How much does room temp. have to do with case temps?

[LuDaCriS66]

Basically.. I built this computer around November and December.. so the room was a pretty cool environment and I just recently applied some AS3 a few days ago. When I first applied it, my CPU temps were around 39-42 degrees celsius. My case temps have always been around 28 degrees and nowadays it rises to around 32 at the most. I have not changed the case cooling.

Just a few days ago, my CPU temps would be at 42 at most.. now after the AS3 has totally settled in, my temps have went back up to 47. If I take the side panel off the case, it drops back down to 42.

I have an Antec SX630 case with 1 sunon 36cfm intake fan and 1 antec exhaust fan. My CPU HSF is a Thermalright SK6 with a 5000rpm YS-Tech fan.

Epox 8KHA+ KT266a
Athlon XP 1700+ 1.47ghz
Crucial 256mb PC2100 CL2.5
Gainward GF3 Ti200

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Room temp has a lot ot do with case temps, which have a lot to do with CPU temps... The hotter the room, the hotter the air you're "intaking" into your case, therefore the higher the case temp.

CPU temp is always in addition to the case tmep... .Heatsink C/W applied to CPUs is measured as Heatsink Rise Over Ambient Case temp

Seeing as how you got a significant temp drop reomving the case side, you may want to add to your case cooling seeing as how summer is coming...



Mike

 

[xbassman]

Ambient temp make all the difference in the world!

The other day my wife was cold, so she set the heat @ 78 F.
I got home and sat down at my computer and the first thing I noticed was that my CPU temp was 5C higher than normal!

I am no expert, but I vote YES!

 

[jiffylube1024]

<< I am no expert, but I vote YES! >>



Funny, it wasn't really a yes or no question. About the temperature issue; case temp does depend on room temperature a lot. Usually if the air is a few degrees cooler, than so will be your computer. It all depends on how much airflow you have going on in your computer, etc etc.

 

[dejablue]

room/case temps ? don't we all live at 73 degres, or so. room temps don't mean s**t. you need to make the exhaust fans (in the back), much more powerfull. my server runs with no fans in the front, and 2 big ass fans in the back...sweet stuff !!!!!!

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[HouRman]

He obviously meant YES as in room temperatures affect case temperatures.

I don't know what I'd do without knowing the humidity and temperature of my room.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

<< room/case temps ? don't we all live at 73 degres, or so. room temps don't mean s**t. >>



DejaBlue,

That statement is completely wrong. Room temps 100% correspond to case temps. NOt everyone lives at 73F. That's full of it.. it may be an average, but I know plenty of people who rarely turn on their heaters in the winter and never turn on the AC during summer. In fact, here's a personal example.

My case has 2 92mm exhaust fans, plus the enermax P.S. exhausting air. On average, I run 2C over ambietn room temp. During winter, my case temp is an average of 22C, and my room temp is an average of 20C. During summer, my case temp is, on average, 30C. My room temp is roughly 28C during summer... We're looking at an 8C(14F) swing that 100% correlates with changes in case temps, which have everything to do with CPU temps. You still gonna say room temps don't matter?

NO matter how much cooling you have, you're stilling drawing room temp air into your case. YOu can have 300CFM exhaust, but you're still pulling in room temp air. There's no magical way to cool the air into your case without exotic methods. Everything starts at room air temperature....


Mike

 

[aphex]

All i can say is living in florida SUCKS sometimes.. The case temp of my 1.2ghz Athlon in a Lian-Li case is pushin 35C (95F) right now... My townhouse is a balmy 76F inside, and its currently about 92F with around 80% humidity

 

[LuDaCriS66]

<< All i can say is living in florida SUCKS sometimes.. The case temp of my 1.2ghz Athlon in a Lian-Li case is pushin 35C (95F) right now... My townhouse is a balmy 76F inside, and its currently about 92F with around 80% humidity >>



Hmm.. well I live in Southern Ontario and I was getting up to 32C in my case yesterday. Today it's freezing cold and it's down to 25c and my CPU is down to 39. I need to improve my temps before summer rolls along...

 

[skriefal]

<< and its currently about 92F with around 80% humidity >>



Feel free to grab as much of our Minnesota cold as you want... we won't miss it . Currently 17F (-8C) before considering windchill. And this has been one of the warmest winters of the last 50 years!

And regarding the original question, ambient temps mostly definitely affect system (case & CPU) temps. A 5C rise in ambient temp will generally result in at least a 5C rise in case & CPU temps.

 

[Goi]

Your room temp determines your case temp, which in turn determines your cpu temp. On conventional air-cooling, your cpu temp cannot be lower than your case temp, which in turn cannot be lower than your room temp.

 

[uCsDNerd]

When I open the room window my case temps drop by about 3 to 5C. And thus my cpu temps also drop by about 4 or 5C.

Room temps don't make a difference in computer temps?? Try running ur computer in an meat freezer and tell us ur case is still going at 30C...