A YouTuber tried using an ice machine to cool down his Nvidia RTX 3060 rig
and it went about as well as you might expect

Date:
Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:05:41 +0000

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Cooling a GPU with a modified ice machine doesn't sound like a great idea on paper, and it didn't really work out all that well either.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter YouTube TrashBench tried an extreme cooling solution He rigged up a custom ice machine to his Nvidia GPU The cooling solution worked but only up to a point If your part of the world is heading into summer and temperatures are soaring, you might be on the look-out for more creative ways to keep you and your PC kit cool : such as a custom graphics card chiller based around a customized ice machine.

This is the work of YouTuber TrashBench (via XDA Developers ) who ran water from an ice machine past his Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU using a water pump. Right from the off, we should emphasize that you shouldn't try this at home this
is potentially very unsafe, as the YouTuber himself admits in the video. A number of modification hacks were required to get this even close to working. The ice machine had to be taken apart and hooked up to a thermostat to make sure it always stayed on and kept cooling the water, rather than taking
breaks as ice formed and was pushed out into the ice machine bucket. Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

Further DIY solutions were required for more cooling and drainage, but eventually TrashBench was able to get his rather barmy setup operational at least for 10 minutes until he announced "everything is covered in water".
Some actual results An Ice Machine Shouldnt Cool a GPU. I Did It Anyway. - YouTube Watch On Condensation from the cooled water was building up around
the pipes of the bespoke system, and forming on the GPU cooler itself. Obviously, water and electronics don't mix very well, so further protective steps were needed. You may like YouTuber makes giant fan that looks amazing and drops CPU temp by 20C Nvidia RTX 5090 owner practices their soldering skills on a $5,000 GPU This modder just built the most ludicrous gaming PC I've ever seen

With a few final adjustments, TrashBench was able to get the water in his ice machine suitably cooled, and even managed to play a bit of Cyberpunk 2077 . The graphics card was running at about 60C with the default air cooling in place, but was kept below 23C while playing Cyberpunk with the ice chiller.

At the hottest point of the RTX 3060, the temperature went down from 75C to 34C, testing showed. However, with the water temperature in the ice bucket continuing to climb, it's not clear how long the experiment lasted for as
the YouTuber himself acknowledges, you should not try and cool your GPU with an ice machine. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign
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"This is not a tutorial. I am not an electrician. Everything here is stupid," says TrashBench in his video description, so take heed that this "cursed little GPU chiller" should remain nothing more than an entertaining and temporary distraction. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. The best laptops for all budgets Our top picks, based on real-world testing and comparisons

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