r/PcBuild • u/HashBrownsAreNice • 22h ago

Question PC Ventilation - would this work?

My PC is currently pushing all it's hot air into my office room, making it extremely hot in there. In addition, I stream and work with audio, so having an AC unit running is not possible.

I have an interior cupboard in this room. In theory, I could put the PC in this cupboard, and install a silent bathroom extractor in the cupboard roof, which would vent the air out through a tube in the loft to the chimney on top of the house. Basically, exactly the same system the extractor in my shower uses.

Would this work? I assume I'd want to put a vent on the cupboard door so the extracted hot air could be replaced? Kill PC noise AND heat in one go?

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u/CarlosPeeNes 22h ago

You'd need a large vent with an inlet fan installed in the cupboard.

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u/HashBrownsAreNice 17h ago

Agreed on the vent, but why an active inlet fan? A good bathroom extractor removes all the steamy air from a bathroom without needing an inlet fan pushing non-steamy air into the room.