My equipment is putting out too much heat
 

I don't think this qualifies as a Help Desk thread because there's no actual hardware/software malfunction going on.

I've got three hard drives, two computers, a massive 20in monitor (not the sexy, sleek flat kind... This one is the size of a television) and they're all running pretty much all day. Since one of them is the server running the home network, I find it pretty much unavoidable that it and my perrsonal computer are running. Furthermore, since the three external hard drives contain all of the files I'm sharing, they pretty much have to be up all the time.

But it's hot.

I didn't notice when it was 10-50 degrees farenheit, but now that it's 60-70 degrees outside I'm sweating because my room is way too warm.

Should I buy a mini freezer and store everything inside or what?

Um....I think the heatsink/fan on the processor may be dusty, is the fan really loud? if it is, I'd get some compressed air and clean it out, it may help. Otherwise, you may want to consider purchasing a case fan or two if things get too hot.

Speaking of which, you don't have a Prescott core Pentium 4 do you? If you do, those are always hot. Mine stays on constantly as well, and though I don't have temperature sensors on the processing chip (damn you Dell), I'm sure it's not up at 60-70C....

Actually, I find the fan is really loud lately. Maybe I'll try to clean it.

Usually the most heat comes radiating out of the big CRT monitor. Put your hand on top after it's been running a while. Best thing to do is to get some air circulation in the room. But I agree that you should always keep your fans (and filters if applicable) clean.

Keeping your door open at least a little bit can really help the temperature of a room.

If you're concerned about how hot the room is, then I don't think there are many alternatives other than getting in an AC unit or keeping a window open to the outside.

Dusting the components of your computers will help to keep them cooler but make your room hotter (as they'd be more effective at removing heat from inside the case).

I think i'm heading for a similar problem, as my machine will quickly heat up the room since I upgraded it to 4 hard drives and a couple of efficient (read huge) copper heatsinks. It's pretty damn uncomfortable and you don't get AC in the UK as standard. I think a simple floor-standing unit may become necessary.