Question Question about the pc being on the floor.

[clorotan7]

So about some months ago i moved my desktop on the desk for better temps.

It has been bugging me recently and i wonder if i can put it back down on the floor, there's has no carpet and the floor is regulary vaccumed, should i worry about higher temps if i put it down on the floor?

 

[PC Tailor]

It's better if there is no carpet. All you want to make sure is that your case has the stands to sit on so that if you have a floor facing PSU it isn't suffocated of air flow.

I keep mine on the floor and simply put a wooden plate underneath it as it's a thick carpet floor and there are no issues. Just check your temps when you move it and adjust accordingly.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

My den is carpeted too, so I bought a short length of wood-grain ContiBoard and stand my PC on that --- no temp issues whatsoever.

 

[clorotan7]

Is it ok if i put a fat book underneath?

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

If it's an uncarpeted wooden floor, no need for a board or a fat book, just sit it on the floor.
If case stand-offs are not very high, you might want to fit some higher stick-on ones for good measure.
I wouldn't use books for the job, that's not my style at all. Very crude. If you're going to do it, do it right.