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Welp I thought that people were joking when they equated computer parts to being space heaters, but nope...totally accurate. I just built my first desktop pc with an RX 480 and an i7 7700. My room is noticeably warmer than the rest of the house when I keep the door shut, probably at least 5 degrees warmer. Just something I'll have to get used to I suppose. Do other people have this same issue too?

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How imagine running an OCed 8350 and 290x.. *starts sweating*

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Fun fact: if you leave your room shut off from the rest of the house while you have a source of heat coming from your room, the air will not circulate properly.

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2 minutes ago, corevo said:

Welp I thought that people were joking when they equated computer parts to being space heaters, but nope...totally accurate. I just built my first desktop pc with an RX 480 and an i7 7700. My room is noticeably warmer than the rest of the house when I keep the door shut, probably at least 5 degrees warmer. Just something I'll have to get used to I suppose. Do other people have this same issue too?

Just do the whole room watercooling like linus did

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2 minutes ago, corevo said:

Welp I thought that people were joking when they equated computer parts to being space heaters, but nope...totally accurate. I just built my first desktop pc with an RX 480 and an i7 7700. My room is noticeably warmer than the rest of the house when I keep the door shut, probably at least 5 degrees warmer. Just something I'll have to get used to I suppose. Do other people have this same issue too?

get a stock cooler and dual gpus, it is insane when the door is closed

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2 minutes ago, corevo said:

Welp I thought that people were joking when they equated computer parts to being space heaters, but nope...totally accurate. I just built my first desktop pc with an RX 480 and an i7 7700. My room is noticeably warmer than the rest of the house when I keep the door shut, probably at least 5 degrees warmer. Just something I'll have to get used to I suppose. Do other people have this same issue too?

I had an overclocked AMD A8-6600k at like 5GHz with the stock cooler one intake one exhaust fan and a GTX750 Ti, the thing was mint at winter. It ended up dying after about 4 years.

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1 minute ago, WolfoftheShadow7465 said:

get a stock cooler and dual gpus, it is insane when the door is closed

the cooler doesnt make a difference

 

I still use my watercooled pc as a heater when our heater breaks. Just stresstest it for a bit and it gets nice and warm

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3 minutes ago, Kloaked said:

Fun fact: if you leave your room shut off from the rest of the house while you have a source of heat coming from your room, the air will not circulate properly.

lol yeah of course, but having poor circulation > being social with roommates.

2 minutes ago, WolfoftheShadow7465 said:

get a stock cooler and dual gpus, it is insane when the door is closed

Does the stock cooler make any difference compared to an aftermarket cooler? Either way the cpu is producing the heat and the cooler is dispelling it into the air with heatsinks/fans

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iv turned off all heating in my room just to keep my computer cooler, downside is that my room is about 15C in the winter untill i sit down and play some games :P 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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8 minutes ago, corevo said:

Welp I thought that people were joking when they equated computer parts to being space heaters, but nope...totally accurate. I just built my first desktop pc with an RX 480 and an i7 7700. My room is noticeably warmer than the rest of the house when I keep the door shut, probably at least 5 degrees warmer. Just something I'll have to get used to I suppose. Do other people have this same issue too?

naw most people just open a door or window =P 

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I can't complain about my current machine, but back when i had my all AMD system (A10 6790k + R9 280), it would sit next to my leg and even despite the fact that the card had a custom 3 slot cooler and the CPU was watercooled, it would wildly heat up my right leg, to the point it felt like a real heater.

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Nope, it's totally true.  A PC that uses 500W will produce the same amount of heat as a 500W heater. 

 

Puget Systems even did research on the matter:

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Gaming-PC-vs-Space-Heater-Efficiency-511/

 

I use both of my PCs for Folding @ Home during the winter.  Makes no difference on my electricity bill compared to when I was using a space heater, but at least the electricity is being used for something worthwhile in addition to generating heat.  You may also decide to mine some bitcoin and turn that heating electricity into a bit of money.

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I mean, common logic would dictate this... I have my Plex server stuffed into my closet and it'll keep that room around 85F once it stabilizes with the door shut for a week. Otherwise the room is in the low-60's.

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I use an R9 390X, all of a sudden my room's temperature becomes the highest out of all the room in my house

 

Now imagine using an FX 9590 with an R9 295x2

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I have an SFF pentium D running as a server in my room, it keeps it warm in winter (I don't have heaters)

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Computers are very efficient space heaters. Almost all of the energy you put into them gets turned into heat. Maybe you can consider using a computer running F@H as a space heater during the winter instead of a space heater now xD

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Yeah... my room got nice and toasty with dual 5850s and an i7-860.  Good times, wish I still had it with me.  

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The type of cooler has no bearing on how much heat the CPU is producing, just FYI. The more efficient the cooler, the more heat it will be putting off into the room. ;) 

 

I had 2 R9 290's for a while. It was a furnace, to say the least. Not joking. At full load it was essentially a 600+ watt heater. xD 

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1 hour ago, <Aleks> said:

I had an overclocked AMD A8-6600k at like 5GHz with the stock cooler one intake one exhaust fan and a GTX750 Ti, the thing was mint at winter. It ended up dying after about 4 years.

 

I'd like to see that... o.O

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1 minute ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

I'd like to see that... o.O

What part of it? The blown up part or when i was running? Got pictures on my old phone.

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What part of it? The blown up part or when i was running? Got pictures on my old phone.

 

The part of running 5GHz on a stock AMD cooler.

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1 minute ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

The part of running 5GHz on a stock AMD cooler.

K, I'll try to login to my iCloud in the evening.

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1 hour ago, corevo said:

lol yeah of course, but having poor circulation > being social with roommates.

Does the stock cooler make any difference compared to an aftermarket cooler? Either way the cpu is producing the heat and the cooler is dispelling it into the air with heatsinks/fans

No, PC will output the same amount of heat no matter the cooler. 

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6 hours ago, Alesek said:

the cooler doesnt make a difference

 

I still use my watercooled pc as a heater when our heater breaks. Just stresstest it for a bit and it gets nice and warm

Yes, it does. The better the cooler, the most heat it will dissipate so the room will get warmer. 

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3770k, 1070, my computer doubles as a heater.

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