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Originally Posted by PenisFace
Open up the side of the tower. Get a fan. Blast fan into computer. On a hot day, this can make the difference between running hot but working, and running hot and shutting itself off to prevent damage.
Make sure the fan is blowing with any fans inside the case, so angle it properly. IF you don't, it places stress on the bearings in the fans and can cause premature bearing failure. Replacing fans is a pain in the ass 
edit: My gaming PC, which is what I'm on now, has 9 fans. I still have the side off because of how hot it is in here. Download a temperature monitor like CoreTemp. It gives you the temperatures of your CPU(s). IF they get up towards 50c, that's pretty damn hot ofr a CPU. |
its a pretty decent size gaming computer that I bought from my brother. had about half a dozen fans and a cooling system (cost him some serious $$ to build it). it feels like a majority of the heat is coming from the power supply area and the other fans blow out the bottom and middle of the tower.
plus i'm running 4 22" LCD monitors... its just draining power and causing a ton of heat.
on top of it the sun hits the top of the house in the afternoon and just cooks the front for the rest of the day into the evening. right now its not bad at all, but during the day I have the ceiling fan running to try and suck up the hot air and a tower fan on high trying to circulate the cold air around a bit.
portable AC unit isnt an option, there is no room and they are a pain in the ass. im looking into a few HVAC zones and if they are reasonable, I will setup a 3 zone system