My current pc sits on the carpet under my desk without issue however from what i can see my new machine has a case and psu with vents underneath so sitting it on the carpet is probably not a bright idea.
Can i put computer tower on carpet.
Can you put a pc tower on carpet.
Of course you can and should pl.
Before placing your pc on the floor be sure to think about airflow.
Sure you can it s fine.
But carpets are really good at trapping dust pet hair and all manner of other things.
I have seen many people do this i use the past tense since these days most people in my company have switched to notebooks but it is wrong the computer will breathe a lot of dust.
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 nice to raise it off the ground.
And your computer well it s a giant vacuum cleaner.
You also have a higher dust intake on the machine if you have it on a carpet.
If the carpet is a problem consider putting it on a platform or stand on the carpet.
What can i use to raise my case off a carpeted floor.
I ve always thought of major electrical items being on the carpet as being a potential fire hazard.
You can always get those strap base that you can hang from the side of a desk with a solid base for the desktop which allows it to not be on the floor but at the same time to not be a pain to position on a desktop i saw them a while ago in ikea pretty useful imo edit.
By older mycroft 13 years ago in reply to computer on carpet i m assuming you are talking about a tower pc as i doubt anyone would be stupid enough to put a laptop on a carpet.
There s a science to balancing airflow through.
No not exactly on the floor.
The proper answer to this is to put the tower on a computer stand or pc caddy cpu caddy.
Avoid placing your tower pc on thick carpet.
Typically these are adjustable rolling stands made of either metal or plastic.
A pc caddy will get your tower up off of the messy carpet keep it under the desk out of site and fans out of earshot a bit while being movable to allow for access to.
Just put a 1 2 inch think plank of wood underneath or get a stand for it.
Hope the edit complies with the forum bad words rules.