Computer Heat issues

[adqttr]

I built my own computer a couple years ago and it has always gotten so so hot when i used it. i have very good heatsinks for the computer so that actual components inside the computer dont get too hot it just dispells so much hot air that i cant leave it on all the time. this wasnt an issue when i was just using it as a pc. I really want to switch it to a media pc but i am worried that whatever room i put the computer in will get so hot that i wont be able to bare to keep it running.

I was wondering it anyone had any advise on how i can make this better. I am not sure if anything can really be done but i was wondering if anyone knows a good way of helping. I have 4 fans in my case 2 in the front and 2 in the back they are all 4 the low speed panaflo's so that the computer isnt too load.

I dont have that great a computer so the cooling doesnt need to be that good and i want to try to keep the noise down if i am going to use it as a media pc. well if any has any advise or anything on what to do please let me know. thanks for all the help.

 

[Howard]

Nope. The electricity it uses is converted into heat, and it has to go somewhere eventually.

 

[krotchy]

one thing that is funny, is that using an amazing heatsink means it will actually heat your room faster than a bad one, cuz the heat is released to the environment faster, hence why its a good heatsink.

My suggestion is if your going to build a media-center PC, wait for conroe, and get a low voltage conroe. This will help aid your cooling issues alot. Pretty much the amount of watts your computers = how hot your room will heat up, because in the end, all your computers heat goes to the room its in.

 

[pkme2]

Since its summer and it starting to heat up. Proper air flow and heat dissipation will keep your rig healthy. The case (i.e. PC-7B) is first, next come 120mm fans(Yate Loons, very quiet and cheap). The PC-7B is designed to take air through the front and exit the rear. How about adding an intake fan on the side vent and add an exhaust to the top of case?
By helping air flow, you keep your components cooler, don't you think.

If you add a slot fan for the GPU, you got additional cooling. The idea is to take the hot air out of the rig as soon as possible.

My ambient is 29C, my CPU 38C, mobo 33C, CPU load is 44C.
If your CPU is Intel, you can expect higher temps, but my old P4 CPU was 55C and that was about normal.
Temp operating ranges. http://www.gen-x-pc.com/cputemps.htm

These suggestions are offered to those who can use them. If it helps anyone, so be it....

 

[HardWarrior]

Room fans, ceiling fans, AC, etc., take your pick. I noticed long ago that efficient cooling has this downside. The point, at least as I see it, is to have a machine that's stable under forseeable conditions. TBH, OP, I think you're fretting over something that really isn't going that big of an issue.

 

[Shadowknight]

Undervolting the CPU can decrease its heat output, though going TOO low can cause instability.