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sevisehda · 07-04-2003, 11:47 PM

With summer approaching and the ambient temps rising I'm contemplating getting a small AC unit for my computer room.

420W PS would use .420 KW/H so thats about 1450BTUs. So would a 1500BTU AC unit conteract the computer as a whole, or is there more 'real world variables' to take into account. I know I'd have to get a stronger unit to suck the heat from my monitor, TV, speakers, and myself. I'm just confirming the max heat output of the comp.

On a similar note some people place computers into mini-fridges. Now if I were to place the 420W comp into a fridge and the fridge wasn't at least 1500BTUs the fridge would just insulate the computer and both would over heat. Any know how to find the specs on mini-fridges

07-04-2003, 11:47 PM	#1
sevisehda Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 234	BTUs, Mini-Fridges, AC and the Math With summer approaching and the ambient temps rising I'm contemplating getting a small AC unit for my computer room. 420W PS would use .420 KW/H so thats about 1450BTUs. So would a 1500BTU AC unit conteract the computer as a whole, or is there more 'real world variables' to take into account. I know I'd have to get a stronger unit to suck the heat from my monitor, TV, speakers, and myself. I'm just confirming the max heat output of the comp. On a similar note some people place computers into mini-fridges. Now if I were to place the 420W comp into a fridge and the fridge wasn't at least 1500BTUs the fridge would just insulate the computer and both would over heat. Any know how to find the specs on mini-fridges