case cooling idea

[coreyb]

Hi,

I've had my computer setup right in front of my window for a long time now. Keeps it cool when I run my air conditioner in the summer and leave the window open in the fall/winter. What I'm thinking is, what would happen if I changed my fan setup so that I'm blowing all the air from back to front, taking all that cool air from outside through the case.

What do you guys think?

 

[MarcVenice]

why don't you just try? It should only take 2-3 minutes to accomplish, then you monitor temps again, and see if it helps. But, hot air from the CPU/GPU is going to travel a LONG way all the way from the back to the front and will exhaust in your room. In the winter it might be nice, acting like a someone elses central heating

 

[Rocks7ar]

One of my computers is near the window as well and in the winter I have put a ThermoChill PA120.3 outside in the snow (on the roof about 2 feet from my pc) and I see VERY low temps on my Q6600 (20C at >1.6v). Of course the PA120.3 deserves some credit as does the snow ; ) but still impressive. I have also rigged a rad so that in the summer the A/C blows from behind it and is sucked through by three Delta fans (balls loud but worth it).