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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Zak Killian

Australian modder solves PC in a freezer conundrum with sheer size, socks filled with silica gel powder — condensation conquered and minimal overclocking gains on display at minus 28C

A photo showing PC hardware being installed into a freezer temporarily.

TrashBench, a hardware enthusiast and YouTuber that we've covered in the past, has a specific talent for clever-but-chaotic PC experiments. In his latest video, he's managed something that has tripped up far bigger channels before him: he successfully ran a desktop PC at –28°C inside a household freezer, benchmarked it, overclocked it, and pulled the hardware out afterward cold and bone-dry.

The concept of the freezer PC is obviously not a new idea. Plenty of creators, including Linus Tech Tips, have tried putting PCs in freezers, only to be defeated by condensation, thermal instability, or both. TrashBench's twist was realizing that the freezer itself was the limiting factor, and that solving the problem wasn't about exotic coatings, or insane insulation, or extreme temperatures, but instead, size and patience.

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