Hardware & Technical Going to be a really hot summer in Southern Ontario. Need less-obvious ideas to keep PC cool.

AluminumAlloy

AluminumAlloy
It's been predicted that many deadly heat waves that can actually be lethal will be swarming through my area in Canada. In that case, it'll be a computer-killer as well.

Iv'e got a nice 3-fan ASUS Strix 980 ti graphics card, plus cooled by two case fans on the side, aiming at the card. My CPU is an i7 4770, cooled by a Corsair H80i pump. My motherboard is an ASUS Maximus VI Hero.

Now I know all the obvious things, keeping the computer in an open space and pulling it away from the wall a bit, taking the PC into the garage, opening it up and blowing out all the dust every now then and all that. But here's the thing, i'm going to be doing more multi-tasking, media, working and intense gaming than ever. Obviously, high-end gaming is the mother of all heat generation and to make it worse it's going to be in the heat.

I'm wondering if it's possible for me to attach a few more heat sinks onto my motherboard. I could keep my house air conditioned, but AC bills in southern Ontario are ridiculous. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks. :)
 

Porina

Porina
Evaporative cooling springs to mind. In other words, open water cooling. Obviously not free flowing water around the PC, but once the hot water is out of the PC, arrange it to be open to the air and let it evaporate, taking more heat away with it. Obviously would need regular checking you don't lose too much coolant before topping up. Ideally dump this heat and moisture outside the house.
 

Surfinjo

Surfinjo
I think you'll be surprised at how hot the parts are designed to tolerate.

60C to 100C. If Ontario gets that hot then you won't need to worry about cooling your computer any more.

I have a number of family who live in the tropics and use Notebooks, tablets, smart phones and desktops in heat that is continually hot.

Install a monitor such as: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/open_hardware_monitor.html

The heat generated in your PC comes from the components. The biggest killer is overclocking. But if you do that then you will already have additional cooling.
 

lysan

lysan
I live in the tropics, never under 26 C, mostly 30 C

My STRIX 980TI get to 80C during game sessions, but its also OC to the max.
 
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