Room and computer temperature

[Bryd0]

Yesterday, the temperature of my computer had shot up to 55°C yesterday which was really strange (as it's usually at 52°C the last time I checked) and I wonder if the room temperature has got something to do with it (as it was very warm yesterday). So, can the computer's temperature be affected by the room temperature?

(by the way, I found out the temperature readings with SpeedFan)

 

[Techaholic]

It can be it could also be the case that you need to clean the inside of your pc or b that your thermal compound/paste needs to be removed, cleaned off and replaced.

Also check your fans and air intakes as there is a high chance they may be clogged up with dust and dirt.

 

[Bryd0]

Well I cleaned the insides today with a vacuum cleaner and I have managed to completely clean the main fan from dust. For the fan of the GPU, that's the problem as I don't want to clean it myself, since I don't want to damage it when I take it out and seperate the fan from the graphics card. I might get a technician out to do it.

 

[Evil Eye]

So, can the computer's temperature be affected by the room temperature?

Unless your computer's water cooled or something, yes. All it does is draw air from the room and force it past the various parts, making the air carry off the heat. In a room as hot as the computer a fan wouldn't do any good.

 

[Techaholic]

If you have your PC on the ground or near to the ground the air should be cooler and my typical fan air cooling setup is air being sucked through the front fan of the front of the PC case and being sucked out the back and then a fan with a scoop going directly onto the fan&heat sinc on top of the cpu sucking air out.

I would make it blow air out the other way but the fan at the back of my PC is fairly huge so air temps are not a problem and, I also have a fan at the bottom of the case pointing upwards towards the graphics card cooler.

I find you have two options with fan cooling in my experience either a couple of fans on high speed and this can be quite noisy or multiple fan's running at low speeds and maybe keeping the back fan at a medium fan speed to keep the case cool but quiet.