Summer heat and OCing.

VidmanII · Post by **VidmanII** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 8:54 pm

It's been like 95F+ around here the last few days. My PC room ( extra bedroom ) doesn't have access to direct air conditioning so it's like 80+ in here what with having 2 PCs and 3 monitors kickin' out heat. I must have done a decent job tho in applying the thermal paste on both rigs tho 'cause I haven't had any probs so far and I can't see it getting much hotter than it has been recently. Anybody else been affected by the heat?

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 9:20 pm

I had some heat probs last week. PC room was 95f. the monitor was getting so hot I went and found a 150w AT PS and hooked a 120mm fan to it and placed it ontop my monitor. hehe

Greg

canton_kid · Post by **canton_kid** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 1:30 am

I been thinking of a fan for my monitor too!

I wonder if sucking the heat out the top vents would actually increase the life span under normal temps? Don't think it could hurt anyway.

I got to vent mine to the outside somehow real soon! It gets to 100 in this trailer house in august maybe even in july, and that was with only one computer system in the past. Now we will have about 3 heating the house! We turned off the stove already, like to cook outside better anyway and who needs those 3 pilot light flames heating 24/7?

Just moved my main system into the back room tonight, about 15f cooler, and got a window close by I can suck the heat out from the system. Going to build some type of vent hood, like over a kitchen stove but better.

Looking at the brite side, this winter I only need to cut half the fire wood

Maybe I should go with water cooling, could heat the hot water for the whole house and save some bucks?

canton_kid

Zak33 · Post by **Zak33** » Sun Jun 30, 2002 5:01 pm

BATH WATER OFF YOUR PC

cool/warm idea!!

do it man!!!! think of the publicity with a Digi cam!!!!

woohoooo

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 12:16 pm

swaped my ax7 for the slk-800 and my system is more stable on the near 100 days now.

Greg

canton_kid · Post by **canton_kid** » Sat Jul 06, 2002 3:21 pm

I'm back.

Went to Texas for the week.

It is about 36c/95f in this room now, system temp shows to be 48c and cpu shows 53c using the monitors that came with this Iwill XP333. Does that sound reasonable? System 12c above room temp and cpu 5c higher than that?

I have side vents that can be opened on this case and gonna play with them, but figure that disturbs the airflow. Comes from front now, open vents then it has no draw from front. Have to install front fans still.

canton_kid

VidmanII · Post by **VidmanII** » Sat Jul 06, 2002 8:00 pm

Considering your high ambient temps ( room temps ), that ant too bad.

AMDnitromike · Post by **AMDnitromike** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 10:35 pm

I moved my PC into my basement after i cleaned it up and slapped some ruggs on the floor. Its alot cooler down here. If i haden't moved my PC down here i would of had to buy an a/c or something...