How much does room temp affect PC cooling?

[ddemon]

Hi,
I'm planning an i5 2500k build for gaming and multi media, with a view to overclocking and just for constant day to day use. I live in a reasonably hot climate +40C at times in summer and i have no home air con. How much will room temp affect my cooling needs?
There seems to be alot of different stuff written about fan configurations in cases these days and i'm just wondering if anyone here any personal experience that might help me in choosing a case?

So far i'm considering things like:
NZXT Phantom (for aesthetics as it will be in my living room next to the TV running as a gaming and media center)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7024943&body=MAIN

or

Cooler Master HAF932
EdpNo=4146085&CatId=1510http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4146085&CatId=1510

just as examples as i'm open for suggestions please

 

[lowjack989]

I hope his water table is close to the ground..geo you really think you can find water at 2 meters? Where your at it must be a swamp...my well is 220 feet deep at my house...I have seen water wells as deep as 984 feet as I am a water operator in the states..If you did get it a 2 meters...How are you gonna circulate it? Pumps, tubing, etc...equal big bucks....So, yeah neat idea if you got the money

 

[ddemon]

i'd love to know if anyone has ever done this.
Someone know a guy who knew a guy whose cousin did it?

 

[lowjack989]

I have seen whole housing development using geothermal wells......intially its crazy expensive yet it is very reliable and green...constant 68F all the time...they use a sistern and pump water down to like 80 feet through special lines that transfer heat from the incoming water then pump it back through a coil with a fan attached to your homes duct work

 

[ddemon]

awesome!
so now how can i harness into this great idea... i have a pick and shovel, some garden hose, a couple of peddistal fans and maybe power it with an old mower engine ...lol

 

[lowjack989]

:lol: you will also need a flux capacitor 😱

 

[ddemon]

New thread - flux capacitors and there use in geothermal PC cooling ...lol
The all new HyperWell Hydro X Deluxe!
Coming to Newegg May 2011 ...lol

 

[lowjack989]

Does it come in a kit? Does it come with thermal paste pre-applied? :lol: Do I really need 1.2 Giga Watts or is 1.0 Giga Watt enough?

 

[ddemon]

Kit for sure!
Giga Watts? ...nah your thinthing of the HyperWell Hydro 1.0 Pro
The X series Deluxe is the 350 hp petrol driven system ...lol

wow this is the worst off thread i've seen here yet ...lol
and i'm half to blame ...lol

 

[lowjack989]

Yeah it was fun while it lasted...pick a best answer and put us out of our misery....Laughed my ass off on this one

 

[ddemon]

Best answer selected by ddemon.

 

[jsc]

Kit for sure!
Giga Watts? ...nah your thinthing of the HyperWell Hydro 1.0 Pro
The X series Deluxe is the 350 hp petrol driven system ...lol

wow this is the worst off thread i've seen here yet ...lol
and i'm half to blame ...lol

Oh, no. You should see some of our really off the wall threads. Some of badge's posts come to mind.

 

[ddemon]

40c. is 104f. My synpathies.

Lastly, don't worry too much about temperatures. A cpu or graphics card will downclock if necessary to protect itself from damage.

whats the story with downclocking? ...is it standard these days or only on some models ,etc, etc?

 

[saint19]

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