So my brother is moving into my house and we decided to turn the 3rd bedroom into a dedicated computer room. It's a pretty small room, about 120sq ft and needless to say it gets really hot in there with our PCs running. We are building desk along the length of what is an exterior wall, and I am thinking we can sit both computers beside each other, and put an outdoor exhaust fan in.
We both have positive air flow cases, each with 1 scythe 140mm (92 cfm) exhaust fan + the cpu coolers (1 ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm & 1 Noctua NH-U12P). Then each has 1 gfx card and obviously the psu. I can enclose the rear of the cases together (leaving room between them for side intake), or leave the back of them open, whichever would be more efficient.
I plan on using a small house fan (has to fit between studs) and creating a duct (probably out of insulation board and silicon) to send the air outside. I'm wondering how much CFM I should be shooting for to suck all this air out and through a weather inhibiting vent.
current ideas:
Vornado Fan
+
12x12 Vent
just looking for a little input. whether it's better fan, vent or any ideas at all to help out. i have extra psu connections and i could run a 200mm fan or 2 instead of a small box fan if i can get the cfm necessary out of them to go out through a vent. also trying to keep the cost down where possible, not a deal-breaker but <$100 is ideal.
thanks in advance!
We both have positive air flow cases, each with 1 scythe 140mm (92 cfm) exhaust fan + the cpu coolers (1 ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm & 1 Noctua NH-U12P). Then each has 1 gfx card and obviously the psu. I can enclose the rear of the cases together (leaving room between them for side intake), or leave the back of them open, whichever would be more efficient.
I plan on using a small house fan (has to fit between studs) and creating a duct (probably out of insulation board and silicon) to send the air outside. I'm wondering how much CFM I should be shooting for to suck all this air out and through a weather inhibiting vent.
current ideas:
Vornado Fan
+
12x12 Vent
just looking for a little input. whether it's better fan, vent or any ideas at all to help out. i have extra psu connections and i could run a 200mm fan or 2 instead of a small box fan if i can get the cfm necessary out of them to go out through a vent. also trying to keep the cost down where possible, not a deal-breaker but <$100 is ideal.
thanks in advance!
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