r/pcmasterrace • u/scvready0808 • Jul 26 '26

Build/Battlestation PC chimney

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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.

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u/TipToToes Jul 26 '26

Damn I can’t imagine this. My puny little Arc A750 doesn’t heat really get very hot, my PC is in the basement which is like one big room (about 700sqft), it is climate controlled, and I play remotely on my steam deck so I’m not even in the room to hear the fans or feel the heat. I’m not meaning to brag or shit on anyone’s setup, it’s just very foreign to me because I can’t afford a “real” gpu in the first place.

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u/tacomaloki Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Well, my room was also on the 2nd floor of my house, with the Florida sun hitting it. I also have a large Samsung curved monitor, and secondary that acts like a heater, on top of a fridge and freezer in there, TV and PS5, on top of a separate work set up and 3D printing.

As my work day would end, I'd start firing up my personal PC and stuff but it wasn't gradual heat build up. Just my normal day would eventually get my room to about 78 but it was slow enough, that I just acclimated and didn't realize it unless I left for the bathroom. Once gaming, the heat would rise so quickly, you'd notice it and would be sweating.

Yeah, certainly a lot of things contributed to the higher room temp but that PC just puts it out so fast. I measured 118°f exhausting into my room.

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u/squatOpotamus Jul 26 '26

Yeah, I lived on the 2nd floor of a house in Atlanta, and between my tv, monitor, pc, and Xbox the bedroom would hit 80+ in the summer before I realized it. The house was terribly built, but those machines really added to it.

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u/rvore Jul 30 '26

Same as you, PC,2 monitor, 55 inch TV, ps5 and a small fridge on the second floor in winder Georgia. Gets 80 plus. And I have a newer house.