Air conidtion directly into case??

[nadirshakur]

Summer is almost over and my mom was thinking of throwing away our AC. I told her I need it to blow directly inside my PC case. I would like to know if this a good or bad idea?? Someone told me the humidity will destroy it. Is this true? I am just creating a vent to go from the AC to the inside of the case.

Or should I just go with Water? Don't want to pay for it, that's the thing. The AC is already available.

 

[ssvegeta1010]

condesation wont happen untill you get well below AC temps, and AC air is generally drier than ambient summer air. If you are just redirecting the air into the case, you will be fine.

 

[milleron]

That's true. But my question to nadirshakur would be, "Is you computer really so overheated that you need to do something as outlandish as running ductwork from your air conditioner??" I know it's possible, but, damn, not everything that's possible is rational or advisable

Ron.

 

[tapir]

AC uses a crapload of energy, and if its low-quality enough that you're just tossing it, its probably less efficient than usual. The condensation will occur on the radiator in the air conditioner, but i guess you might want to try the duct with the computer off just to make sure you dont get condensation inside the case.

Still, for the $$ it would cost to run your AC as often as you run your computer, you could probably just buy a new HSF, unless you're using it as a cheap alternative to a vapochill or something

 

[Jeff7]

Throwing away the AC just because summer's over? I hope that's not the only justification for throwing it out.


I agree though, there are better ways to keep the PC cool. More ventialtion should do the job just fine.


What are your temps now?

 

[kirbymixmasta]

Keeping the ac and simply running it will keep your room temps lower meaning you can have lower case temps so just get more ventilation and better air flow.

 

[nadirshakur]

I wasnt planning to just leave on the AC for long. I was just asking to experiment really. The processor and the motherboard died, I am getting a replacement from ASUS and Intel. Should be here tomorrow, I give up on Intel so I thought I would try something on it.

Temps by the way were 53 idle, by the time I was encoding a DVD, it reached about 78. But at the time it died (I witnessed the sadness). I came to find it off, I thought ok why would anyone shut off my computer. I turned it back on, Got a message saying "CPU Test Failure"...repating twice and then shutting off again. Later I found out it was both that were kaboosh.

But ya if i try it i will try and post some pics.

 

[Hyperlite]

no wonder it died....

 

[Lazien]

Maybe this time You'll put a heatsink on Your CPU

 

[Shadowknight]

Someone over at ocforums rigged up a paper duct from their AC to their computer. It helped some, but I don't remember how much.

 

[0roo0roo]

for one your mom will smash your computer once the electric bill comes

 

[imported_Soldier]

Originally posted by: Lazien
Maybe this time You'll put a heatsink on Your CPU

He said it was an Intel chip...that probably was with a heat sink :evil:

 

[nadirshakur]

I did have a heatsink on it. Why would I run my CPU without one. It was the stocl one though which I learned is garbage. Does anyone recommend a heatsink + fan for the prescotts thermal issue (socket775)?

 

[nadirshakur]

Originally posted by: Hyperlite
no wonder it died....

Why is it no wonder. I don't understand why it was getting so hot. I never actually had any performance issues. I had a good case, (5 fans + 1cpufan + 2psu fans), i ahd it in a very spacious room, and case and motherboard temps were always around 25-32.

But the cpu never cooled down. It was always at least even as soon i turn it on it was idle at 50 and gradually went to 55....... the day it died, it was at 112. CELSIUS. i just had a chance to go to hardware monitor in the bois and can see it going 80-83-87- and you know the rest.

 

[Stonemason]

Wow, that would probably be a faulty chip. Even the stock HS/F would be able to kep it moderatly cool. Hopefully you can get it replaced for free, becasue i defiantley think this was not your error, but the chips.

 

[Bladen]

That or the heatsink became unstuck somehow.

That seems unlikely, but 112 celcius? Sheesh.

As for heatsink and fan, I'd say get either a XP90c or XP120 with a high CFM fan. I use this http://www.thermaltake.com/dcfans/led/bluesmart.htm on my XP120 with the speed controller. It can keep my P4 Northwood (3ghz oc'd to 3.67ghz) cool and prime stable.

 

[Jester666]

I don't think there is any question that the HS was not seated properly.

 

[bigdogtech]

Absolutely agree with Jester. The stock HSF that came with my Prescott 540J did an adequate job. But now I'm using the Gigabyte model for socket 775 with the 108 mm fan (see the link in my 8/4/2005 post). It does an even better job by 8-10 C. Keeps temps in the 40s and 50s C even when the room is summer hot.

 

[nadirshakur]

To be honest I think it was my fault, I think that my video card was too lazy, (Nvidia 6200 PCIe) i think it was dumping the load into my CPU until my CPU said forget this, why should I do all the work??!?!? Is this possible?

Here is everything in my systemmy system.

 

[freethrowtommy]

No, it is impossible for a CPU to get TOO much work to do and kill itself. It will only do as much at it can at any given time (100% load) and that is it. What kills a CPU is if it can't be cooled at that load. If the heatsink isn't seated correctly or the CPU has a flaw, are the only times a CPU will kill itself, aside from a power problem. P4s I believe have a throttle on them when they get too hot, they actually throttle down to prevent damage, why yours didn't is beyond me?

 

[milleron]

Jester's right. The heatsink was seated properly. It was on backwards, the lip was not meshing with the lip on the socket, or the thermal compound was applied improperly.
There's no way in the world that it was the fault of the video card "overloading the CPU."

Ron