I have enuff specs to make up an old pc, and i m putting that old pc into a drawer and i able to do all the cabling, it dont have any display, just act like a simple file server and IIS server. It consists of a mainboard, an amd processor(sure got fan and heat sink), 1 hdd, and 1 old 20 pin psu, NO display card attached. The pc was intended to run 24/7.

What problem im facing is, the computer is generating too much heat because of the hot air unable to get out, and i go into bios and see the temperature, 50-52 degree for cpu and 60-62 for mainboard. I am not sure it will burn up my house 1 day or not =P

So I am asking if any of you have any good suggestion beside making holes anywhere in my drawer ? Its ok to reduce the speed of the CPU, since its amd 64bit 1800+, still too powerful for that 2 features. Or are they anyway to reduce the heat from the PSU as well ?

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sorry for replying so late, i wasnt able to find back my post, was moved from hardware =P

OK look at the picture, i said no air ventilation means, its TOTALLY SEALED, PSU also in, even the cable hole almost no space left, so the heat have no where to come out ...

can remove but i prefer to keep it closed and locked, for security purpose, kids around.

as i said, there are no ventilation ... AT ALL