Enough room?

[g-dogg]

Hi, i moved my computer from one room to the other. In this new room, the desk has an enclosure thing, like a part for shelves but i removed them and put the computer, now i feel there is alot of hot air accumliating in the back because of the exhast fans, is this bad?, should i move the computer back to the other desk that lets it breath freely?

and thanks
g-dogg

[doctorgonzo]

It's not a good idea to block the exhaust airflow in the back, I have seen it cause problems.

Could you remove the back piece of the enclosure? Or is it feasible to cut a hole in it so the hot air has somewhere to go? If not, then I would put the computer out in the open.

[g-dogg]

i am not sure if i will be able to cut something out (its a cardboard back type of thing) i probably need to ask my parents first, but for now do u think it would be an improvement if i reverse the fans, for example make the back fans intake and the front exhaust?

[doctorgonzo]

That's probably not a good idea, since the PSU fan will still be blowing out the back; if you reverse the other fans, you may set up very poor circulation. Remember, the way ATX cases are designed is to bring air in the front, up over the CPU, and then out the back by/through the PSU.

[g-dogg]

Ok, so i moved the pc to a compartment under the desk, (one that had a cutable hole thing, i guess this is the one ment for pc's) i pushed the hole thing and it opened an opening, my temps definatly got lower from 34C to 30C, thanks Dr.Gonzo u da man!!

g-dogg