming PC is too hot, so he simply lets the system cool by icy outside air – how dangerous is the “cool” idea?
