Sure, but the amount of waste heat you're talking about is tiny compared to what a modest AC will remove. Plus you don't have to compromise on gaming performance and get to be more comfortable all around. Win-win. If you're worried about it from a cost perspective people are taking about crippling a 1080 for gods sake. I mean I hope the dude is running all LED bulbs in his room, has thermal film on windows, etc. There are a lot of physical heat management methods we could talk about before getting into trying to reduce your gpu power consumption.
Running the Ac lower will actually cost more than you think. I am pretty sure the power bill will be more than 500$ this month of july with thermostat set around 78.
wow more replies. yes window is thermal insulated, LED or no lights, can get a 1080 for around 400$. installing a AC into the room is a impossible scenario. Adjusting the settings as mentioned helped a lot, the games played are not taxing and seem to be running the same quality with less cpu and GPu power.
Next i will help them find a projector to replace the Old Tv with but im sure thats a whole diff thread
TCL P617 or benq 2150ST projector are what peeks my interest for 600$ tv solution. Or even a pico 720p portable projector for 250 looked fun and enjoyable.
1060's look fine, 1080 well if it was me i would just spend the extra for better card and clock it lower.