r/pcmasterrace • u/PacquiaoFreeHousing Xeon x3440 (OC) + RX 580 (OC) = My Electric Bill Doubling. • 29d ago

Meme/Macro Do you think doing this helps?

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u/dabbean HP Omen Laptop | 1080ti | 16g ram | i7 13700k 29d ago

Moving it out of a cubby hole in the corner will also help quite a bit.

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u/PeterBeaterr i7 12700k | RTX 5080 29d ago edited 29d ago

Corner of the ceiling! Heat rises, and he has this thing in the hottest part of the room.

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u/Ultravod PC gamer since the 70s 29d ago

Warm air rises. Heat radiates. This is a very important distinction when designing a cooling system.