Putting a pc in a space with little airflow

mufcmark · 24 Feb 2011 at 20:43

I'll be upgrading my pc soon and this system will be a lot hotter than my old one.

Currently the pc is in a tight space and the back is about 11cm from the wall.

Would this cause the system to overheat seeing as the airflow is relatively poor?

edGfaCTor · 24 Feb 2011 at 21:20

maybe you could post a picture up

Newer hardware tends to generate less heat out put compared to old parts and it depends on your case/fans

Tonester007 · 24 Feb 2011 at 21:29

What specs are you thinking for your new system?
Watercooling may be an option, although you will still need airflow around the radiator(s).

Thekwango · 24 Feb 2011 at 21:38

mufcmark said:
Currently the pc is in a tight space and the back is about 11cm from the wall.

Would this cause the system to overheat seeing as the airflow is relatively poor?

my pc is as tight to the wall as the cables will allow and it causes no problems, depending on the case you have or plan to get you could exhaust the heat thru the top of the case?

obviously the more airflow the better but i'd say that as longs as you've got a couple of good front intake fans and can exhaust the heat out the back or top of the pc with another couple of good fans you shouldn't have any real problems

koooowweeee · 24 Feb 2011 at 21:39

edGfaCTor said:
maybe you could post a picture up

Newer hardware tends to generate less heat out put compared to old parts and it depends on your case/fans

eh. you mean more heat

Thekwango · 24 Feb 2011 at 21:47

koooowweeee said:
eh. you mean more heat

eh. no he's correct. modern gpu's for example generally are more energy efficient compared to their older counterparts thus generating less heat

koooowweeee · 24 Feb 2011 at 21:53

so why are cards getting bigger fams and also get water cooled. because there cooler...... dont think so.

maybe low end card but anything else are hotter. i could cook on my old gtx480

Thekwango · 24 Feb 2011 at 21:59

obviously there are anomalies, i did say that 'generally' components are cooler, especially gpu's due to higher efficency

koooowweeee · 24 Feb 2011 at 22:02

Thekwango said:
obviously there are anomalies, i did say that 'generally' components are cooler, especially gpu's due to higher efficency

He's talking about upgrading not side grading. So a new card with more performance will be hotter . Eh

mufcmark · 24 Feb 2011 at 22:03

The system I'm building isn't fixed yet but it will be a mid range system.

amd 1055t/ i5 2400k
hd 6850
4gb ddr3 ram

The case I plan to use is in the less than £40 bracket and will probably be a coolermaster 430 or something similar.

Do these lower end cases allow you to exhaust heat through the top?

Thekwango · 24 Feb 2011 at 22:06

http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?category_id=3592&product_id=6640

the coolermaster website shows 2 top exhaust fans so you should be fine

koooowweeee · 24 Feb 2011 at 22:11

Quick look on there site shows there are 2 120 mm fans at the top you will be fine