Suggestions for cooling a new small PC that runs hot?

[kestrell]

This past weekend was my birthday weekend, which was awesome! How did you like those Perseid showers? Yes, I get celestial fireworks on my birthday every year!

I took Friday off from my internshIp so that I could sit in the living room and watch movies with Alexx, my favorite audio describer. We rewatched some scenes from Sandman that I want to write about, then watched "Lost City," starring Sandra Bullock.

Alexx gave me a small fog machine! You see, every year I bemoan the fact that I do not own a fog machine so that I can do Halloween right, and I usually follow this up with the comment that "they make really small, reasonably priced ones nowadays..."

Now I'm in the market for an authentic-looking labris.

Also on Saturday: my new PC arrived! A couple of weeks ago, we had a power outage which fried my old PC (yes, I had it on a surge protector and yes, I now have a new surge protector).

I wanted a small sized PC because my computer desk is in a really small space and the optimal shelf to place the PC on is exactly 11 1/2 inches wide.

Alexx set it up yesterday, but it runs really hot. The top is quite warm right now, and I didn't have it doing any jobs overnight.

A housemate suggested putting it on a stand to increase airflow from beneath and getting a small fan to aim at it.

Do folks have other suggestions? I'm including the PC's details below, in case they turn out to be relevant.

Case: Turemetal DP2
Processor: Intel i9-12900 (40,937)
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B660-I Gaming WiFi DDR5
DDR5 RAM: 64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 5600 MHz CL 40
Operating System SSD: Kingston Enterprise DC500R 2 TB SATA
Power Supply: 150 W PicoPSU Kit
Bending Correction Frame: Thermalright LGA1700-BCF
Operating System: Windows 10 Home Edition

Comments

[oracne]

I have been thinking of those stands, too, but have not gotten far along. Hooray for fog machine!

[kestrell]

I spent some time looking on Amazon for something suitable, and there are towere stands, and even tower/monitor stands, but most of them are wider than the shelf where I currently have my little PC tower sitting. Actually, it seems kind of weird to call it a "tower," because it is three inches high. I bought one of the tower stands that was on sale and is 14 in. by 9 in., and I hope there is not a front to it, because the shelf is only 11 1/2 in. wide, but it is an open style shelf, so maybe it will fit the other way.

I'll keep you posted but, also, there are lots of towr stands in many variations.

[elusiveat]

Can you get something metal against the body to dissipate some of the heat away? I currently have my ancient Thinkpad on an inverted baking pan (possibly aluminum) as a makeshift heatsink. When things get really bad I point a fan at it too.