pc in a confined space,

233 · 24 Sep 2006 at 22:23

relocated my main pc into a cupboard, its empty and measured approx 3 feet by 6 feet by 18 inches, just sat my case in the cupbouard and shut the door theres not much in the way of ventialtion is my opty going to go belly up sometime soon?

thoughts please guys

fobose · 24 Sep 2006 at 22:28

Why not run a sensor prog and keep an eye on the temps? Run something like prime95 for an hour and keep watching

wizardmaxx · 25 Sep 2006 at 06:33

If its a completely 'sealed cupboard and its on 24/7 its going to get hot. Had my old barton setup in cupboard similar size and the system temps used to get up to 48c.

semi-pro waster · 25 Sep 2006 at 08:17

Is your Opteron overclocked? If so I'd take it back down to stock before placing it in the cupboard and depending on the temperatures even think about a bit of an underclock. Is there anything you can do to aid the venting of heat e.g. maybe put vents/blow holes in the cupboard door or similar?

Global_Inferno · 25 Sep 2006 at 08:57

No offense, but PC's just AREN'T meant to be put in confined spaces, (unless they are phase or water, even then they need SOME air) and personally I wouldn't risk it, your CPU, GPU, HDD's, will all run hotter and shorten their working life... Simple kids: Just say no!

tim_enchanter · 25 Sep 2006 at 10:03

I would recommend trying to put an exhaust fan in the top of cupboard if you can.
Opterons do tend to run a fair bit cooler than most other CPUs I've had but with GFX cards etc running hotter these days that advantage is lost.
But as fobose said why not try it for a while and monitor your temps.