Please Help! (Icy cold in a hot environment!)

[wolfboytech]

Hello. Again, I have a question that may stump people..

I am on a budget and have seen the recommendations of many a person to build a "half computer" to work as a cooling agent for my two modems (Sadly I have TWC, so their stupid digital phone modem is taking up a lot of my space and time and many headaches solved with chocolate). However, I don't want to do that. Currently I have a mid-sized fan pointed to the modems, but due to it's age, the door for the "modem closet" must always be open, and can't always run.

I've talked to people on Amazon and they recommended the Thermaltake CL-N001-PL14BU-A MASSIVE 14 LAPTOP COOLER and said that the dual fans would help airflow and that their life is really good.

So take that price range (about $30 (USD) or less)... Is there any options that need no or very (VERY) minimal airflow to work to keep these things cool. I'm building my Victor PC for my YouTube channel and want to push the Internet to the max, while also keeping it hidden from view (thus the closet idea).

Please help. Thank you!

 

[bignastyid]

You need an intake and exhaust from the closet. If it's a closed room you could gave 100 fans and it wont help as it will just move the hot air around the enclosed space. You have already been told as much in your other thread.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2823698/minimal-airflow-icy-cold.html
Now please don't spam the forums and ask the same question again.

 

[wolfboytech]

You need an intake and exhaust from the closet. If it's a closed room you could gave 100 fans and it wont help as it will just move the hot air around the enclosed space. You have already been told as much in your other thread.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2823698/minimal-airflow-icy-cold.html
Now please don't spam the forums and ask the same question again.

Well, maybe if the forums would read my question and not jump to conclusions. So just for you.. I'll type it again:

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  ■Needs to be >$30
  ■Needs to NOT modify the Door, home in any way, since the house is too old, and such work would also put the price above the >$30 mark
  ■Needs to be PRACTICAL

 

[Chayan4400]

Hello. Again, I have a question that may stump people..

I am on a budget and have seen the recommendations of many a person to build a "half computer" to work as a cooling agent for my two modems (Sadly I have TWC, so their stupid digital phone modem is taking up a lot of my space and time and many headaches solved with chocolate). However, I don't want to do that. Currently I have a mid-sized fan pointed to the modems, but due to it's age, the door for the "modem closet" must always be open, and can't always run.

I've talked to people on Amazon and they recommended the Thermaltake CL-N001-PL14BU-A MASSIVE 14 LAPTOP COOLER and said that the dual fans would help airflow and that their life is really good.

So take that price range (about $30 (USD) or less)... Is there any options that need no or very (VERY) minimal airflow to work to keep these things cool. I'm building my Victor PC for my YouTube channel and want to push the Internet to the max, while also keeping it hidden from view (thus the closet idea).

Please help. Thank you!

What do you mean by half computer? That is the first time I'm hearing of such a term. Do you mean single board computers like the raspberry pi?

There is NO substitute for good ventilation. Even Peltier or Phase-change cooling needs to have airflow over it's radiators or heat-sinks at some point. Even that laptop cooler will have problems if your close the door of the cabinet, since it will just be recirculating hot air.

Normally, I'd recommend an AC Infinity Airplate T3 to be fixed on one side of the cabinet, with a Fan grill on the other.

Since your budget is low, however, you will have to settle for a DIY solution. On both sides of the closet, cut a hole and attach an AC Infinity 120mm USB fan, on one side as an intake fan and on the other as an exhaust fan. Use the included AC adapter to connect them to an electrical socket, and you should be good to go .

 

[bignastyid]

You need to understand what you want to do is not possible with the limitations you have proposed. You need a way to get cool air in and hot air out that's going to require modification of the room and or door. If that can't be done you need to find a different place to put the hardware or let it fry in the closet with your laptop cooler.

 

[Chayan4400]

You need to understand what you want to do is not possible with the limitations you have proposed. You need a way to get cool air in and hot air out that's going to require modification of the room and or door. If that can't be done you need to find a different place to put the hardware or let it fry in the closet with your laptop cooler.

^^^^^^ This sums it up. You need to cut holes in the door yourself (Or get someone you know to do it.), live with overheating equipment, or move all of it someplace else that is more ventilated.