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Running a PC in chilly Room

4EverLucky
By 4EverLucky
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Hello everyone. Im interested if i could safely bring my pc in a room that is really cold (up to -2°C), without worrying about condensation or some other problems. Thanks in advance ;)

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Condensation occurs on cold surfaces, which isnt a problem for a PC because it is the HOT stuff.

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It can be if it's off. When it gets to the point that it could freeze water in the air, it can cause issues when you cold boot. If there is any frost on the board or components it will melt and can cause shorts.

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Thank you, im not going to move my rig into room without warming the room first. Thanks again <3

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this will cause condensation for sure... unless the same room is dehumidified fully (which isn't possible). the heat producing components will have water condense on them and start forming icicles because it's a proper seeding ground. i think....

 

i'D try with something not so expensive to lose first. put something hot and dry in the room on a dry table and see if anything happens

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For context a HP Enterprise Server has a minumum operating temperature of 10Degrees C ambient/inlet

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So to clear a few things up. Condensation occurs when the water in your loop is cooler than ambient.. how much cooler it needs to be than ambient depends on the amount of humidity in the air which gives you a dew point. The dew point is the temp at which condensation will appear if your water temp is X amount cooler than the surround air.

 

The above scenario is not an issue you will be facing. Your water temp should be warmer than ambient in this scenario. Now you might need to run something to lower the freeze point on your loop as that could become an issue when it is powered off. Next you might consider keeping the pc on to keep the water temp and internal temp of your drive at a safe range (if possible) things like hard-drives and the like are sensitive to extremes in temp.. so you need to keep that considered as well.

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7 hours ago, huilun02 said:

Why is there suddenly a water loop involved in the discussion?

Because apparently I confused two topics I was actively posting on. My bad.

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