[SOLVED] What ambient temperature could damage my pc and monitor?

[veeljko23]

I dont have heating in my house, and some rooms like mine in the winter when its cold could go even to 0, I want to get my pc to my room because i have got a heating device but because of fuel usage it cannot run while i sleep and while im at school which is around 14 hours and room will probbably cool down a lot in that time and only bad thing about that temperature is condensation if im right. Sometimes when i leave my phone over night on the floor or desk when i take it in hands and if i exhale at it it gets foggy but i just wipe it with something and its fine. Since i would have to wait for pc and monitor to heat up to a certain temeperature i would have to wait some time for them to heat up and thats not what i can do and its a decider. So what are safe temepratures and do i have to worry if i turn on pc and moniotor while in the room is 5 C.

 

[kanewolf]

I dont have heating in my house, and some rooms like mine in the winter when its cold could go even to 0, I want to get my pc to my room because i have got a heating device but because of fuel usage it cannot run while i sleep and while im at school which is around 14 hours and room will probbably cool down a lot in that time and only bad thing about that temperature is condensation if im right. Sometimes when i leave my phone over night on the floor or desk when i take it in hands and if i exhale at it it gets foggy but i just wipe it with something and its fine. Since i would have to wait for pc and monitor to heat up to a certain temeperature i would have to wait some time for them to heat up and thats not what i can do and its a decider. So what are safe temepratures and do i have to worry if i turn on pc and moniotor while in the room is 5 C.

Temperature is less of an issue than is possible condensation. Warm air holds more moisture than cold air. Your phone is a problem because YOU are providing moisture from your breath and skin. You shouldn't be close enough for that to be a problem with your PC.
I think your windows (the glass kind) can be a guide to condensation. If you don't have condensation on the windows (which would be even colder than the inside air) then I don't think you will have any issues.

 

[veeljko23]

Temperature is less of an issue than is possible condensation. Warm air holds more moisture than cold air. Your phone is a problem because YOU are providing moisture from your breath and skin. You shouldn't be close enough for that to be a problem with your PC.
I think your windows (the glass kind) can be a guide to condensation. If you don't have condensation on the windows (which would be even colder than the inside air) then I don't think you will have any issues.

Whenever its cold windows just get foggy and wet if i try to wipe them off, is that the sign?

 

[kanewolf]

Whenever its cold windows just get foggy and wet if i try to wipe them off, is that the sign?

That is a sign that you could have condensation problems. Do you currently have a TV? Does it ever have moisture on the outside in the morning ?

 

[veeljko23]

yes i do and it never has it, i have never seen it has it

 

[kanewolf]

yes i do and it never has it, i have never seen it has it

If your TV has never had condensation, then I don't think your PC will have any problems. Place the PC chassis more toward the center of the room rather than near a window to minimize the moisture fluctuations.