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C4M · 05-25-2004, 04:51 AM

Out of direct sunlight is a must. From there - what type of mobo are you running?

Example: I live in Sydney, Australia. My last installation had the PC under the drivers seat, with no cooling other than the fan on the processor. After a 2.5 hour drive to Newcastle - heatsink on the northbridge and the CPU still grab-able. No burnies to the fingers.

Example 2: Car parked in the sun all day at Windsor - 42 degrees C (that's about 110 degrees for our American friends) - no problem at all. Naturally we started the car and cranked the a/c for a while to bring the interior to reasonable human temps, so the computer got the benefit of that as well.

I can't think of a time when the computer is subjected to 40+ temps and is required to run. For those of you without a/c in the car, YMMV.

C!

05-25-2004, 04:51 AM	#8
C4M Maximum Bitrate Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 823	Out of direct sunlight is a must. From there - what type of mobo are you running? Example: I live in Sydney, Australia. My last installation had the PC under the drivers seat, with no cooling other than the fan on the processor. After a 2.5 hour drive to Newcastle - heatsink on the northbridge and the CPU still grab-able. No burnies to the fingers. Example 2: Car parked in the sun all day at Windsor - 42 degrees C (that's about 110 degrees for our American friends) - no problem at all. Naturally we started the car and cranked the a/c for a while to bring the interior to reasonable human temps, so the computer got the benefit of that as well. I can't think of a time when the computer is subjected to 40+ temps and is required to run. For those of you without a/c in the car, YMMV. C! __________________ http://carpc.riposte.net I reserve all rights in connection to each post I author, without exception.