Avoid placing your tower pc on thick carpet.
Can i put computer tower on carpet.
Of course you can and should pl.
Is there something better than a piece of wood which you can sit a pc on some kind of.
What can i use to raise my case off a carpeted floor.
If the carpet is a problem consider putting it on a platform or stand on the carpet.
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Can you put a pc tower on carpet.
I ve always thought of major electrical items being on the carpet as being a potential fire hazard.
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.
The proper answer to this is to put the tower on a computer stand or pc caddy cpu caddy.
And your computer well it s a giant vacuum cleaner.
But carpets are really good at trapping dust pet hair and all manner of other things.
You also have a higher dust intake on the machine if you have it on a carpet.
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.
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.
Heck even laying a piece of wood on.
You can buy rolling stands for precisely this purpose that also make it easier to move your desktop around.
Typically these are adjustable rolling stands made of either metal or plastic.
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.
Sure you can it s fine.
No not exactly on the floor.
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.