Computer Heat Problem

NikolasDude · Oct 14, 2015

I live in Arizona, so it is already very hot in the home, but when I use my pc and play games on it for too long it gets VERY hot. I have a decent amount of case fans and a h100i corsair watercooler. How would I balance temperatures in my pc, and temperatures in the room my pc is in?

turkey3_scratch · Oct 14, 2015

What is ambient temperature in your room? Put a thermometer in your room and tell me what it says.

NikolasDude · Oct 15, 2015

turkey3_scratch :

Will figure that out as soon as possible, currently the air conditioning isnt working. so the data would be thrown off by alot

EDIT: It is about 75-80 F ish on a good day

aldan · Oct 15, 2015

just to add,what are your pc temps? and what are you using to measure them?

turkey3_scratch · Oct 15, 2015

That's not too high. How many exhaust and intake fans do you have? And what case?

NikolasDude · Oct 15, 2015

aldan :

Accidentally chose you as a solution. Sorry, hopefully I didnt mess this whole thread up. I am getting 51c on both CPU and GPU from basic usage (no games just chrome and other programs)

NikolasDude · Oct 15, 2015

turkey3_scratch :

ughh.. Not sure. I will tell you that I have a h440, and the h100I water cooler has two fans on the top of the case. No more additional/custom fans

turkey3_scratch · Oct 15, 2015

NikolasDude :

Okay, I have the same case. What you might want to try is just adding one top exhaust fan right above the current exhaust fan.

jsmithepa · Oct 15, 2015

So are you saying this did not happen when the ambient were lower?

If you have one of those water coolers with the radiator inside the case am not kin off. The radiator's job is of a heat exchanger and there is little cool air inside the case to do the exchanging.

turkey3_scratch · Oct 15, 2015

Good point jsmithepa. The NZXT H440 particularly is limited in terms of radiator placement. Is the radiator mounted at the top or at the front intake?

NikolasDude · Oct 15, 2015

turkey3_scratch :

top I believe

NikolasDude · Oct 15, 2015

jsmithepa :

Well, either way if its winter or not the computer sure does make it way to heat the room. In the hotter parts of the year, its impossible to use the pc.

jsmithepa · Oct 15, 2015

I have just the thing:

NikolasDude · Oct 15, 2015

jsmithepa :

lol wouldnt that be nice

turkey3_scratch · Oct 16, 2015

Liquid nitrogen seems like your best option.

jsmithepa · Oct 16, 2015

I used to live in a top floor apartment with no insulation and a few weeks in the summer would get up to 90-100F, just turning on the TV would feel like adding fuel to the chimney. In those days, if I find myself not able to seek relieve elsewhere I just turn everything off, close the curtains to block sun's heat and just lay there with plenty ice water.

NikolasDude · Oct 16, 2015

jsmithepa :

Those times suck, I am moving to a new home, with no carpeting. Hopefully that will help alot

turkey3_scratch · Oct 16, 2015

Air conditioning helps more than anything.

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