Can you attach a aircon unit to the side of a pc

[AMDFTW]

a mate of mine is selling a delongi aircon unit and the lowest temp it can get to is 10c so i was thinking if it comes with a vent or a tube could i attach it to the front intake of my case so it blows in 10c air.

or the side so it wont leak as much.i dont think you wil get condensation altho i think its 13c

 

[tinytomlogan]

Quick answer is no you will end up with condensation.....

 

[AMDFTW]

what if the temp was set higher so 14-15c

thats still quite chilly aswell

 

[tinytomlogan]

what if the temp was set higher so 14-15c

thats still quite chilly aswell

No mate, and tbh the leccy bill will be huge anyways, you have to get it to chill the whole room really. Tbh I know what you are thinking but its not really worth it.

 

[AMDFTW]

kk man.

i might just use it in the room to keep it cool

cheers man

 

[alienware]

Quick answer is no you will end up with condensation.....

Yes. That.

A few years ago I spent over $1200 bringing a fruit machine to the USA.

I put it in a room above the garage where we lived and my brother in law decided the room looked so good after I spent a week clearing it and decorating (was full of junk) that he would make it his bedroom/apartment.

He took his window AC unit up there and when I finally got my own place six months later the machine was ruined. It had green and blue mould growing in it and the motherboard in it was screwed. It did INIT but the sound was all messed up so I took it to the dump.

In short, don't do it. Cold air meeting warm air causes condensation.

 

[AMDFTW]

what if you cool the room via AC with it empty so it can stabilise a temp,then add my computer

 

[tinytomlogan]

I use aircon in the summer because I need a 20c ambient for reviews, but tbh fella its a waste, they are so farking noisey and you need a drainline for the water that it will produce and you will also need to have the exhaust routed somewhere too its a complete pita

 

[AMDFTW]

hmmm i guess i thought it was just plug 'n' go o well the windows shall have to be open 24/7

 

[alienware]

If you fit an AC or use one keep your PCs well clear of it. That would of course be fine. The problem for me was in NJ the temps hit a constant 106f for about four months of the year with humidity levels @ 80%. In other words you take a shower and then spend an hour trying to dry yourself before you realise you're just going to be damp all day, live with it.

My fruity was right next to the AC. Not in front but off to the side. However it was on oscilate, so was probably getting a nice dose of cold air.

 

[hmmblah]

Maybe the AC unit wasn't sized properly for the room? With proper AC, most of the humidity in the room will be gone. You shouldn't have any condensation issues in a PC with proper room AC.

 

[alienware]

I've been thinking about this and yes, there would be a way to use an AC to cool a CPU.

However, you would need to have welding skills. Basically you would need to use a galvanised pipe and weld it over a plate/pipe/s fins.

It would need to go in the front of the PC and out of the back well clear of the components. Then with the cooler completely sealed inside the pipe and isolated from the rest of the parts you could blast it with cold air. Any condensation would be in the pipe and may even drip out of the end, but wouldn't go anywhere near your components. A Noctua NH92 like mine would be a good choice as it's not mental big and would fit in say a 5" pipe (I think don't quote me on that !).

 

[yggdrasil]

I know cooling a PC direct with a Air con would cause it to get a lot of condensation since the air outside your case is a lot warmer, Any ways just thought I'd mention tat over here in Australia they use air cons in the server rooms over summer but the air here is probably a lot dryer but it is normally 40 ºC (104ºF) to 50ºC (122 ºF) during summer so they kind of have to cool the server rooms.

They might have dehumidifiers or some thing similar in the rooms helping keep the condensation to a minimum all tho I'm yet to see any in any server rooms I have been in.

Only home PC's where they use the evaporative air cons either in the wall or roof mount ones.