I like to be on my computer when i'm not in my living room. problem is, my computer is in a finished attic. I have an A/C in the window, but its a small window, so the only thing i could fit and reasonably afford was a 6000 btu unit. the attic is 15x20 so its got a decent square footage to cool. After the sun goes down, it cools off pretty fast, but during the heat of the day, the A/C has to fight the convection of the house. it can get pretty toasty up here, and the A/C struggles to keep the room comfortable. So i just built a blanket fort.
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Since my desk, which has my tower on it, is so close to the A/C, i don't worry about temps in the case, i'm just more worried about me sweating so much i fuse myself to my chair.. So far so good, had it built for about 30 minutes now, and it is a considerable difference in temperatures between inside and outside my fort.
I don't own this place, i rent it, so i'm not doing any renovations as in adding insulation, or whatever. When i was deciding to move, the attic made the best choice for my computer because its a decent size. That, and I like to listen to music at elevated volumes at times, and my logitech x 530 speakers have a sub, which isn't the loudest, but can create a decent decibel. So i figure I would put as much distance as possible between myself and the first floor neighbor. I don't listen to it obnoxiously loud, but i don't want to offend the little black lady of faith that lives on the first floor. She might think i worship the devil if she hears my music
post edited by bubshoe - 2016/06/25 14:48:39