Moved my WoW setup to the garage, no more heat/noise

That is very impressive Nitro. Gives me some ideas.

Stephen

What do you do about dust accumulation and climate control? I find that my garage is far dirtier, dustier, humid, and hot/cold than any space in my home, even my basement storage room. I've thought about a pass-through between my desk and the storage room (they also share a wall), but I have concerns about the longevity of components and fans in that environment. I couldn't imagine the torture that 100+ degree summer days and -15 degree winter nights would put on my system.

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What do you do about dust accumulation and climate control? I find that my garage is far dirtier, dustier, humid, and hot/cold than any space in my home, even my basement storage room. I've thought about a pass-through between my desk and the storage room (they also share a wall), but I have concerns about the longevity of components and fans in that environment. I couldn't imagine the torture that 100+ degree summer days and -15 degree winter nights would put on my system.

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These are the kinds of things that slapped my brain as well. I would dedicate a regular room for this sort of thing - one that I could more easily control those environmental factors.

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What do you do about dust accumulation and climate control? I find that my garage is far dirtier, dustier, humid, and hot/cold than any space in my home, even my basement storage room. I've thought about a pass-through between my desk and the storage room (they also share a wall), but I have concerns about the longevity of components and fans in that environment. I couldn't imagine the torture that 100+ degree summer days and -15 degree winter nights would put on my system.

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We have 3 cats in the house so I was getting alot of cat hair in the machines; the garage has got to be cleaner than that :p


If dust ever did become an issue I could just install some filters in my cabinet doors.


I live in the Seattle, WA area so wild heat fluctuations are not an issue for me.

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I live in the Seattle, WA area so wild heat fluctuations are not an issue for me.

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Heh, and you don't have all the dust in the air like we do here in Texas. I doubt I could do that without having some sort of filtration system. Not to mention that my garage gets up to 110F+ during the summer.

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Heh, and you don't have all the dust in the air like we do here in Texas. I doubt I could do that without having some sort of filtration system. Not to mention that my garage gets up to 110F+ during the summer.

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We have the same issue in Central IL. That and it gets so humid in my garage that my floors get slick with condensation.

I have a basement here in KS and that's going to be a project for me as well. It'll fit right in the utility room just fine. All I really need is some extra soundproofing :)

For anyone contemplating a similar venture: It would be worth upgrading to HDMI for something like this. HDMI can handle longer runs and eliminate the need for audio runs along the same distance/path.

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For anyone contemplating a similar venture: It would be worth upgrading to HDMI for something like this. HDMI can handle longer runs and eliminate the need for audio runs along the same distance/path.

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Damn, good idea. I've looked into VGA over CAT5, wireless VGA, super long DVI cables etc... I never thought of HDMI. I wonder if the video cards are supporting higher than 1920 resolution with HDMI now.