I tried that with my Acer Revo r3610 little itx box, the temps went down to 10c from 45-50c. Because that system is pretty tight, all the air gets sucked from the other side's hole to the one where the fan pushes out the air.
Haha, good luck keeping your one arm there holding the vacuum cleaner's hose to that at all times! :-D
My guess is that if you use the vacuum cleaner, you could just bypass the fan blades there, as the cleaner would provide enough air flow on its own. :)
I did this on my other computer and it sort of worked but I was scared that it would mess up the fan's motor but it sucked out most of the dust. now I turn my computer off and undo the 4 screws holding the fan on and then clean out the dust from the heat sink with an old toothbrush and I have the vacuum on at the same time nearby to suck up all the dust floating around and I use a blower to kick up the dust in the other parts of the computer. ive done the same with my fat PS2.
Was that a Gateway computer? Because I remember a couple years ago I had the same problem with the CPU overheating because of the crappy fan that was put in there when it was manufactured.
Yes, it is a Gateway. I also trash-picked a Gateway with a 1.4 GHz Pentium 4 in the same style of tower case, but I donated it to charity because it used RD-RAM which is expensive and hard to find (it had 128 MB RAM and Windows ME installed, so I just left it like that).
That would be true if I was using the vacuum in exhaust mode. But in this case it was sucking cool (or at least room temperature) air across the CPU heatsink and into the vacuum cleaner.
I did something like this when I cleaned the DVD recorder of my parents. The fan on the back was dirty so I hold the vacuum cleaner up to it. Afterwards the fan was very, very, very clean :D
I did the same thing on my old clunker PS2 game console and yes it worked. I was scared that it might mess up the fan when it revs that fast but it didnt. I no longer use that console anymore b/c its old and tired, I bought the skinny slimline version b/c its smaller and runs cooler and uses less energy. it pretty much disappears on my dresser. all u see is the controller.
The second-gen AMD K7 processors (Athlon XP and Sempron) do like to heat up past what would be called normal, even with ample cooling. I had a computer with a 1.7 GHz K7 Sempron. It had a huge aluminum heatsink (slightly bigger than the one in this video), and a 2" 4000 RPM fan, but it idled at around 140*F. Almost 180*F under load.
I don't know if the first-gen K7's (Athlon and Duron) have any cooling issues. The K6, K6-2 and K6-III certainly didn't.
I don't know, it doesn't have any temp sensors. Before making this video I actually just installed a larger heatsink on it, taken out of a junked eMachines Athlon XP that had a dead power supply and motherboard. That should help with the heat dissipation a little.
Well look at the Pentium 4 "Prescott" CPU's, those had quite major cooling issues. Especially the 3.60GHz line they introduced. If you search youtube for Tom's Hardware Guide and Prescott I think there's a video about it.
My IBM ThinkCentre has a 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 HT and it gets quite hot, but as a small form factor case with a very quiet fan, I'd expect it. I do hear its fan speed up when I'm running processor-intensive programs, though, while the old Gateway doesn't have temperature-controlled fan speeds.
@themaritimeman Pentium D's might be worse, 2 Prescott cores on the same chip each with their own die :O. I played with an old one lying around, you shoot the voltage up around 1.7-1.9 and try and run 3.8ghz-4ghz, watch the fuck out. So hot it won't even boot on my Zalman CNPS 9700 cooler, I've never felt my cooler get that hot.
It almost sounds like a WW2 air raid siren! I once had a computer with a really noisy ThermalTake CPU fan, and it sounded just like a vacuum cleaner, I got so fed up with it i eventually changed it.
The socket A type of Athlons produce a lot of heat due to their inefficient design, i think Gateway should have added an additional fan in the back of the case to be honest, jeez
Hah, no... it's just a stock 1.2 GHz Athlon Thunderbird. It's my Windows ME machine, because the Matrox video capture card in it is not XP compatible!
That's probably because XP already comes with software to capture video! I think Windows Movie Maker can capture analog video from capture cards. I know it can capture digital video from DV cameras.
As you can see, Gateway made a cutout for a huge fan on the back of the case, but they didn't install anything there (there's another vacant space for another fan up front, too).
Seagate basically did that in some of their old hard drives... after you shut the power off, the spindle motor turned into a generator and made its own power from the drive's momentum to park the heads.
that can destroy the motor's bearings. nice vid though
brunoshow124 1 month ago
I knew for this earlier :P
ComputerTutorialPro 7 months ago
You know I did that with the cpu cooler connected.
And speed fan was running, got it to 10,000+ RPM.
FOGoticus 8 months ago
I tried that with my Acer Revo r3610 little itx box, the temps went down to 10c from 45-50c. Because that system is pretty tight, all the air gets sucked from the other side's hole to the one where the fan pushes out the air.
faro0485 9 months ago
@faro0485 With a dyson dc19... 1400watt cooler lol
faro0485 9 months ago
I'm gonna try this with an old CPU fan and a 5hp shop vac >:)
TheFreakINcontrol 1 year ago
sounds like its about to fucking take off.
avalanch08 1 year ago
:o) Good way to clear the heatsink of dust too
outithewoods 1 year ago
Haha, good luck keeping your one arm there holding the vacuum cleaner's hose to that at all times! :-D
My guess is that if you use the vacuum cleaner, you could just bypass the fan blades there, as the cleaner would provide enough air flow on its own. :)
MaxxFordham 1 year ago
that fan sounds like an air raid siren when you put the vac on it.
coondogtheman1234 2 years ago 5
I did this on my other computer and it sort of worked but I was scared that it would mess up the fan's motor but it sucked out most of the dust. now I turn my computer off and undo the 4 screws holding the fan on and then clean out the dust from the heat sink with an old toothbrush and I have the vacuum on at the same time nearby to suck up all the dust floating around and I use a blower to kick up the dust in the other parts of the computer. ive done the same with my fat PS2.
coondogtheman1234 2 years ago
Was that a Gateway computer? Because I remember a couple years ago I had the same problem with the CPU overheating because of the crappy fan that was put in there when it was manufactured.
Mrtechguy94 2 years ago
Yes, it is a Gateway. I also trash-picked a Gateway with a 1.4 GHz Pentium 4 in the same style of tower case, but I donated it to charity because it used RD-RAM which is expensive and hard to find (it had 128 MB RAM and Windows ME installed, so I just left it like that).
vwestlife 2 years ago
@vwestlife i have the same computer that came stock with a p3 with no fans :O
191191119 2 years ago
this video was recorded with the "Vivitar 810HD"
josephcardoso20 2 years ago
No it wasn't. Unless otherwise indicated, all of my videos since the beginning of June 2009 have been taken using my JVC GZ-MS100 camcorder.
vwestlife 2 years ago
"that should keep it nice and cool"
too bad its hot air!
ThisIs2009 2 years ago
That would be true if I was using the vacuum in exhaust mode. But in this case it was sucking cool (or at least room temperature) air across the CPU heatsink and into the vacuum cleaner.
vwestlife 2 years ago
yeah, I'm dumb :-)
ThisIs2009 2 years ago
Funny!
I did something like this when I cleaned the DVD recorder of my parents. The fan on the back was dirty so I hold the vacuum cleaner up to it. Afterwards the fan was very, very, very clean :D
DrCassette 2 years ago
I did the same thing on my old clunker PS2 game console and yes it worked. I was scared that it might mess up the fan when it revs that fast but it didnt. I no longer use that console anymore b/c its old and tired, I bought the skinny slimline version b/c its smaller and runs cooler and uses less energy. it pretty much disappears on my dresser. all u see is the controller.
coondogtheman1234 2 years ago
Lol that was random.
user12119 2 years ago
How hot was this one running?
The second-gen AMD K7 processors (Athlon XP and Sempron) do like to heat up past what would be called normal, even with ample cooling. I had a computer with a 1.7 GHz K7 Sempron. It had a huge aluminum heatsink (slightly bigger than the one in this video), and a 2" 4000 RPM fan, but it idled at around 140*F. Almost 180*F under load.
I don't know if the first-gen K7's (Athlon and Duron) have any cooling issues. The K6, K6-2 and K6-III certainly didn't.
themaritimeman 2 years ago
I don't know, it doesn't have any temp sensors. Before making this video I actually just installed a larger heatsink on it, taken out of a junked eMachines Athlon XP that had a dead power supply and motherboard. That should help with the heat dissipation a little.
vwestlife 2 years ago
If the computer in this video supports Athlon XP processors, then you should take the Athlon XP out of the bad eMachines and put it on this computer!
How much RAM does this computer have, anyway, and how well does Windows ME run on it?
themaritimeman 2 years ago
Well look at the Pentium 4 "Prescott" CPU's, those had quite major cooling issues. Especially the 3.60GHz line they introduced. If you search youtube for Tom's Hardware Guide and Prescott I think there's a video about it.
AnalogueJosh 2 years ago
My IBM ThinkCentre has a 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 HT and it gets quite hot, but as a small form factor case with a very quiet fan, I'd expect it. I do hear its fan speed up when I'm running processor-intensive programs, though, while the old Gateway doesn't have temperature-controlled fan speeds.
vwestlife 2 years ago
watch?v=Uzpb8-XD7nk for the video , I don't think yours is effected though, I just remember watching this!
AnalogueJosh 2 years ago
I know the Prescott (or it's nickname, Pres*hot*) and it's heat issues well. Probably the hottest-running x86 CPU ever produced.
themaritimeman 2 years ago 3
@themaritimeman Pentium D's might be worse, 2 Prescott cores on the same chip each with their own die :O. I played with an old one lying around, you shoot the voltage up around 1.7-1.9 and try and run 3.8ghz-4ghz, watch the fuck out. So hot it won't even boot on my Zalman CNPS 9700 cooler, I've never felt my cooler get that hot.
TheFreakINcontrol 1 year ago
It almost sounds like a WW2 air raid siren! I once had a computer with a really noisy ThermalTake CPU fan, and it sounded just like a vacuum cleaner, I got so fed up with it i eventually changed it.
CoolDudeClem 2 years ago
The socket A type of Athlons produce a lot of heat due to their inefficient design, i think Gateway should have added an additional fan in the back of the case to be honest, jeez
AnalogueJosh 2 years ago
My CPU fan spins so fast it sounds like a vacuum cleaner. I can't hear my audio. Very annoying.
JeffN727 2 years ago
lol
spatsbear2 2 years ago
Those AMD's get really dirty. I have to take mine apart about every six months and clean out the heat-sink. :) JC
BadEditPro 2 years ago
You didn't overclock it, did you?
RickTommy 2 years ago
Hah, no... it's just a stock 1.2 GHz Athlon Thunderbird. It's my Windows ME machine, because the Matrox video capture card in it is not XP compatible!
vwestlife 2 years ago
That doesn't seem right - if it works with ME, then it should certainly work with XP, even if it means finding drivers. IDK...
themaritimeman 2 years ago
It's a Rainbow Runner G400. Matrox has software for it for both 98/ME and XP, however, the XP software can only display video, not capture it!
vwestlife 2 years ago
That's probably because XP already comes with software to capture video! I think Windows Movie Maker can capture analog video from capture cards. I know it can capture digital video from DV cameras.
themaritimeman 2 years ago
It's the difference between a box fan and a couple of windows open, or an air conditioner.
pcwalker 2 years ago
lol
You could always replace the fan with an 80mm somehow if you need something more practical.
Leafblower29 2 years ago
As you can see, Gateway made a cutout for a huge fan on the back of the case, but they didn't install anything there (there's another vacant space for another fan up front, too).
vwestlife 2 years ago
HA!
MicrosoftWindowsGuy 2 years ago
I've done that with my air compressor, and had the fan explode before.
Also have seen the fan generate power and light up LED's in the system when the power is off.
Maxxarcade 2 years ago
Seagate basically did that in some of their old hard drives... after you shut the power off, the spindle motor turned into a generator and made its own power from the drive's momentum to park the heads.
vwestlife 2 years ago
lol i love doing that!
poopooGarret 2 years ago 2
jet airplane hehe
drum00 2 years ago