Suggestions on getting heat from PC out of room ?

[imported_spike99]

OK, So my PC is like a mini radiator. Although summer is basically over... I'm still curious if anyone does anything special to get the heat out that is generated by a desktop PC.

Sometimes I wonder if should drill a hole in the wall and possibly vent the heat from the desktop PC with some type of venting duct that goes to the wall. Does this sound crazy ?

In order to minimize heat... I am no longer overclocking PC.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JaYp146]

What I did was to put the rear of my case near my doorway, setup a small standalone tower fan, and have it "exhaust" the case's hot air to the rest of the house.

 

[imported_spike99]

My PC is not near the bedroom door. What I usually do is turn the AC a notch down. I still think making a hole in the wall seems like a good idea... But wanted to check if anyone has thought or done this...

 

[Visaoni]

Currently I make do with a couple fans. One standalone goes in the window, blowing for all it's worth outside. Then I have a house fan (installed in the floor of the attic, comes with warnings not to turn it on without windows open, all that jazz) that I'll also turn on. Helps a bit. Oh, I also have a ceiling fan I'll turn on as well.

I have considered going over to water, getting some sort of fountain pump, and drilling holes in the wall to mount a radiator in another room, but between the time and expense required to do such a project well I don't expect it to ever get started.

 

[GLeeM]

I've had similar crazy thoughts, except mine was to drill a hole in the wall to pipe in some cold air this winter to try for an ultra overclock.

I wonder how high OC I could hit with -40* air blowing through the TRUE heatsink?

 

[Modelworks]

You can get dryer duct kits at home improvement stores that install in a open window. Just put the exit in the window and close the windows down on it. Connect duct to pc and there ya go !
http://www.acehardwareoutlet.c...Details.aspx?SKU=41136

 

[Visaoni]

I wish I had -40* air outside. I'm lucky when it gets below 80*. The dryer ducting also sounds like a great idea, but considering I've already received threatening letters from the home owners association about the box fan in the window, I don't think it will go over well.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: Visaoni
I wish I had -40* air outside. I'm lucky when it gets below 80*. The dryer ducting also sounds like a great idea, but considering I've already received threatening letters from the home owners association about the box fan in the window, I don't think it will go over well.

No you don't.

Trust me.

 

[Rubycon]

A/C is the best way. Split systems with the fan coil on the ceiling and condenser outdoors are nearly silent and can keep hot spots under control. If you're in the interior of a building a Koldwave takes care of this.

 

[garritynet]

Originally posted by: JaYp146
What I did was to put the rear of my case near my doorway, setup a small standalone tower fan, and have it "exhaust" the case's hot air to the rest of the house.

This is what I do as well. I know you said your PC is not near the door but I think the implication is that you should try to move it over by the door. In the room I have my PC in by the door is not the best place for it but I think it is worth it to keep the room cool.

As for holes in the wall, well alot of that just depends on how practiced you are at such projects and how your house is set up. It seems like a lot of work(making the hole is the easy part) for a problem that can be solved with a $30 fan and moving your furniture around.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: garritynet


As for holes in the wall, well alot of that just depends on how practiced you are at such projects and how your house is set up. It seems like a lot of work(making the hole is the easy part) for a problem that can be solved with a $30 fan and moving your furniture around.

A few minutes with a Sawzall does wonders.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: Visaoni
I wish I had -40* air outside. I'm lucky when it gets below 80*. The dryer ducting also sounds like a great idea, but considering I've already received threatening letters from the home owners association about the box fan in the window, I don't think it will go over well.

Spoken like a true overclocker!

ROFL!

Whats wrong with the box fan on the window?

I cant see how the HoA would nail you for that.
Do they think its ugly or something?

 

[CurseTheSky]

If I was going to do some kind of heat-exchange system with outside air, I'd probably just go water cooled. I'd run two copper pipes up from the floor (with grommets) and use flexible tubing to connect them to the internal waterblocks, pumps, etc. Then I'd run the pipes through the basement and to multiple radiators outside (in a ventilated enclosure to prevent damage, and located in the shade to avoid unnecessary heat). My main concern would be the water freezing (so I'd have to run some kind of anti-freeze), and whether or not the pumps could handle the distance of that run. Chances are I'd have to something like an Iwaki RD-30 from somewhere in the basement rather than an internal pump in the case.

It would be pretty cool though; your temperatures should be significantly better, especially in the colder months, and you wouldn't be dumping heat back into the same room. If you use flexible hoses to connect the computer to the copper outlet / inlet pipes and include a T-fitting in the basement to drain the fluid, the computer would be easily portable as well.

 

[Visaoni]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: Visaoni
I wish I had -40* air outside. I'm lucky when it gets below 80*. The dryer ducting also sounds like a great idea, but considering I've already received threatening letters from the home owners association about the box fan in the window, I don't think it will go over well.

Spoken like a true overclocker!

ROFL!

Whats wrong with the box fan on the window?

I cant see how the HoA would nail you for that.
Do they think its ugly or something?

Apparently. I don't understand how they came to the conclusion that a box fan is too ugly to abide on days that are pushing 90, but what are you going to do? The guys that come around and check things out probably spend their days in a nice air conditioned car.

Oh well, at this point the days are cooler, and my cat has taken over the windowsill. Everybody wins, including the cat.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: Visaoni

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: Visaoni
I wish I had -40* air outside. I'm lucky when it gets below 80*. The dryer ducting also sounds like a great idea, but considering I've already received threatening letters from the home owners association about the box fan in the window, I don't think it will go over well.

Spoken like a true overclocker!

ROFL!

Whats wrong with the box fan on the window?

I cant see how the HoA would nail you for that.
Do they think its ugly or something?

Apparently. I don't understand how they came to the conclusion that a box fan is too ugly to abide on days that are pushing 90, but what are you going to do? The guys that come around and check things out probably spend their days in a nice air conditioned car.

Oh well, at this point the days are cooler, and my cat has taken over the windowsill. Everybody wins, including the cat.

put a chair in front of the window, and put the box fan on the chair and have it blow out the window.

Your not really mounting it on the window, and it should push enough air out.

If they complain about that... then your defense is:

"Is invasion of privacy part of the HOA agreement?"
Because u would have to look inside the house to know there is a fan.