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| Thread ID: 21772 | 2002-07-03 14:24:00 | Ideas wtd for warming computer air ... | *Sparky* (311) | Press F1 |
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| 59482 | 2002-07-03 14:24:00 | Hi ya all, Its cold enough already down in the mainland, but my machine is exacerbating the problem. :( What I would like to know, is, how to warm up the air coming out of the computer. At the moment its like a fan heater on blow only. I cant find the switch to turn the elements on. After 10 minutes sitting here, my feet and lower legs are like blocks of ice. I have 3 sensors telling me that sensor 3, the warmest, never goes above 32. Should I run a graphics intensive game in the background while at F1? ;\ Waiting eagerly for any suggestions. |
*Sparky* (311) | ||
| 59483 | 2002-07-03 14:38:00 | Overclock your system would help a lot. Also make all your cables untidy this should create heat. Run mp3s in background but this won't help much I guess. oh yeah overclock your graphics card too. hahhahaha | boom23 (176) | ||
| 59484 | 2002-07-03 15:39:00 | Overclocking would be the thing to do. | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 59485 | 2002-07-03 16:46:00 | Can you not make a "heat exchanger" Once I heard someone made one from corrugated plastic real estate agents use as "for sale" signs, A typical application would be were you expel out stale air, but you use the heat from the stale air to warm up the fresh incoming air via the "heat exchanger" . ( I am not a heat engineer) (2) Mount a Aluminium housed wirewound resistor in a aluminium box with holes in it near the computer fan 600 Watts is the highest (sold by RS Components) at 230 Volts would work out at 100 Ohms (nearest preferred value) giving 529 Watts of heat but would cost about $152 +GST . (2001 price) RS part number 252-3088, www . rswww . co . nz (3) Quicker method mount a series of high wattage lamps near the computer fan to warm up the air coming from the computer and that would make your feet feel "lite" . (4) Invent electric shoes (solely for indoor use) (5) Buy a fan heater (that's a thing that gets dam hot, and blows) ==> This concludes my 5 strange suggestions for F1, I must go back to bed before I get worse . <== |
E.ric (351) | ||
| 59486 | 2002-07-03 17:51:00 | have you considered spotlighting your computer? Perhaps you could use different colors from different angles? You do of course run into the risk of creating an item that friends may choose to worship, but you will if nothing else have warm feet. I recommend using Par 64 Cans, which are 1000 watts each, and can be filtered with the most pure of colors for greatest effect |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 59487 | 2002-07-03 22:31:00 | Assuming you have a heat generating processor like I have, then do this; 1. Locate a couple of unoccupied slots at the back of machine and remove the brackets. This will vent the hot air out the back. (Alternately, remove the side cover and drive a few holes as vent - be careful to clean off all metal filing to prevent short circuits on your motherboard). 2. Create a higher pressure intake from the front. My way was to remove the 5.25" covers and install a twin fan blower from Dick Smith Electronics (cost $30). This blows cold air from the front of the PC directly onto the path of the processor. It takes a wee while to warm up but I kick off my slippers after a while when its nice and toasty. (Note tho, I play Ghost Recon and my GE Force card generate just as much heat as my processor). |
nzStan (440) | ||
| 59488 | 2002-07-03 22:53:00 | NZSTAN, Are you telling us that you need a to use your comp as a floor heater even in AK? Some of the others from your country have been trying to tell us Mainlanders that it isn't even cold up there! Perhaps they are praticing for a job as computer salepeople in chain stores. |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 59489 | 2002-07-03 23:29:00 | ooioioiioioi i use you my pc to warm up the room! (hottest room in the house ;-)) if your feet are frezzeing then i suggest you move the location of your pc or your feet and PUT SOME SOCKS ON. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 59490 | 2002-07-03 23:57:00 | Don't know what you're complaining about. We've got a freezing 9 degrees minimum in Auckland today. :-( | cadifan (286) | ||
| 59491 | 2002-07-04 00:02:00 | I have been doing considerable research on this one, and have realised that the reason your network is not keeping your computer room warm is that You are only running one PC!! Perhaps it is time to bite the bullet and get another 2, you can find uses for them later.... If that doesnt work, you may have to try lighting them all up.. Actually i saw this totally cool case in computerfutures showroom , with a blue neon light and a clear sides, this might help, even if they did steal the idea... A second monitor might help keep the room warm too! |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
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