Weird Way or Incorrect way to cool a desktop? UPDATE: PICTURE in post #1
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That's exactly what it is and not the first time I've seen a similar set up.
I've never asked any clients how they landed up with PC's set up that way, but always figured they just changed the case...
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The plastic tube on the CPU cooler normally is used with a case that has holes on the side. The tube directs cooler air from outside of the case directly into the CPU. Modern computers put off so...
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it looks to me like that is there to stop cables from getting caught in the CPU fan.. personally I would rather see zip ties keep the cables in place, but I doubt he is really overheating his CPU by...
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5450 is fanless card because it uses ~ 20 W and computer has one exhaust fan in PSU.
it gets some fresh air, but not much; also if heatsink connected to a side vent you have cold air from outside.
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Picture in post #1... also noticed his video card only has a heatsink and no fan... only one fan throughout the entire PC that doesnt even blow all the air out... lol
Weird Way or Incorrect way to cool a desktop? UPDATE: PICTURE in post #1
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im trying, haha... hes at work unfortunately... Ill try to get one tonight...
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I agree. There is some type of cooling going on obviously since even with water cooling there is a radiator and fan. Modern computers need cooling so something is going on.
Weird Way or Incorrect way to cool a desktop? UPDATE: PICTURE in post #1
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Take a pic of the computer and post it already :D
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Both in and out, ideally, a fan for each.
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you really won't damage a PC by inadequate cooling unless you really try.. pretty much everything important has a temperature sensor and will slow itself down or shut off to prevent just that
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yeah, ill pass him all the info but i just wasnt sure if i was right or wrong about him not having that fan that blows air into the desktop... I mean, im helping him save a whole PC for something he...
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although I would suggest letting your roommate do this, and not yourself installing stuff on their computer.
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You can download free temp monitoring apps, like coretemp or CPUID's Hardware monitor, to find out if it's running too hot.
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i had a long, hot day, haha... yes, PVC pipe and PSU... haha... i feel like an idiot right now...
im trying to help since he had to replace his video card once already. I noticed the missing fan...
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That sounds like part of a liquid cooled CPU set up. Hard to tell for sure without a screenshot.
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Pretty obvious you don't know much about what you're asking. Leave him to do what he wants unless his fried PC parts are causing him to spend rent money on replacements...
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Maybe it used to be liquid cooled, the system died and he left some of the remnants of the liquid cooling system.
I assume you meant PVC piping, and not PCP drugs, correct?
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haha, PSU i meant...
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this I would really like to see..
Weird Way or Incorrect way to cool a desktop? UPDATE: PICTURE in post #1
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I was peaking into my roommate's desktop computer and ive never seen anything like the way its set up in terms of cooling...
Hes got a quadcore with a 500W CPU, ATI Radeon 5450... The core is...
