Room VERY hot

[draya]

My room is very hot compared to every other spot in my house. The second you walk out of the room you can notice the difference. It doesn't matter if my AC is on, 2 fans, window open, it's very hot. I think I have developed health problems because of this room actually. My body physically feels hot like a fever. Sweating issues. I didn't think too much of it until now and it's been years. I'm not sure if it's cause of my computer generating heat but just in case it is, can I get some advice on how to cool it down?

Here's my computer:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=6713227

I'm not good with computers so be easy. I notice my computer has a few fans in it but I also notice the 1 right in front has never actually ran. Here's a picture of the one that doesn't run: http://oi41.tinypic.com/t5kfb7.jpg
I'm assuming it's suppose to run cuz that would be pointless. What is the reasoning? Did I buy it broke? Am I suppose to/can I make it run?

Any advice is appreciated.

 

[Torn Mind]

Download HWmonitor. That should help report the temps at various parts of the PC. You can then post the info here.

For the fan, you need to make sure that power is actually getting there. Is it connected to the power supply?

 

[Bryf50]

The heat your computer is adding to the room doesn't change no matter how well you cool it. If you make your computer run cooler all your doing is more effectively removing heat from the components. Your not changing the net amount of heat in the room.

 

[spat55]

It will make some difference, but not that much difference especially if you have windows open etc. Sometimes when it is 30c outside I have my windows shut and door and only use my fan.

 

[Vectronic]

The fan probably got disconnected (or may have never been fully connected since it's pre-built?).

Like others have said, better cooling on/in your PC won't help the over-all room temperature, and might actually make it worse since the heat being retained by heatsinks, hard drives, etc will be thrown into the room more... making the whole room warmer, rather than spots of it being warmer than others. (think campfire, vs heater with fan).

Your options are one or a combination of:

1. Ceiling fan, this will help dissipate the heat through the walls better (technically, making the rest of your house slightly hotter, your room slightly cooler). It's better than normal/stand fans because it's a consistent/circular flow pattern... a stand fan, especially when it tracks back and forth, rather than stationary... doesn't really cool down anything that isn't wet/sweating.

2. An intake from a window, to your PC, and back out the window... this will greatly reduce the heat put out from the PC into the room. (dryer vent type idea). Other than that venting, keep the rest of the window sealed.

3. Vent your room with the rest of the house... this can be done fairly cheaply with a few tools, and 2 vent covers. Find the right sized vent covers, and cut a hole in your door, or through a wall. Jigsaw, pencil, square, 2 $12 vent covers, about an hour.

Opening a window when it's hotter outside than the rest of the house won't help, what you could do, assuming A. your door is open, or B. you have a vent... is use a fan to blow air outside through your window... that will suck the cooler air from the rest of the house, through your room, and push your hot hair outside. The drawback to that is, it's much harder on your A/C especially if your house isn't sealed very well because it's recirculating less cool air, and having to constantly cool down warmer air.

You could also do #2 inside your house if that's practical/possible... like intake/exhaust to another room/basement. Could be more "esthetically" pleasing than a full vent in your door/wall... and easier to hide/fix later, etc. By the sounds of it, the room needs better venting anyways though.

/bored ramblings.

 

[Torn Mind]

A window or "portable" A/C might be needed. They move energy from one place to another.

 

[dma0991]

AC doesn't do very well if your computer generates more heat it can transfer. Fans(stand, ceiling) does absolutely nothing except recirculating air in the room and making you feel cooler as the draft blows over you. If you have hot air in the room, you get hot draft. Window is static or blows air in if there's any.

The best solution I've found(based on experience) would be to have an exhaust fan, larger and faster ones works best, working in tandem with other fans. It creates a negative pressure in your room and draws air from everywhere else. If the air beyond the room door is cooler, leave it open and it'll suck that air through your room and exhaust it outside. You must not have any holes around the exhaust fan as it negates its function when it recirculates the exhausted hot air.

 

[MoInSTL]

When is the last time the fans and the inside of the case cleaned?

 

[aigomorla]

remove the heat from the room... not add more heat to your room by getting a better air sink!!!

 

[draya]

Here's my HWMonitor reports

http://pastebin.com/sq38Xnj5
http://pastebin.com/ACSjnyki

I'm not sure if the fan is connected to the powersupply, I'll check though. I'm just wondering why it wasn't connected to begin with. Is there a reason or did they just forget?

I do have a ceiling fan and a stand fan.

I cleaned the fans inside of the case a few months ago but I didn't notice any difference. Going to do it again though.

 

[Binky]

The computer makes heat, then the computer cooling devices remove the heat from the computer parts, and dump it into the room.

Better CPU/GPU cooling will not do anything for the room temp. Ceiling fans only circulate the heat around the room. A stand fan that isn't pushing (cooler) air into the room won't help either. You need more airflow in/out of the room.

 

[jackofalltrades]

Turn the computer off and does it cool off? May sound crazy but that room may not have enough insulation and you may be getting hot from outside the house.
But it should be better in the winter.

 

[Aikouka]

I feel your pain, my friend! My computer room is upstairs, and even though the thermostat is set to 70F downstairs, it's easily 8-10F hotter upstairs. Unfortunately, this is an apartment, so there's only so much that I can do about it! I definitely use my ceiling fan quite a bit (note: most have two modes for either pushing (hot) air down or pulling (cool) air up). I found my biggest culprit to be my monitor(s). Do you have monitors that use CFL-based back-lighting? I used to have two 27" Dell monitors, and after half an hour, I'd be nearly dying unless I turned the fan on. Replacing one of them with a LED-based backlight was a nice change. I also use less bulbs for lighting the room and CFL instead of incandescent (less overall wattage).