Will direct sunlight hurt my computer?

GreatNate1312 · 03-16-2009, 11:46 AM

In the morning for about 30 minutes the sun shines through these 3 huge windows very high above the floor and hits my desktop computer and its matte lcd screen. Will that do damage in any way to my screen or computer?

ps- there is no way I can get shades on thse windows

**WereBo** · 03-16-2009, 12:50 PM

Allo GreatNate

The sunlight won't do any damage, although the sun's glare might make seeing the screen hard/impossible.

The only other way that the sun might harm the system, is the heat from the sun might cause a temperature build-up in the case - Black cases absorb heat more than any other colour.

You can monitor your PC's temperatures with this nifty bit of freebie software - Speedfan. It will 'Auto-sense' what temperatures can be monitored and display them in the System Tray

swingman011 · 03-17-2009, 01:06 AM

just dont forget to apply sunblock lotion on the cpus case and the monitor, you dont wanna get them sunburned. lol just kidding

GreatNate1312 · 03-17-2009, 09:48 AM

yeah my computer is black, but I think that the sun does not hit the system or screen long enough to do any damage, right

**WereBo** · 03-17-2009, 10:53 AM

In theory, it shouldn't heat up too much, for the 30 minutes or so that the sun's on it. If it was several hours or more, then you might need an extra fan, but you should be OK.

If you're worried about what your temps. are, try the Speedfan. It's not 'spot-on' accurate, but it's close enough to the actual temperatures to let you judge whether an extra fan is needed or not.

03-16-2009, 11:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
GreatNate1312 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 44 OS: Windows vista home premium sp1	Will direct sunlight hurt my computer? In the morning for about 30 minutes the sun shines through these 3 huge windows very high above the floor and hits my desktop computer and its matte lcd screen. Will that do damage in any way to my screen or computer? ps- there is no way I can get shades on thse windows

03-16-2009, 12:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,062 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Will direct sunlight hurt my computer? Allo GreatNate The sunlight won't do any damage, although the sun's glare might make seeing the screen hard/impossible. The only other way that the sun might harm the system, is the heat from the sun might cause a temperature build-up in the case - Black cases absorb heat more than any other colour. You can monitor your PC's temperatures with this nifty bit of freebie software - Speedfan. It will 'Auto-sense' what temperatures can be monitored and display them in the System Tray __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

03-17-2009, 01:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
swingman011 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 37 OS: winXP sp2	Re: Will direct sunlight hurt my computer? just dont forget to apply sunblock lotion on the cpus case and the monitor, you dont wanna get them sunburned. lol just kidding

03-17-2009, 09:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
GreatNate1312 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 44 OS: Windows vista home premium sp1	Re: Will direct sunlight hurt my computer? yeah my computer is black, but I think that the sun does not hit the system or screen long enough to do any damage, right

03-17-2009, 10:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,062 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Will direct sunlight hurt my computer? In theory, it shouldn't heat up too much, for the 30 minutes or so that the sun's on it. If it was several hours or more, then you might need an extra fan, but you should be OK. If you're worried about what your temps. are, try the Speedfan. It's not 'spot-on' accurate, but it's close enough to the actual temperatures to let you judge whether an extra fan is needed or not. __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.