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sickofsoyo
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 Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject: Summer is coming.... Time to prepare... |
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well, its almost time for every computer enthusiests hated season... Summer... Summer means hotter temperatures, cooling problems, and of course, the dreaded heat shut down. To prepare for this season, I would like to list some things you should do or have.
1. Make sure your case is well ventilated, rearrange wires to give your case more airflow, and move it to an area of open circulation.
2. Check your CPU heatsink and fan. Clean any dust and debris from the heatsink, and listen for any signes of a failing fan, fixing this now will save you time and money once summer actually hits.
3. Check for any failing case fans and replace as necessary... remember you should have more intakes for cool air than exhaust fans.
4. Clean dust from case. The dust will disrupt dissipation of heat. For maximum heat dispersion, all dust should be removed from fans, hdds, heatsinks, and any dust laying on or behind devices.
5. If you are like me and dont have airconditioning, you may even want to invest in some kind of venting system to blow hot air out a window, or add more fans to your case to ensure proper cooling.
6. In case of extreme heat, have a small box fan. These can be useful when heat is so extreme, even with the proper venting and airflow it still overheats. Remove the side panel and place the fan near the side of the computer. Dont put it too close, you may get some interference with the sound or video.
7. Finally, a step which many people have already done, invest in watercooling, or aftermarket CPU cooling to bring those temps down even further...
if anyone has corrections or something to add drop it here
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tabasco
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 12:44 am Post subject: Re: Summer is coming.... Time to prepare... |
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| sickofsoyo wrote: |
5. If you are like me and dont have airconditioning, you may even want to invest in some kind of venting system to blow hot air out a window, or add more fans to your case to ensure proper cooling.
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So why don't you have air conditioning? 
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sickofsoyo
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: |
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well, its an older house, and my parents said it would cost too much... and with energy prices now...
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:34 am Post subject: |
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^^^kids got a point!
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tabasco
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| sickofsoyo wrote: | | well, its an older house, and my parents said it would cost too much... and with energy prices now... |
Can't you just get a small window unit for your room? They're really cheap at Home Depot 
When it's 90 and muggy in Chicago, like it is this weekend, I can't imagine being without air conditioning.
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2old2care
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Summer is coming.... Time to prepare... |
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| sickofsoyo wrote: |
3. Check for any failing case fans and replace as necessary... remember you should have more intakes for cool air than exhaust fans.
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While you need plenty of intake air....you will want more exhaust fans than intake fans, typically.
I think this is what you meant.
A timely bit of advise. Here in Phoenix, we've already seen several days over 100F, and it's not even June 1st. 
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sickofsoyo
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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yea thats what I meant...
and we do have little window air conditioners, we dont use them... It wouldnt help me anyway, Im in the basement of our house... we have 3 floors.
and yes we are around 87 today so far... its only 1 oclock... so Ive gotten used to it... it sometimes hits over 100 in our house so its hard to keep the computer running...
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tabasco
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| sickofsoyo wrote: | | ... it sometimes hits over 100 in our house so its hard to keep the computer running... |
 That's a little bit hot
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sickofsoyo
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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yes it is... ahhh the power of a fan 
that was the hottest its been, it was almost 110 that day here... It was a couple years ago...
I have to run the dehumidifyer, so it gets just as hott in the basement as the 2nd floor...
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did my cleaning today....found a whole cat
i'll post pics tomorrow. =]
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I just cleaned my machine a couple of days ago. Also installed the AC unit that day and FINALLY fixed my northbridge fan. (Had been broken for a few months and I was too lazy to fix it). During cleaning, discovered that my video card fan was not blowing either, so that has now been fixed. Its been a couple of days and AC has cooled the entire room, the temps on the machine look great.
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fussnfeathers
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No AC here, but it's Vermont..........who needs it. (actually, i's 85 in my house right now)
CPU is running at 40C idle right now, it'll spike at 50c or so when I start gaming..........but I'm switching cases and PSU's this week, so we'll see what happens to the temps.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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Today it went to 110 F it's still like 100 @ 10 PM 
Air conditioning just has to work its ass off on days like these.
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| 2old2care wrote: | Today it went to 110 F it's still like 100 @ 10 PM
Air conditioning just has to work its ass off on days like these. |
Aint that the truth. We have had to shut down all but a few machines just so the A/C isn't running all the time. Heck even last month, our electric bill was a little over $400 And now it seems to be a little cooler in the loft area and quieter too 
Stupid summer. 
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yep, I'm only running a couple of (d2ol) machines at night, and only one during the day, here at home anyway.
I don't wanna think about next months bill. 
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