AC into side fan?

JamesTuc

JamesTuc

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I've got an M59 case and was thinking, I've got a portable ac unit and could connect it up with a pipe so that the ac goes into the side fan and into the case.

Would there be any problems with this? any water vapour etc from the ac
 
Ok, well I think it cools to 16C, which would be below ambient, but since the internals of the PC are all above this wouldn't that mean I'm OK condensation wise?
 
Wow, well I just tried it by holding the piping up to the side vent for a couple min and this is what I got:

Graphics down from 43C to 31C
CPU down from 53C to 48C

both still dropping and while running Prime95.

Graphics and CPU as in sig.
 
Just tested it out at idle. I ran the PC for a little while doing nothing with normal cooling to get a base temp and then attached the ac for 10mins

CPU 32C down to 24C
GPU 37C down to 29C

The ambient temperature in my room is 24C! This is amazing, my case was pumping out cold air :P Will be very useful on hot days :)
 
The ac is (I think) from Homebase a few years ago. It's a free standing unit.

Thanks for the dew point calculator, I guess I could set it to dehumidify first though.

Yea running the ac is definitely not the cheap option, but just wanted to see how much of an effect it had since I had the unit anyway.
 
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