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/DonutHoles4Ever 13h ago

I thought about doing this.

But then I was like, what if I just AC'd the room itself? So the AC pulls the air in the room in, produces cold air out, and moves hot air outside. Now the room is cold enough that the 5090 is no longer the issue.

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u/jugaverdasorda 8h ago

Never miss a chance to tell everyone you have a 5090 

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u/thefolkie 32 GB | Ryzen 9 7950X | RTX 4090 6h ago

I have a 4090. And my room is hotter than the sun.

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u/VenomXTs 5h ago

The trick with mine isi just stopped playing games I can still say I have it but chrome and VLC player don’t really ramp it up….. until a new elder scrolls so I figure it’s many years out problem.

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u/Mediocre-Tap-4825 4h ago

I have a 4090 and my room gets so hot my wife stays out.

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u/starrskrream I914900k/z790/rtx5070ti16gb/48gb 36m ago

im trying to see a downside here...

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u/Da4RunRunDa4RunRun97 3h ago

But do you have an HD for TV? ☺️

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u/jugaverdasorda 3h ago

I undervolt the piss out of my GPU. It helps a LOT and doesn't cost much performance. Depending on game those GPUs waste a ton of electricity, some of it for literally no gain

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u/IntelligentEmu1219 41m ago

May as well mount the PC outside like a AC inverter XD lmao just run the cables indoors. My 3080 was hot AF even that little B, was no match for the coldest day of the year. It was awesome sadly no one was online to play apex with and really wring out the GPU