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'I basically sprinkle water drops on top of tissue paper': One redditor's quest to cool their Mac mini

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(Image credit: Electronic Arts) Occasionally, I encounter a story that speaks volumes in a single image. It tells of human strife, endeavour, and an unwavering commitment to triumph in the face of adversity. This is one of those images. My dear colleague Jacob Fox directed me to the r/pcmasterrace subreddit this morning, so that I may behold what he too has seen . And it's this Mac mini, with what I will call an "unorthodox" cooling setup. I can't afford AC, so built this DIY watercooler for my mac mini, temprature dropped from 74°c to 49°c from r/pcmasterrace At the risk of ruining the subtle beauty of what Reddit user kartikgsniderj has created, I'll attempt to explain what I see. I think what we're looking at here is a Mac that's been given a heavy ridge of packing tape around the outer chassis to act as a water cooling tray. This, as the thread title reveals, is a cooling system—and apparently an effective one, too.…

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