The ambient temperature , and more with the summer heat, can affect in a very negative and detrimental way both the performance and the useful life of any PC or laptop, and therefore it is a crucial factor that we should take into account for a correct operation of the devices. For this reason, today we are going to tell you what you can do to lower the room temperature of the room where you have the PC, always thinking of not having to resort to turning on the air conditioning .
It is worth mentioning the fact that if your PC has a liquid cooling system, it will be more likely to be affected by the ambient temperature than an air sink, since its performance depends on the temperature of the liquid, which can never drop. below the temperature that is outside (an air sink is not, but since the ability to change their temperature is much faster, it is noticeable less).
How to lower the room temperature without air conditioning
Obviously, the best and easiest solution to lower the room temperature a few degrees is to turn on the air conditioning, but there are many people who do not have the room where the PC is, or simply prefer to avoid turning it on since it has a high electrical consumption and It can be harmful to health in some cases. So, let’s see what we can do without resorting to it.
Turn off electrical devices
The first thing you should keep in mind is that each and every one of the electrical devices that you have turned on, no matter how minor they may seem to you, are a source of heat. Where there is electricity consumption there is power loss in the form of heat, so one of the things you should check to reduce the ambient temperature is to turn off as many electrical devices as possible: lights, TV, console, printer …
As absurd as it sounds because everyone says they “don’t get hot,” even LED lighting produces heat. So if you have a lot of RGB lighting devices on your computer and especially LED strips, you should consider turning them off as well. Every tenth to lower the temperature counts, remember.
Light bulbs greatly influence ambient temperature
As we have discussed before, everyone has the belief that LED lighting does not heat up. It is not quite like that, but what is certain is that they heat much less than conventional light bulbs, as they are a very large heat source.
Therefore, if you have conventional light bulbs in the room you should consider changing them for LED lighting; Although this involves a fairly large investment at first, then you will save a lot of money in terms of electricity consumption and generated heat.
Create a draft in the room
In the same way that it is necessary to have a good air flow inside the PC for proper cooling, if what you want is to reduce the temperature of the room, you must also keep this provision in mind. The idea is to allow fresh air to enter at the same time that you remove the hot air from the room, so it is advisable to open the windows well in the morning, when it is still cool, and leave them closed during the hottest daylight hours.
If you have a stand or table fan, you would normally have it turned on pointing at you to cool off (or at least create the feeling of it), but paradoxically it may be an even better idea to point the fan at a semi window open to force hot air out through it. The idea of this is to position the fan in such a way that it absorbs the hot air from the rear of the PC and sends it to the window.
It is equally important that, even if you don’t do this, you properly position the stand or table fan. You could even have the air point to the PC to encourage better cooling, but doing so make sure that the air coming in from the back of the fan is cool, not hot air.
In general, you can not do much more to lower the room temperature of the PC room without having to resort to air conditioning systems, but if you follow these tips you will notice a lot of improvement, and that is that in the summer months there can be a difference up to 3-4ºC doing so.