Summertime Cooling

[Ironz]

Unfortunately, my room gets very hot with a computer running at full load 90% (UD ) of the time.

Currently I have 2 case fans, one in the lower front and one in the back right under the PSU. Zalman 7000alcu covering the CPU. AntecSmart blue PSU which has 2 fans. Currently temps are at 34C cpu/34C mobo idle; 46C/38C full load. I know the CPU operates fine on temps up to 60C, but it heats up my bedroom waaay too much and I don't feel comfortable running the computer at this high of a tempurature.

What kinds of things could I do to keep the temp down. I considered turning it off during the day, but that is out of the question. What kind of self-respecting geek would turn their computer off? I compromised with myself to turn my second computer off when I don't actually need it. That helps my room temps, but I need to focus on this computer. Thank you.

 

[SlicedBread]

If your room is going to get hot, then you are either going to have to cool down the room or turn off your computer for extended periods of time. A couple extra case fans may help a bit, but they cant get your case temps below ambient room temperature. Buy a wall AC unit, turn the air up higher, or just turn your computer off.

 

[Carnival Forces]

go to the G[H] forum, go to the Unofficial Official Tweak Guide thread, go to the link to the air-flow-tweak-guide. Read it.