Hmm...I wonder if that will work...

OK, we all know aluminum conducts heat good, but it also can do the same with cold. My case is alluminum so if I could make something that the case sits on that is REALLY cold that would make the case itself get really cold and therefore somewhat radiate cold or somehow make the case temp go down a littel. I wouldn't expect it to cool the computer down much at all, but it was a though that I had to get out.
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Cooling the outside of the case would do little to cool the air in the case (and hence the CPU). The heat transfer between the air and the case is quite low, and if you cooled it below the dew point you could get condensation. Cooling the air entering the case would be much more effective, or, better yet, if you’re using a chiller just go direct die.

The whole case as a heat sink would also be a bad idea. The mean path that the heat travels would be large, basically spreading out in just 2 dimensions from where a heat pipe makes contact with the case. Only by adding fins would it be effective, and then you probably would be better off just using a large heat pipe based cooler such as the Big Typhoon (the less complications the better) assuming that the case has decent ventilation.
 
Jonyboy said:
Just get a large office fan open your case and make the fan blow into it. NOW THAT'S A PLAN!
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since the office fan is blowing is opposite directions as the fan on the heatsink wouldn't it over power the heatsink fan since it is stronger? causing the fan on the heatsink to stop/ maybe go backwards and wrecking it and maybe over heating the cpu? since the heatsink isn't as affective? just a thought
 
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