CPU heater

Got a bunch of ancient CPU so I decided to make a hotplate out of them.

AMD vs. Intel
http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/883/dsc01082fa5.jpg


Finding the ground and Vcore
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4 CPUs ready, after 40min of soldering
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Test drive
http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/8094/dsc01085qp6.jpg


AS Ceramique
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Steam
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9051/dsc01089dg8.jpg


The water is pretty warm but it just won't boil lol, more work tomorrow, stay tuned.

Rotf what would you use this for? Coffee heater? lol

Maybe it is just idling when you hook only vcore to it? so you get about 30 watts from it?

Random, but full marks to you!!

interesting answer to the problem but wouldn't crunching be more effective use of those chips?

hehe cool idea :D

Nice :toast:

regards

I was wandering when someone might find a way to make a perfect die heater for tuning evaps on SS, cascaded and auto cascade. Even water block testing. I may have a P4 478 prescot about thats IH less if i do i'll donate. How many v's you pumping and how you find the ground and vcore?

I'm pumping 5v to 3v CPUs (K6, not sure about stock voltage), even though it has no load, the voltage should bump up the heat =P if I have an amp meter then I'll be able to tell how much watt is there.

Hot glue to keep the wires in place and insulate them
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1554/dsc01091ri2.jpg


Packed together
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3415/dsc01092nq6.jpg


Messy wire job lol
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K6 sandwich, anyone?
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3549/dsc01095he7.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7501/dsc01096ex3.jpg
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Man, gotta admit that cardboard + soldering iron + glue gun are the 3 most essential tools ;)
Now I need to find out how to spread the heat evenly, but a frying pan should do the trick.

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Originally Posted by nn_step

interesting answer to the problem but wouldn't crunching be more effective use of those chips?

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At this point in their lifetime, they are better off as ornaments or water heaters, the operating cost for performance would be terrible compared to even a A64. Should frame them and sell em for $50 as art.

I do have some more "rare" ones than the K6 and Pentiums
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2989/dsc01101li4.jpg

lol, most random idea evar

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Originally Posted by Thrilla

I'm pumping 5v to 3v CPUs (K6, not sure about stock voltage), even though it has no load, the voltage should bump up the heat =P if I have an amp meter then I'll be able to tell how much watt is there.

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Woe thats rather a lot of Vcore then! What is the plan with them all? I'm going hunt the P4 one for you now

Just to make sure before I fire it up, what will happen (or what might happen) if the core doesn't get enough cooling and just overheats and cant shut itself down? Will it be like one of those overclock video where the core blew a hole?

Interesting idea on the load tester, I will work with a socket A proc to see if it'll work (5v on 1.6v muhahahahahaha)

I have a stupid suggestion but couldn't you test them and then sell them on Ebay or something?

I have no ebay anymore after got scammed on there twice, and I already made the heaters... and no I don't have a K6 mobo.

Very nice! Never seen a k6 without lid on. Looks like a good precursor to the tbirds

I would try to get a fuse for them, if they burn themselves, i dont know what would happen,well the worst thing is a short circuit, your house will shutdown the electricity and that's all i guess. Disconnect the heaters and switch on again the house's light panel ( i dont know how to say that )

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Originally Posted by nn_step

I have a stupid suggestion but couldn't you test them and then sell them on Ebay or something?

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133-500MHz K6-1, Not worth much, $1-5 at most for all 6

Next idea make em a coldplate :)

If you used a motherboard you could connect to the output side of the mosfets and get all of the power and ground pins that way rather than only a limited amount of them.

ahaha this is INSANE! have you calculatet how many watts you get out of them?

LOL ROFL, great idea man :D

Hope you get to your goal of boiling water ;)

LOL

The PSU blew... lol

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Originally Posted by Thrilla

The PSU blew... lol

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What PSU were you using?

This is not bad idea at all, maybe I will use it like a pot tester, to see temp fluctuation under heavy load, all I need is a dead intel prescott :D

Misko82 you can also make load tester with cartridge heater, belive me it's damn hot. ;)

regards

I had a K6-2 without heatspreader. Accidently I put 5volts to it. It was so fricking hot that I burnt my finger right away. Maybe over 100 degrees C. So give em lots of volts any you'r cooking :D

lol every one needs one of these :)

http://www.rabidhardware.net/index.php?id=44

If you do happen to get this working, I would advise you not leave the room while its running :p: IMHO cardboard has no place within a foot of your device.

Man i just have a P 1 that I found at home. I wonder what a 12V x 400W PSU would do to it!

LOL, your PSU blew!!! ROFL
:D

Yeah man, wow, great idea tho!
hope you have good luck dumpster diving for a new one :D

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Originally Posted by nn_step

interesting answer to the problem but wouldn't crunching be more effective use of those chips?

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Crunching with those ancient things??? Talk about wasting electricity!

LOL, nice idea thrilla! Something to sit your coffee on in the morning!

Nice idea:D

Cardboard, Hot-glue, and old CPU's. I think you should submit that prototype to Underwriter's Laboratories for electrical approval ;)

haha this is great...you do some crazy stuff thrilla

any updates?