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<blockquote data-quote="and-81" data-source="post: 52412" data-attributes="member: 11844"><p>The heat exchanger for the fridge (the back of it) would need to be outside the cabinet that you're cooling, otherwise the heat it's removing will have nowhere to go and it will actually make it hotter (it's generating heat from it's motor as well).</p><p></p><p>At least, that's my understanding.</p><p></p><p>But a large enough air space (inside a cupboard or cabinet) with some sort of hole or vent in it to let the air in/out should be able to keep a pc cool enough.</p><p></p><p>Also consider this ... The less hardware there is, the less there is to cool. What I mean is, every piece of hardware in the pc contributes to the heat. So ... Try to use only one hard disk, no floppy drive, and an external dvd drive, this should remove a bit of heat out of the case. And also free up some more space in there for air to move around in.</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="and-81, post: 52412, member: 11844"] The heat exchanger for the fridge (the back of it) would need to be outside the cabinet that you're cooling, otherwise the heat it's removing will have nowhere to go and it will actually make it hotter (it's generating heat from it's motor as well). At least, that's my understanding. But a large enough air space (inside a cupboard or cabinet) with some sort of hole or vent in it to let the air in/out should be able to keep a pc cool enough. Also consider this ... The less hardware there is, the less there is to cool. What I mean is, every piece of hardware in the pc contributes to the heat. So ... Try to use only one hard disk, no floppy drive, and an external dvd drive, this should remove a bit of heat out of the case. And also free up some more space in there for air to move around in. Cheers, [/QUOTE]
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