Heat Management

Dr. Z · 15-04-2007, 23:19

How do you guys with lots of kit manage your equipment's heat output?

To give you the full picture, I have 3 PCs with a total of 5 TFTs, plus 2 aux PSUs, a powerful power amp, preamp, switches that get warm, UPSes and other electrical stuffs that all add up to generate a ridiculous amount of heat.

I have my window open 24/7 with a fan on the go on full blast and still its unbearable almost all of the time. Im not joking when I say that a realistic estimate of how hot it was in here at 6pm this evening was mid-30s and right now even sat here in "sports clothing" with the fan blasting straight at me the heat is ridiculous - and I have everything bar my server, main PC and hifi off! I dont turn things off EVER!!

Is buying an air con unit the only realistic way forward? I think it is, and I know this is a bit of a lame thread because its got nowhere to go but there we go, I just needed to vent!

To think this is just the beginning of spring too...

15-04-2007, 23:19	#1
Dr. Z I'm going for a scuttle... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,021	Heat Management How do you guys with lots of kit manage your equipment's heat output? To give you the full picture, I have 3 PCs with a total of 5 TFTs, plus 2 aux PSUs, a powerful power amp, preamp, switches that get warm, UPSes and other electrical stuffs that all add up to generate a ridiculous amount of heat. I have my window open 24/7 with a fan on the go on full blast and still its unbearable almost all of the time. Im not joking when I say that a realistic estimate of how hot it was in here at 6pm this evening was mid-30s and right now even sat here in "sports clothing" with the fan blasting straight at me the heat is ridiculous - and I have everything bar my server, main PC and hifi off! I dont turn things off EVER!! Is buying an air con unit the only realistic way forward? I think it is, and I know this is a bit of a lame thread because its got nowhere to go but there we go, I just needed to vent! To think this is just the beginning of spring too... __________________