An appliance that makes cold air?

the_syco

Hello all,

Not sure if this is the right place, but please move it to where it may suit if it's not here.

I'm looking for a small device that makes cold air. During the summer months, the room where my PC is situated gets fairly hot (poor ventilation), and the computers performance suffers when I'm playing games (it's not drawing in enough cold air to keep it cool), so I'm looking cheapish for something that produces cold air. I plan to upgrade my machine later this year (August/September, hopefully), and I'll probably do water cooling then, but until then I won't have that much cash.

newbie2

portable air conditioner ?

chrismon

Air conditioner?
They come up in Aldi / Lidl in summer cheap enough.

danjo-xx

sounds like a dehumidifier is what you need

chrismon

danjo-xx wrote: »

sounds like a dehumidifier is what you need

Why would he need a dehumidifier? They take moisture out of a room.

danjo-xx

chrismon wrote: »

Why would he need a dehumidifier? They take moisture out of a room.

Yeah I know, I use one in the kitchen but by removing moisture it also has the effect of slightly cooling the air, thought maybe that might be enough.

Outkast_IRE

danjo-xx wrote: »

Yeah I know, I use one in the kitchen but by removing moisture it also has the effect of slightly cooling the air, thought maybe that might be enough.

well thats how the dehumidifer works, internally it would cool the temp of the air to force the water in the air to condense into water droplets, it does cool the air but isnt designed to lower room temp as such.

coylemj

Free standing air conditioner, you can buy them in all the electrical shops but I believe they consume a fair amount of juice.

unkel

Water cooling could work out a lot cheaper than a portable aircon. And if you decide to go for the latter, watch the leccy bills and weep

Torqay

the_syco wrote: »

An appliance that makes cold air?

This is the hot air forum!

Say, has the heatwave hit Leixlip already? :eek:

Kensington

Portable aircon is VERY heavy on the power, they're also fairly noisy and you need a window or some other way of ducting the hot exhaust air to the outside.

ED E

Would simply adding a fan to the window solve the problem?

edd012

Water cooling may cool your computer better but it won't help keep your room from getting too hot, as the heat still gets out. An air con is the only real option, or open some doors and windows.

ScumLord

Can you turn the room into a cave? If you can block the sunlight from getting into the room it will cause a huge drop in temperature. The room my PC is very cold simply because the windows face away from the sun.

Trying to drop the temp electrically will cost a fortune even if you get the equipment cheap. It's probably more expensive than trying to heat a room.


Would probably be more effective to point a desk fan at the PC.

Khannie

ED E wrote: »

Would simply adding a fan to the window solve the problem?

This. Pump the hot air out, and the ambient air in. It's nearly never warm enough in Ireland for that to be an issue. You can buy blowers for this purpose. We had one in my job until we hit the point that we needed aircon.

ressem

Air conditioners move heat from one area to another, and add their own to a poorly ventilated room with no ducting. Too pricey if you've no cash.

If the air is too warm, and there is no window or open door that has a sufficient cooling effect, then cheapest option is to increase the throughput of air through your computer.

Look to see whether you computer has room for another fan, whether the back of the computer has enough spatial clearance to allow air to exit (i.e the back of the computer is a couple of feet from the nearest obstruction), possibly put in a bit of a cardboard template around the top and sides of so warm air does not immediately re-circulate around to the front intake.

If another fan cannot be fitted, check whether you could put up with the noise of a fan with a higher air flow (in Cubic Feet per Minute), usually at a higher RPM.

Most retail computers are designed to be OK at 35 degree ambient, was this a home build?

Headshot

Sorry for the bump was googling and this thread came up

OP did you ever get sorted? Iv sick and tired of my furnace room tbh and im looking into getting it sorted.

I was thinking of one theses http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=13352&langId=111&searchTerms=AIR+CONDITION&authToken=

Namly this one http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4250832/Trail/searchtext%3EAIR+CONDITION.htm but I wouldnt to be sure one them so hopefully someone can share their advice and experience with a air conditioner

Overheal

This thread is proof that this website is Irish... fml

moneymad

the_syco wrote: »

Hello all,

Not sure if this is the right place, but please move it to where it may suit if it's not here.

I'm looking for a small device that makes cold air. During the summer months, the room where my PC is situated gets fairly hot (poor ventilation), and the computers performance suffers when I'm playing games (it's not drawing in enough cold air to keep it cool), so I'm looking cheapish for something that produces cold air. I plan to upgrade my machine later this year (August/September, hopefully), and I'll probably do water cooling then, but until then I won't have that much cash.

Buy a fridge and leave the door of it open.

Headshot

moneymad wrote: »

Buy a fridge and leave the door of it open.

lol

what a stupid idea

moneymad

Headshot wrote: »

lol

what a stupid idea

do you know how a fridge works without googling it?

Headshot

yes

do you know a fridge isnt intended to be used that way ?

moneymad

Headshot wrote: »

yes

do you know a fridge isnt intended to be used that way ?

Even better put the computer into the fridge

Bosh

Have a similar problem on the three days a year that we actually do get sunshine :rolleyes:

I take side panel off PC, and leave desk fan blowing into it.

Not very elegant or quiet, but for the few times that it's an issue it's a cheap & effective soulution for me!

the_syco

In the end, I've stuck more fans on the PC; another 120mm case fan sucking air in, and a 80mm fan sucking air out next to the graphics card.

Headshot wrote: »

Namly this one http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4250832/Trail/searchtext%3EAIR+CONDITION.htm but I wouldnt to be sure one them so hopefully someone can share their advice and experience with a air conditioner

If I had €239 to spare, I'd probably get a new graphics card that had a better design for getting rid of the hot air better.

moneymad wrote: »

Buy a fridge and leave the door of it open.

Leaving the door open would mean that the fridges motor would go into overdrive as all the cold air would be going out the door, literally.

PC in fridge with the door closed would run the risk of forming condensation inside the PC, and thus shorting out the motherboard, etc.

Will throw up a picture sometime on the current setup.