Room temperature increase

[AMCRambler]

I've got a buddy who's about to switch to watercooling. He went the easy route and bought the Koolance case which is what I probably would have done too. His reasoning behind this move was to deal with high cpu temps 50C and up on his 2200. He could have gotten by just adding another exhaust fan but I think he wants to try watercooling for the novelty of it, and maybe do some overclocking.
We were talking about it and ended up getting into an argument over whether or not the temperature in his room will go up with th enew watercooling system. I said yes because more heat is being removed from the chip and dispersed into the room. The chip is still producing the same amount of heat, so in order for it to run cooler it has to go somewhere, ie from the radiator into the air. He said no the temperature should go down because the chip will be running at a lower temperature and in turn the heat will be dispersed in more material than just a standard heat sink. So the water will be a cooler temp than what the heatsink would be, and the temperature increase of the room would be lower.
We got into the argument because hsi room is pretty hot right now because of his computer. I'd say the temp goes up a good 5 degrees when he has it running for a while. So anyway who's right?

 

[BG4533]

The chip will produce the same amount of heat at a given speed/ voltage regardless of how it is cooled. Going by only that his room temperature will remain the same. However, based on how air is circulated and where it is directed it could be cooler or hotter at any given point.

Brian

 

[EeyoreX]

The CPU will produce the same amount of heat, its the cooling that is more, or less, efficient. His room temps won't change unless he does something with the air coming out of his PC. For example, a vent to outside from his exhaust, or fan in the room to blow the warmer air out or cooler air in.

\Dan