Cooling Options? Mac Pro Heating Up Room

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Cooling Options? Mac Pro Heating Up Room

Hi there. The AC in the house cannot keep my office cool (12ft by 15ft), it always hovers around 82 degrees while the rest of the house is 72. If the computer is off the room is fine.

I'm looking for options to cool my Mac Pro and RAID array.

1) I've seen some units (an Autodesk Smoke..) encased in a large temperature controlled, refrigerator-like unit. Is there a name for this? Any links?

2) Would it help to use a fan software? I've heard mixed things about them. Although I'm not sure if this would cool the room..

I tried a standalone AC unit but I didn't have a way for the exhaust to exit so it actually heated the room.

Any thoughts/ ideas?
Thank you in advance.

Mac Pro 2x3Ghz Quad Core, 13 GB RAM, 2.25 TB, Mac OS X (10.4.10), FCS2 CS3 AE7 Shake4

Posted on Apr 3, 2010 8:37 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 3, 2010 8:41 PM in response to StaticMike

The only way to cool the room is to move heat out of the room. A duct from the back of the Mac Pro to a window should help.

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The hatter

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Apr 4, 2010 5:14 AM in response to StaticMike

Nope. AC window unit is best, or central air and direct it through the vents.

I have never, ever, in nearly 4 yrs heard anything 'negative' about SmcFanControl - it could and should be a must for any Mac Pro - all it can do is help prevent heat from building inside the case and can't do anything for the room (and yes my low end 1,1 does heat a small room after a few hours).

In fact last summer, I felt it was time to build a PC to run Windows and keep things running cooler, even though it is a much more powerful system.

In one house, I had a small storage room that I ran extension cables from and left cold in winter and had its own AC in summer. I thought of drilling into the basement and running DVI and USB extensions also!

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