SOLYSTOPIAProject Hearthmind
Hearththermal
Manage the heat a DGX Spark actually produces in a household room, not a server room.
Progress
0% complete
Objective
What this quest sets out to do
Track ambient temperature around the Spark during sustained workloads and establish safe placement, airflow, and (later) heat-reuse options for a room that is not designed as a datacentre.
Why it matters
Why Solystopia cares
A household is not a datacentre with HVAC engineered in. This quest exists so "runs fine on a desk" is a measured fact, not an assumption, before anyone recommends this setup to another household.
Components
What this is actually made of
Milestones
Where this quest stands
2026 Q2
Ambient temperature logging installed
Planned2026 Q3
First heat-reuse experiment run (e.g. ducting exhaust into a specific space)
Follows baseline ambient temperature logging, per the evidence base's section 9.2 research priorities.
PlannedOpen design questions
What is not yet decided
- Is any meaningful heat reuse realistic at Spark-level power draw, or is that overreach for a single desktop unit?
- Does room placement alone (rather than any active ducting or fan) already solve any practical heat problem this device creates?
- What is the minimum measured temperature differential that would make even a passive heat-reuse measure worth the effort?