Ok, so I built a custom PC back in 2011 ( yeah I need to update it soon).
CPU: i5 2500K Sandy Bridge OC'd to 4.2Ghz I think..
Motherboard: ASRock P67 Extreme 4 Gen 3
RAM: PNY 1600 DDR3 8GB
HDD: Spinpoint F3 1TB
SSD: OCZ Agility3 128GB
Case: HAF 922
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master 212 EVO
GPU: Gigabyte Super OC GTX 570
PSU: Corsair TX 750W
Overall, this build runs like a champ throughout the years. However, a downside to this machine is the heat it dissipates throughout the day. I generally have it running for 6-72Hrs at a time, and my room heats up like a furnace.
Is there any solutions to lowering the ambient room temperature? My window is opened almost 24/7. A/C unit was broken since I moved into the house and I can't afford fixing it. These past few months, the room temp rivals the summer heat outside.. I was thinking of getting it watercooled, since the heat is dissipated through the copper plating/water instead of being blown out via the fans, but I heard it only helps a little?
[QUOTE=DoubleTap;45673689]Ok, so I built a custom PC back in 2011 ( yeah I need to update it soon).
CPU: i5 2500K Sandy Bridge OC'd to 4.2Ghz I think..
Motherboard: ASRock P67 Extreme 4 Gen 3
RAM: PNY 1600 DDR3 8GB
HDD: Spinpoint F3 1TB
SSD: OCZ Agility3 128GB
Case: HAF 922
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master 212 EVO
GPU: Gigabyte Super OC GTX 570
PSU: Corsair TX 750W
Overall, this build runs like a champ throughout the years. However, a downside to this machine is the heat it dissipates throughout the day. I generally have it running for 6-72Hrs at a time, and my room heats up like a furnace.
Is there any solutions to lowering the ambient room temperature? My window is opened almost 24/7. A/C unit was broken since I moved into the house and I can't afford fixing it. These past few months, the room temp rivals the summer heat outside.. I was thinking of getting it watercooled, since the heat is dissipated through the copper plating/water instead of being blown out via the fans, but I heard it only helps a little?[/QUOTE]
Water cooling will displace the same amount of heat, if not more as it gets rid of the heat from the pump. At the end, it still pulls the heat from the water via air.
[editline]13th August 2014[/editline]
you could try getting a desk fan in front of the window and blowing air from outside into the room
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;45673950']Water cooling will displace the same amount of heat, if not more as it gets rid of the heat from the pump. At the end, it still pulls the heat from the water via air.
[editline]13th August 2014[/editline]
you could try getting a desk fan in front of the window and blowing air from outside into the room[/QUOTE]
My parents recently installed one of those ceiling fan/light combos, and I have it on for the entire duration of the computer being on AND a desk fan turned on max. At night it blows cool air in, in the afternoon, none of the fans help at all..
So what you're saying is that water cooling will only cool down the CPU, but it'll still put the same amount of heat if not more than a CPU fan into the air?
I actually want to buy one of those portable window A/C units but my desktop is literally right under the window, so I'm stuck...
The power it comsumes, the more heat its bound to produce.
My only solution is you either turn it off or vent your room.
You should keep your door and window open at the same time to have your room join the natural airflow from outside.
Since I got a new GPU my room heats up very fast as well, so I keep both the door and window open and I have my ceiling fan on low.
But still, if I were you I'd get a window air conditioner and move your desk to allow sufficient space for the unit.
You have the possibility at least to install window unit, over here I either have to use this lumpy 'portable' unit or get a split unit which requires drilling even more holes in the wall.
[T]http://i.imgur.com/ds7ws0E.jpg[/T]
If you [I]do[/i] watercool it, you can dissipate most of the heat outside of the room by getting some really long cord / tubes and placing the radiator outside of your room, but it would be rather difficult to do that because you would have to fill the entire long ass loop from CPU to GPU to radiator several feet away. Probably not worth doing.
Otherwise, you can also just make your fans blow directionally by pointing them in a certain direction, getting some screen door material (to keep out bugs) and duck tape to seal off your window and point the exhaust out the window. Or some tubing that pipes the exhaust out the window (with screen door material duct tape etc).
You can also get some really long extendy USB and monitor cables and just physically place the computer
outside of the room.
Otherwise, just deal with it until it's winter and then you're glad you have your own little space heater.
Well, it does feel nice in the winter especially with hardwood flooring. Unfortunately, summer in Cali is pretty much 5 months of the year ( May-Sept), so I got like 2 more months lol. I'll look into a window unit, but honestly with the size and layout of the room, its difficult to move things around especially when I have 'feng shui' to consider due to having asian parents..
[QUOTE=DoubleTap;45673689]I was thinking of getting it watercooled, since the heat is dissipated through the copper plating/water instead of being blown out via the fans, but I heard it only helps a little?[/QUOTE]
Lol, where do you think the heat eventually goes when watercooling?
Anyways,
You could try setting your intake fans to LOW and your exaqust fan to high and then mounting a hose like this one:
[IMG]http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/963200/10241065/0/1251292537/VINYLAFS-TRANSPARENT_FLEXIBLE_AIR_DUCT.jpg[/IMG]
To the exaust fan, with one end outside of the window.
Having your intake fans on low and your exit fan on high will create under pressure in your case, preventing hot air from leaking out.
[QUOTE=taipan;45688756]Lol, where do you think the heat eventually goes when watercooling?
Anyways,
You could try setting your intake fans to LOW and your exaqust fan to high and then mounting a hose like this one:
[IMG]http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/963200/10241065/0/1251292537/VINYLAFS-TRANSPARENT_FLEXIBLE_AIR_DUCT.jpg[/IMG]
To the exaust fan, with one end outside of the window.
Having your intake fans on low and your exit fan on high will create under pressure in your case, preventing hot air from leaking out.[/QUOTE]
It also draws dust in through any small hole inside the case, though it doesn't matter if his intakes have no filters.
So power used pretty much translates to heat dispelled. You can target where the heat goes but fans blowing it one way or the other doesn't really make it better unless you get it out of the room.
Then there is that common misconception of having a ceiling fan on thinking you'll cool down the room. Which unless you'll getting hot air out of the room you're just creating heat from the motor and blowing it into the room. It just feels cooler when its blowing on you.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;45741660']It also draws dust in through any small hole inside the case, though it doesn't matter if his intakes have no filters.[/QUOTE]
Didn't you know every case these days are 100% sealed? :v:
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