Inevitably, summer draws closer and closer, and with it, the usual temperature rise How Bad Do Our Computers Feel? Obviously having a good cooling system in the PC helps to attenuate the heat and the components suffer less, but as we are going to tell you about in this article, there are some additional aspects that, if you take them into account, will also be help prevent the temperature affect your PC too much, and with it also its longevity and even its performance.
Yes, we said performance, and it is well known that almost all PC components have a protection system called Thermal limitation, that is, when they reach a certain temperature threshold, they reduce their operating speed (and with it their performance) to maintain their integrity. For this reason, among others, it is very important to pay attention to the temperature of the PC components.
Where to place the PC so that the temperature does not rise
Since ambient temperature greatly affects the operating temperature and the noise the PC makes (note that at higher temperatures PWM fans spin faster and therefore emit more noise as well), where you place the computer can become paramount. Even if you have air conditioning in the room, there is not much we can do to mitigate the ambient temperature, but placing the PC tower in a strategic location is something we can do.
If your desk is of a substantial size, it is quite normal to have the PC case on the right or on the left, on the edge of the table; however, computer cabinets like the one we show you in the image above are also quite common, especially for people who don’t have much room in the room, and as you can see the PC case is cloistered in the cabinet, in the bottom … bad idea.
This is a bad idea for two reasons: the first is that since the box is cloistered, it will almost certainly form hot air bubblesespecially at the back (if you have the PC positioned like this put your hand in the hole from behind and you’ll notice it gets very hot), causing the air entering the PC to be warm instead to be cold, favoring the temperature it goes out The second reason is that the drafts that may be in the room do not reach it either, since it is placed so low.
Ideally, the PC should be placed on top of the desk, and if there is no space available, use an auxiliary piece of furniture to place it, but always avoid being confined, since it is fateful for the temperature. If given the opportunity, the best result would be to position the PC case so that its front side (where the air enters) is in the middle of where drafts form in the room, whether when opening the window, when using a fan or when you turn on the air conditioner; The goal is to ensure that the air entering the PC is always fresh.
Of course, keep another thing in mind and that is that if you put the PC next to a window, as we show you in the picture above, more dust will also tend to get in. inside, so it is advisable to ensure that you have the anti-protection filters the dust to prevent it from settling inside as well as regular cleaning.
