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rowan · 07-19-2010, 05:33 PM

I hear ya, I have 6 computers on 24/7 here, nice in winter (I don't even need to open the central heating vent) but in summer it gets super hot.

I have a portable A/C which helps with spot cooling but on really hot days the compressor just runs constantly and can't keep up. On some days the room temp climbs past 35C/95F and that's WITH the A/C going full tilt for hours.

I wouldn't bother with a portable A/C if I were you, they are very inefficient. For starters they need movement of room air to exhaust the heat outside, which means they're pulling air they've just cooled.

You might want to look at what's generating the heat, if it's something simple like an older less efficient CPU then changing that may end up cheaper in the long run than what you'll spend trying to remove the extra heat.

My wife has a Pentium D (the heat of a P4, doubled!) and the exhaust from her comp is like a foot warmer.

07-19-2010, 05:33 PM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	I hear ya, I have 6 computers on 24/7 here, nice in winter (I don't even need to open the central heating vent) but in summer it gets super hot. I have a portable A/C which helps with spot cooling but on really hot days the compressor just runs constantly and can't keep up. On some days the room temp climbs past 35C/95F and that's WITH the A/C going full tilt for hours. I wouldn't bother with a portable A/C if I were you, they are very inefficient. For starters they need movement of room air to exhaust the heat outside, which means they're pulling air they've just cooled. You might want to look at what's generating the heat, if it's something simple like an older less efficient CPU then changing that may end up cheaper in the long run than what you'll spend trying to remove the extra heat. My wife has a Pentium D (the heat of a P4, doubled!) and the exhaust from her comp is like a foot warmer.