Computer making my room too hot lol

[Boyiee]

So yeah I have an antec900, and it's just making my room too hot.

Yes, it's my own fault, running a GTX480 (it's only at 70c mostly) and my cpu is a e8500 OC'd to 3.8ghz.

I have a tuniq120, everything runs actually at great temps. Nothing is too hot, think my cpu is around 48-50c under load (unless my temps are lying) and really no problems at all. Everything is great!

EXCEPT MY ROOM IS HOT AS FUCK.

Antec900 has a ton of fans, and a ton of fans can generate a lot of heat. Does anyone know if I should change to a different case (remember, I have big components, willing to drop the tuniq tower though). Or should I just change over to liquid cooling? No matter what I do with my room, AC, windows open, fan on, table fan directly on pc or under desk... it's just too hot. I know I could easily solve this myself by underclocking/volting whatever, well there is a lot I can do really - but I don't want to do these things.

I am planning to upgrade my mobo/cpu/ram in a few months, if not sooner, should I wait until then to venture into liquid? I've never done liquid before, no idea how to do it or where to start... But I am prepared to drop a few bills on it if needed - could always use more credit. Summer is just starting, and it's already too hot, so any solutions would help. Love my antec900 but can't stand its cable management, so changing cases has always been on my to-do list as it is.

[Dainslaif]

The fans themselves aren't making the room hot - they just help dissipate the heat created by your computer. It's the computer itself making your room hot. Water cooling may help some, but it's probably not going to be that noticeable.

Is it always hotter, even with the computer off? The room I stayed in at my old place was always 10* hotter than the rest of the house, even with nothing on. Never figured out why.

[Tearshang]

I cut a 3 inch gap on the bottom of my door which helps cool my room off alittle better than before. All across the bottom 3 inches from the bottom. As crazy as it sounds.

[Boyiee]

Maybe I should have worded it differently.

More fans does not necessarily mean cooler temps, and if you know the 900 then it has quite a few fans.

My room is typically hotter than the rest of my house, but having so many electronics isn't going to help. I don't see why liquid wouldn't cool the case down, which in turn would cool the room down, at least if done properly. Plus, it would be quieter.

[Yabby]

Even tho i have central air i till have one of these AC's in my computer/ entertainment room.

http://h-mac.com/hvac-images/window-...tioner-spt.jpg

That room has about 3 computers, One of them is acting like a media server. 50' LCD with my PS3/Xbox360, etc. That room was almost always 15+ hotter than the rest of the house, so that AC was worth every penny.

[bluefan]

Liquid cooling won't help with the ambient temps in your room, but it will make things quieter if you do it right. You aren't changing the amount of heat your dissipating with liquid cooling, but how.

All I can suggest is keeping the window open and leaving the door open as well. Closing the door to your room will cut off airflow.

[Dainslaif]

Liquid cooling won't help with the ambient temps in your room, but it will make things quieter if you do it right. You aren't changing the amount of heat your dissipating with liquid cooling, but how.

Exactly. My system is watercooled and my room still gets noticeably warmer when I turn on my gaming rig. The reason why is the processor/video card are still generating the same amount of heat, but the system is just able to get rid of it more effectively than with fans/heat sinks.

Mine got louder with the watercooler, but then again I cut a hole and strapped a 120mm fan on top of the system. I bought a speed controller to turn the fans to like 40% speed, but your mileage may vary.

[Minions]

Even tho i have central air i till have one of these AC's in my computer/ entertainment room.

http://h-mac.com/hvac-images/window-...tioner-spt.jpg

That room has about 3 computers, One of them is acting like a media server. 50' LCD with my PS3/Xbox360, etc. That room was almost always 15+ hotter than the rest of the house, so that AC was worth every penny.

This, got my new PC (was already hot with my old one) combination of PS3 + 47" LCD + new pc = omg hot, window unit fixes everything. Can also add a fan if you want the room to circulate the air better (either desk fan, or ceiling fan)

[sruon]

You don't make heat/cold, it's simply a transfer of temperature, watercooling ain't gonna change much, it still has to be dissipated somewhere, like your room.

1) Drop voltages/wattage on your component, more volt=more watt=more heat to dissipate.
2) Get a good A/C or fan to move the air.

I know the feeling though, my desk is basically made of 1000-3000W depending on what I use and it's terrible during summer, I haven't turned the heating system in my room in multiple years.

[Kryssan]

Why do you think changing the cooling medium would help keep temperature down? All you're changing is the method of heat exchange, not how much heat is generated. My watercooling rigs in the past put out a bit of heat, they were just nice and quiet. If anything, watercooling will make it hotter as it's a more efficient heat transfer method than air alone. Now, watercooling does give you one option, if you have some spare time and money. With some case modding you can direct the heat of your rig with watercooling, since the radiator(s)/plate unit(s) is/are your real heat exchanger(s). Use water plate heat exchangers inside the case to transfer heat from the loop(s) inside the case with a small volume consumed and go outside to a custom radiator rig separate of the computer case with another water loop. If you're watercooling every component inside you don't have to worry about having fans on your case at all. Having the radiator + fans outside means you can help direct where you want the heat going (i.e. mount the unit in a window frame and just let it blow outside). Otherwise the radiator will just replace your fans on the air cooled rig and blow hot air into your room the same as the air changes by the fans did before, leaving you back where you started.


Granted, that's expensive and time consuming (although very cool for geeks). So I second the others of getting an auxiliary cooling unit for your room (used to have a separate AC unit myself), or if you live someplace that is cold for large parts of the year like I do now, just get a window fan.

[Jakson]

Just for the lulz really, but could you cut some holes (only big enough for cables, packed so they're airtight) in a small refrigerator and put your tower in there? Or would there be a problem with moisture?

[Baelorn]

http://www.techeblog.com/files/therm..._fridge_mo.jpg

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[bluefan]

Just for the lulz really, but could you cut some holes (only big enough for cables, packed so they're airtight) in a small refrigerator and put your tower in there? Or would there be a problem with moisture?

Moisture would be a problem. And you would eventually blow out the refrigeration unit. Refrigerators keep cool things cool. They're not designed to keep a constant heat source cool.

[fishstix]

If you extend everything from a watercooling system... you can house the exhaust fan outside your window or something. My parents owned an ice cream several years back and the presence of 3 major freezers running most of the day made the entire place incredibly hot. We had a mechanic move the compressor of some of the freezers to the rooftop and that helped.

idk how viable this is in a smaller system though, might need a stronger pump to work with an extended pipeline

[Boyiee]

I don't think that water will affect my ambient temp. I was hoping there would be a method of intake vs exhaust in my case that would allow better cooling, i.e positive/negative pressure, and that maybe a different case would help solve this problem. Also the fans themselves generate some heat, looking to eliminate that as well. There isn't much airflow in my case even though it remains cool inside and has a lot of fans, was hoping that if it circulated better inside it would dissipate more before exiting. Water cooling I was just throwing out there because if I'm going to make changes, and am OCing and running a hot box then maybe I should switch to that while working on alternative to cool my room.

I live in NJ so we get a lot of heat/cold weather changes. My house is pretty big and has 2 zone AC, it works great for the most part in the rest of my house lol. In fact we get a great cross draft with certain windows open, but again I have trouble cooling my room - it's as if the circulation just avoids my room cause its in a corner. My room is also in an inconvenient location, sun hit's it pretty hard. Would some type of ghetto window AC unit be my best bet? Even if my PC is off my room can get pretty hot, especially in mornings.

[Boyiee]

This, got my new PC (was already hot with my old one) combination of PS3 + 47" LCD + new pc = omg hot, window unit fixes everything. Can also add a fan if you want the room to circulate the air better (either desk fan, or ceiling fan)

already have a ceiling fan, just got a desk fan from target for 15$. Might go back and get a window unit, just seems so ghetto. Maybe I'll just move into the basement.

[Minions]

already have a ceiling fan, just got a desk fan from target for 15$. Might go back and get a window unit, just seems so ghetto. Maybe I'll just move into the basement.

Ghetto or not, you don't have many alternatives, unless you plan to use an entire houses ac non stop. (enjoy your powerbill if you do)

[Yabby]

already have a ceiling fan, just got a desk fan from target for 15$. Might go back and get a window unit, just seems so ghetto. Maybe I'll just move into the basement.

No, ghetto is playing video games in a sauna. Get the unit, stay cool. I will say i do spend more time in the basement when i want to chill and watch movies with the wife. Always a nice 65-70 down there in the summer without AC.

[Boyiee]

Damn this thread. Are you telling me that my choices are a window mounted AC unit... or fucking spiders.

Fuck.

[SephYuyX]

Theres really nothing you can do about it aside from sort of additional cooling in the room. One of my first IT jobs had my office in the server room, I wanted to kill myself, the heat was near unbearable the times the AC was broken (a lot).