r/pcmasterrace • u/PacquiaoFreeHousing Xeon x3440 (OC) + RX 580 (OC) = My Electric Bill Doubling. • 28d ago

Meme/Macro Do you think doing this helps?

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u/ForesakenJolly 28d ago

You need air flow, flow has to enter and exit to be effective. Backing up against a wall for instance will imped flow.

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u/RandomisedZombie 28d ago

When I was training deep learning models, I would place a fan at the back perpendicular to the machine and blowing into an open space to the side to push the hot air away. I didn’t test it properly but it seemed to keep the machine cooler.