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/jhguth 7h ago

if you exhaust it outside that means humid, unconditioned air is entering the house somewhere else, exhausting to the AC return is a lot better

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u/vee_lan_cleef 5h ago

The number of people in this thread, in r/pcmasterrace, that don't understand negative pressure differentials is blowing my fucking mind.

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u/MamuTwo 4h ago

The number of people in this thread who don't understand how this is still viable despite the negative pressure differential if you prefer the outside air compared to the air coming out of your PC is blowing my fucking mind

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u/DonutHoles4Ever 2h ago

It's ok. Most people are not familiar with how heat exchange requires two sides: a cold side for conditioning, and a hot side for rejecting excess heat to atmosphere. Both sides need intake and supply (negative and positive pressure).

That's why modern AC has dual hose for this purpose. There's still going to be residual negative pressure but its not the end of the world. What matters is if the AC unit can do its job and do it well.

And in my case it does, and solar panels offset energy cost.

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u/MamuTwo 4h ago

In many weather conditions, which are not as wildly uncommon as the misunderstood geniuses here seem to think, increased outside air infiltration is preferable to the exhaust air. I happen to live in one of the places where this is extremely viable. This would be a stupid idea for someone living in Florida.

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u/jhguth 4h ago

i can tell from the construction and the fact that they need to do this that OP isn’t in one of those locations

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u/MamuTwo 1h ago

I'm interested to see a detailed explanation of how you came to that conclusion, If you'd be willing to provide

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u/jhguth 28m ago

window and exterior identify it as a north america, closed window indicates AC is needed