An interesting case of prioritization
has allegedly led a gamer to heat his room with his PC. Because there is no money left for the heating itself.
Why is he heating with the PC? On Reddit, user DowntownAd7613 claims he bought a PC for 4,000 dollars. The problem is that this purchase now leaves him without money for a heater. Therefore, he would theoretically have to freeze at night. Instead, he runs games that demand a lot of performance from his computer so that it heats up and releases warmth into the room.
We will show you the details here.
Heating with the PC – Here’s what it looks like at the user’s home
This is what the player says: The user titles his post on Reddit with the words: ‘When you can’t afford a heater because you spent 4,000 dollars on a PC, so now you have to run a game at maximum settings at 4k overnight to not freeze.’
He also shares a photo of his setup. On the monitor, you can see the game Red Dead Redemption 2, which sometimes leads through snowy areas. In the game, the characters are gathered around a roaring campfire, fitting the theme.
How does it work? Basically, the user sets the graphics settings of the game as high as possible so that the computer has to put in a lot of performance to meet the desired requirements. The components release heat through the energy expended for this.
And if the device runs long enough and the room is adequately insulated, a noticeable heat output can certainly occur.
What does the community say? Some users in the comments try to improve the project even further. It is recommended to use the system for cryptomining
to stress the hardware while also getting the chance to earn money. User TuneReasonable8869 writes: ‘If you really want to make your PC a room heater, you should do some cryptomining. Or run test benchmarks nonstop, like Furmark, which pushes the graphics card and processor to their limits.’
Another user notes: ‘Run Folding@home. It heats your room just as effectively and you can help find a cure for cancer.’ You can find more about the project on the FoldingAtHome website.
In winter, depending on electricity prices, it can be an interesting decision to warm your room with the heat from your computer.
In summer, however, the waste heat from the PC can become quite uncomfortable. When the ambient temperatures are already high and additional heat comes in, you can quickly start sweating:
This is how a user came up with the idea to mount his PC directly into the house wall
