Sorry, I must disagree with this - moving air makes it colder ? And what is your cooling source ? It is NOT possible, to have your PC / CPU colder than ambient with air or (unchilled) water.
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Sorry, I must disagree with this - moving air makes it colder ? And what is your cooling source ? It is NOT possible, to have your PC / CPU colder than ambient with air or (unchilled) water.
It was -6 when I got in the car this morning :S
I think a CPU can go below ambient due to something called Wind Chill Factor
If this is not correct someone please let me know!
Wind chill factor doesn't affect electronics.. In fact it only affects people who don't have a windproof layer on.
However I was going to suggest wind chill as a problem, for the OP. Maybe his room is so cold the slight movement of the air is causing windchill, hence why the computer was making him colder.
What's the difference between a person who doesn't have a windproof layer on and a Heatsink that doesn't have a windproof layer on? . . . neither of them are electronics?
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But one has vapour permeable skin and hair to 'trap' heat next to skin as a thermal buffer.
It's this buffer being blown away and latent heat of evaporation that gives wind chill.
Edit: The 'buffer' effect - or laminar flow - can have an effect on heatsinks (especially passive ones) but it increase temp of component (buffer is insulant)
But you need an evaporator/condencer to get below ambient.
It's this buffer being blown away and latent heat of evaporation that gives wind chill.
Edit: The 'buffer' effect - or laminar flow - can have an effect on heatsinks (especially passive ones) but it increase temp of component (buffer is insulant)
But you need an evaporator/condencer to get below ambient.
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