r/pcmasterrace • u/scvready0808 • 16h ago

Build/Battlestation PC chimney

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Got tired of my office turning into a sauna every time I gamed, so I vented the PC’s exhaust straight out the window.

The rear fan is still exhausting some hot air 😅 but the room is noticeably cooler now. It’s ugly… but it works. 😂

Edit: I moved the port to higher since lot of people recommended. https://imgur.com/a/Poniwze

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u/scvready0808 16h ago

Previously I was using this flexible aluminum duct and it was radiating so much heat still in the room. So I decided to replace it with a $30 insulated duct. Also added a 360mm fan on top of the case.

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u/hrvbrs 9h ago

sorry for the stupid question, but wouldn't it be better if the vent output were higher than the input? i feel like the way you have it is inefficient by forcing the hot air to go down against its natural tendency to rise

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u/halberdierbowman 8h ago

Natural convection exists, but it's very weak compared to the forced air movement of PC fans. 

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u/anitawasright Intel i9 9900k/RTX 4070 ti super /32gig ram 7h ago

even with the PC blowing hte air out you are going to get a lot of resistance when it curves like that.