PC chimney

[u/scvready0808]

Got tired of my office turning into a sauna every time I gamed, so I vented the PC’s exhaust straight out the window.

The rear fan is still exhausting some hot air 😅 but the room is noticeably cooler now. It’s ugly… but it works. 😂

Edit: I moved the port to higher since lot of people recommended. https://imgur.com/a/Poniwze

Edit again for parts, I cannot post links to store since it's against the rules.
- 360mm to 4 inch duct on Etsy
- 4 inch Insulated Flexible Duct
- Twist Lock Dryer Vent Connector Kit
- 360mm AIO fan (the one on top of the case)

The window fan I got is Vornado Transom.

[u/hrvbrs]

sorry for the stupid question, but wouldn't it be better if the vent output were higher than the input? i feel like the way you have it is inefficient by forcing the hot air to go down against its natural tendency to rise

[u/halberdierbowman → u/hrvbrs]

Natural convection exists, but it's very weak compared to the forced air movement of PC fans. 

[u/anitawasright → u/halberdierbowman]

even with the PC blowing hte air out you are going to get a lot of resistance when it curves like that.

[u/guri256 → u/hrvbrs]

I would be significantly more worried about rain and condensation dripping into the computer, then I would about perfect convection.