Question Concerns about PC left in a cold room for 7-8 hours while I'm at work ?

[fishyjack]

I work 9-5 so several days out of the week I'm gone for 7-8 hours. My home's ventilation and insulation is extremely subpar and as a result my room barely retains heat so I've had to get an oil heater to keep my room comfortable. Unfortunately, on the days I work I keep both my PC and my heater off which results in my usual 70f (21c) room dropping to 50f (10c) over the course of those 7-8 hours. I don't feel comfortable leaving either of them on unattended for several hours.

Is this potentially not good for my PC in the long run? I'm under the impression it's fine as long as it doesn't get cold enough to form condensation. My room is also extremely dry and I turn my heater on for around 60 minutes to get ambient temps to at least 60ish (15c) *before* I turn on my PC. My PC is very low to the ground, furthest away from the windows. Windows are always shut, have clamps to create a closed seal and are covered by thick curtains. Outside temps average around 40f (4c) during the day.

This potentially seems like a dumb/simple question but every time I try to research my specific case I can't find anything similiar. I'm mostly worried for when winter comes rolling by because without heat my room can drop to 40f and below pretty quickly.

Specs:
MSI Tomahawk Max II MB
Ryzen 5 3600 (stock cooler)
4 Noctua case fans (2 intake, 2 exhaust)
EVGA 1660 SUPER
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8 16gig DDR4
EVGA P2 750 PSU
1 Samsung 870 EVO 250gig 2.5 SSD
1 Crucial MX500 2tb 2.5 SSD
Lian Li Lancool 205 case

 

[CountMike]

I work 9-5 so several days out of the week I'm gone for 7-8 hours. My home's ventilation and insulation is extremely subpar and as a result my room barely retains heat so I've had to get an oil heater to keep my room comfortable. Unfortunately, on the days I work I keep both my PC and my heater off which results in my usual 70f (21c) room dropping to 50f (10c) over the course of those 7-8 hours. I don't feel comfortable leaving either on unattended for several hours.

Is this potentially not good for my PC in the long run? I'm under the impression it's fine as long as it doesn't get cold enough to form condensation. My room is also extremely dry and I turn my heater on for around 60 minutes to get ambient temps to at least 60ish (15c) *before* I turn on my PC. My PC is very low to the ground, furthest away from the windows. Windows are always shut, have clamps to create a closed seal and are covered by thick curtains. Outside temps average around 40f (4c) during the day.

This potentially seems like a dumb/simple question but every time I try to research my specific case I can't find anything similiar. I'm mostly worried for when winter comes rolling by because without heat my room can drop to 40f and below pretty quickly.

Specs:
MSI Tomahawk Max II MB
Ryzen 5 3600 (stock cooler)
4 Noctua case fans (2 intake, 2 exhaust)
EVGA 1660 SUPER
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8 16gig DDR4
EVGA P2 750 PSU
1 Samsung 870 EVO 250gig 2.5 SSD
1 Crucial MX500 2tb 2.5 SSD
Lian Li Lancool 205 case

As long there is no high humidity to form condensation it's fine. As a precaution give it few minutes at idle.

 

[SkyNetRising]

My home's ventilation and insulation is extremely subpar and as a result my room barely retains heat so I've had to get an oil heater to keep my room comfortable. Unfortunately, on the days I work I keep both my PC and my heater off which results in my usual 70f (21c) room dropping to 50f (10c) over the course of those 7-8 hours. I don't feel comfortable leaving either on unattended for several hours.

Your power bill must be insane.

 

[TerryLaze]

Your power bill must be insane.

I think he means an oil stove not an oil heater, so the heating would be by burning oil not electricity.

 

[fishyjack]

Sorry, I should've been more specific - the heater is one of those portable oil-filled radiant heaters designed for an office room. Any traditional fan heater I use will trip the power in my room but radiant heaters are perfectly fine. Unfortunately my house was built in the early 2000s by the cheapest bidder so everything about it kind of sucks.

 

[USAFRet]

50F is fine. No issue at all.