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Hi. My bathroom is located directly next to my setup being separated by a wall. I have no door on my bathroom because it takes up alot of bathroom space bevause it is small. I was wondering if the humidity/ fog would damage my pc in the next room. When i take long showers and it is cold in my room. My monitors,  tv, and pc tempered glass side panel fogs up but goes away quickly when i open the door to my room. I was curious if it would be dangerous and what steps should i take to prevent damage to my pc. Thank you.

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I would say likely could yes. Condensation and steam would be bad for the components, especially if they are on. 

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I would at the least put a curtain, and/or shower curtain between the rooms, should stop a lot of the vapour being expelled from the bathroom.

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2 minutes ago, Suppress0r said:

Hi. My bathroom is located directly next to my setup being separated by a wall. I have no door on my bathroom because it takes up alot of bathroom space bevause it is small. I was wondering if the humidity/ fog would damage my pc in the next room. When i take long showers and it is cold in my room. My monitors,  tv, and pc tempered glass side panel fogs up but goes away quickly when i open the door to my room. I was curious if it would be dangerous and what steps should i take to prevent damage to my pc. Thank you.

Yes it could be dangerous. It all depends on how much humidity and for how long it stays on/in the PC. You need to try to figure out a way to keep your room/bathroom ventilated during shower time

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open window or your door man. at least let steam comes. and use curtain

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If you're already seeing condensation on your PC then you should definitely change something. Does your bathroom have a ventilation fan? If so turn that on when taking a shower, it will exhaust the moist air and create a flow of air from the room into the bathroom preventing moisture from reaching the PC.

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