Who needs a radiator

daz87uk · 2 May 2009 at 12:13

In this current climate saving energy is a must* so why have your radiator on and the tv when my 200watt tv is producing 35c /93F over the whole 40inch panel. im toasty and entertained all in 1.

Rroff · 2 May 2009 at 12:15

Heh... get a lot off my PC stuff too.

willhub · 2 May 2009 at 12:25

My E8500 @ 4GHz, 4870, 1 22" and 1 17" is all I need to make my room in mcr roast

, my flatmates cant believe it, there rooms are freezing and don't get why mine is always roasting, well it's cause they run super slow laptops

Mr-White · 2 May 2009 at 12:28

i tend to open the window a lot more with the pc chugging away

MW

xb8browney · 2 May 2009 at 13:06

Our 42" plasma gets quite hot.

Fegruson · 2 May 2009 at 13:29

I can see this thread turning into a "my hardware is hotter than yours"

Tefal · 2 May 2009 at 13:38

Fegruson said:
I can see this thread turning into a "my hardware is hotter than yours"

surely whoever is still running an Prescott pentium will win?

Septh · 2 May 2009 at 14:02

Tefal said:
surely whoever is still running an Prescott pentium will win?

My house mates P4 laptop is runs at 70's apprently. Its quite funny going in his room, just the sound of laptop fans going crazy.

apeZ · 2 May 2009 at 14:03

My room is the hottest in the house, by quite a bit. Funnily enough, I've adapted to it, and I moan that the rest of the house should be warmed up

Small room + hot computer = cosiness!

nydryl · 2 May 2009 at 14:06

I pay a one off annual fee for my utilities so I have my flat toasty all the time...sod the environment

Marine Iguana · 2 May 2009 at 14:09

Hmm must get my 4870x2 under water sometime soon with it folding and this weather its at 98-100°C on the hottest core. Do i win

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Happy · 2 May 2009 at 14:19

apeZ said:
My room is the hottest in the house, by quite a bit. Funnily enough, I've adapted to it, and I moan that the rest of the house should be warmed up

Small room + hot computer = cosiness!

Haha that describes my room, as soon as I'm out of it I complain I'm cold

Raikiri · 2 May 2009 at 14:21

I fail to see how 500w of energy from your PC (assuming it's pretty high end and under load) is going to heat a room up much, electric heaters are usually 3,000w.

Happy · 2 May 2009 at 14:23

You would be very surprised!

Raikiri · 2 May 2009 at 14:28

Well it makes sod all difference in my room and I have a 32" telly, my PC, Xbox 360, amp/speakers, printer etc. all going.

NiCkNaMe · 2 May 2009 at 14:30

Raikiri said:
I fail to see how 500w of energy from your PC (assuming it's pretty high end and under load) is going to heat a room up much, electric heaters are usually 3,000w.

Think how fast an eletric heater actually heats a room. You turn them off after 20 minutes of continued use! Having all that equipment on will have the room like Barbados after an hour or so

My room is baking today, really hot outside which is making things worse. Running 6 virtual servers and doing a bit of development so my PC is like that bird who stayed on the sunbed for too long :eek:

Marine Iguana · 2 May 2009 at 14:31

Wish my room was cool like that im sweating here have to leave the room and have a break from it prefer it at night when its cooler have the windows open and nice cold air.

Wiggins · 2 May 2009 at 16:25

Tefal said:
surely whoever is still running an Prescott pentium will win?

I win then.

Got a 3.6Ghz Prescott in the wife's PC.

I must say I have the radiator by her PC turned down more than others.

mleanz1 · 2 May 2009 at 18:24

A great way to save money and therfore buy that new GFX

el_dazza · 2 May 2009 at 18:41

Tefal said:
surely whoever is still running an Prescott pentium will win?

I used to have a P4 3.2Ghz Prescott.. brand new it idled at 50C, and when running CS:S it ran at 90C+. God knows how it lasted 4 years before giving up.