PC Cooling Issue
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Posted by on June 23, 2008, 9:58 pm
Please log in for more thread options out and see if anyone could help. My girlfriend has a homebuilt PC, which she keeps in the 'comp cubby' that came with her desk, i.e. a small area under the desk where your tower is supposed to go. Unfortunately, this cubby gets absolutely zero airflow, so despite the fans (one on power supply, one for case itself and the fan on the heatsink), the computer is overheating and often shutting off erratically. Yes, I realize the simple solution is to store the tower elsewhere, but she doesn't want to do that (girlfriend logic is perplexing). SO, I've been charged with solving this problem. Simply: Is there any way to cool a comp that's in a tight spot, and receives little airflow? I did a quick search over at Newegg.com, and saw 'water cooling' and 'hard drive heatsinks', but I'm quickly moving out of my knowledge zone, and don't want to waste money on something I don't need. If you can help at all, I'd appreciate it. Cheers! Dano | |||||||||||||
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Posted by UCLAN on June 24, 2008, 12:18 am
Please log in for more thread options Simply cut a hole for a small exhaust fan in rear of the "comp cubby." -- Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on June 24, 2008, 6:07 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:18:27 -0700, UCLAN
>DanoWeir@gmail.com wrote:
> >> Hey there, had a problem that's got me stuck, thought I'd shoot it out and
>> see if anyone could help. >> >> My girlfriend has a homebuilt PC, which she keeps in the 'comp cubby' that >> came with her desk, i.e. a small area under the desk where your tower is >> supposed to go. Unfortunately, this cubby gets absolutely zero airflow, so >> despite the fans (one on power supply, one for case itself and the fan on >> the heatsink), the computer is overheating and often shutting off >> erratically. >> >> Yes, I realize the simple solution is to store the tower elsewhere, but she >> doesn't want to do that (girlfriend logic is perplexing). SO, I've been >> charged with solving this problem. >> >> Simply: Is there any way to cool a comp that's in a tight spot, and >> receives little airflow? >
>Simply cut a hole for a small exhaust fan in rear of the "comp cubby." Indeed. A handy way to power such a fan would be to use a leftover AC-DC power adapter, generally the best result would be to undervolt the fan so one rated for about 5V to 7V DC and at least a couple hundred mA might be right depending on the fan chosen. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by UCLAN on June 25, 2008, 1:52 am
Please log in for more thread options kony wrote:
>>>Simply: Is there any way to cool a comp that's in a tight spot, and
>>>receives little airflow? >>
>>Simply cut a hole for a small exhaust fan in rear of the "comp cubby." >
> Indeed. A handy way to power such a fan would be to use a > leftover AC-DC power adapter, generally the best result > would be to undervolt the fan so one rated for about 5V to > 7V DC and at least a couple hundred mA might be right > depending on the fan chosen. I had a stereo cabinet with a 230vac fan running at 115vac. Same principle. | |||||||||||||
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> see if anyone could help.
>
> My girlfriend has a homebuilt PC, which she keeps in the 'comp cubby' that
> came with her desk, i.e. a small area under the desk where your tower is
> supposed to go. Unfortunately, this cubby gets absolutely zero airflow, so
> despite the fans (one on power supply, one for case itself and the fan on
> the heatsink), the computer is overheating and often shutting off
> erratically.
>
> Yes, I realize the simple solution is to store the tower elsewhere, but she
> doesn't want to do that (girlfriend logic is perplexing). SO, I've been
> charged with solving this problem.
>
> Simply: Is there any way to cool a comp that's in a tight spot, and
> receives little airflow?