Hey guys so my parents are letting my buy a new pc around 1100 1500 and i really wanna build a pc not only because it s cheaper etc.
Pc on carpet reddit.
They have feet so that their base is off the floor a bit.
I m thinking of buying the fractal r5 for my next build but it is a bit low profile and would be on carpet so it would be press j to jump to the feed.
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Carpet can block airflow.
Especially my dad who was a computer scientist during the 80s.
But i have a huge heart for computers it and technology in general which my parents knows.
The computer will mostly be used for video and photo editing.
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Modern pc cases usually aren t completely flat on the bottom.
The danger from dust is that it acts as an insulator trapping heat close to the electronics of your computer system and making it more prone to failure.
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It won t blow up from static discharge or any nonsense like that but because the psu is on the bottom of the case the carpet might choke the psu exhaust shortening its life expectancy by preventing adequate airflow.
Dust in a pc is an issue but the inside of your pc doesn t have to look like a clean room for your pc to work.
On it i don t have a long enough desk to put my pc on my desk right now under next to the desk there s more heat generally as it circulates around the wall and you ll get far far more dust on the floor.