PC In Hot Climate?

[motomat86]

I want to put a SFF pc and wall mount a monitor to my motorcycle shed so i dont have to watch follow along maintenance videos on my phone.  My questions are 

1) The shed is 10' x 20' (3.05m x 6.07m)  and is ventilated in the roof, but no forced air.   My home is 68f (20c) year round, so I have no idea how a PC will really preform in a closed room of un-controlled air.  The summers here are between 80f (26c) to 99f (37c) and winters are as low as -10f (-23c).   Is there any concern in turning on a computer in either of these extremes of hot or cold?  Anything I should be aware of to look for?  I am aware that turning on the PC when the ambient air is 99f and trying to play a video game wont be the smartest idea ever, but the main purpose of the PC is to stream youtube videos or an LTT video 

 

2) In terms of the design, would a free flowing PC case with fans the best option or would a fanless case be best?  It is a shed, not a home.  Its not "dirty" per say but little bugs do get inside it once in a while (even after spraying the shed with insect killer.   anyone who has a shed will understand, its pretty much impossible to keep them clean)

 

3)  Would it just be the smarter play to bring out a surface pro or something instead of having a dedicated unit inside the shed?

 

Thanks for all the advice

[shoutingsteve]

just get a laptop and bring it out with you.

[jaslion]

Well a shed like that is gonna go near the 50c if its in the sun when its 37c out easily.

 

Consumer electronics are rated to operate between 10c-35c. Ive had plenty of dead systems come in from improper used enviroments

 

Just get a cheap used laptop and call it a day that will be the smarter idea

[tkitch]

You'll Kill most LCDs left out in those extremes.

The PC itself may be less prone to death, but that will still kill shit.  (Amongst other things, condensation will happen, which is bad for PCs.)

 

No, don't leave a computer out there.

[Avionon]

That shed will get so hot and a long term dedicated system in there will struggle with the heat 100%. As others have said, the damage may not appear straight away but things will start to die off inside as time goes on in that heat.

 

Definitely bring the Surface Pro in there and once you're done take it back into the home with you. 

[crazzp]

I live in Singapore and it's 35c here all year round, my PC is fine in the shade but a shed like yours is going to stuffy and really toasty. I can foresee suffocating myself and getting really uncomfortable working in there. I'd say get some real airflow or like what others mentioned, bring in a laptop or an ipad even and call it a day.  

[jones177]

The is the setup I used.

It is a $20 Walmart floor fan up against an open case.

Looks like this(simulated). It is what I used on my rendering rigs before I could afford to keep my place cool.

 

[ExalyThor]

A laptop is a smarter idea (not because of the bad conditions, but because you can relocate it instead of relocating you and your bike to watch something on a fixed screen). Computers can live in much harsher conditions than people give them credit, but for this type of workload a 4th gen i3 should be plenty and cheap enough to not care if the system goes bust in 5-10 years.